Azure OpenAI Service

Apply advanced coding and language models to a variety of use cases.

Overview

The Azure OpenAI service provides REST API access to OpenAI's powerful language models including the GPT-3, Codex and Embeddings model series. These models can be easily adapted to your specific task including but not limited to content generation, summarization, semantic search, and natural language to code translation. Users can access the service through REST APIs, Python SDK, or our web-based interface in the Azure OpenAI Studio.

Key Resources

Homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/cognitive-services/openai/
Pricing: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service/
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News

Date News
5/12/2025
The strategic partnership between Microsoft Azure and Red Hat continues to flourish in 2025, with both companies showcasing their joint innovations at two major tech events: Microsoft Build (May...
5/6/2025
Introduction You’ve probably noticed a theme in my recent posts: tackling challenges with AI-powered solutions. In my latest project, I needed a fast way to classify and categorize GitHub issues...
4/23/2025
We are thrilled to announce the launch of GPT-image-1, the latest and most advanced image generation model, now available on Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. The post Unveiling GPT-image-1:...
4/18/2025
Join Cale and Sujit in this exciting episode as they dive into the world of Azure Confidential Ledger with special guests Shubhra Sinha Kamath and Yagnesh Setti Subramanian from the Azure Product...
4/16/2025
We are thrilled to announce the availability of the latest iterations in the o* reasoning series: o3 and o4-mini models on the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. The post o3 and o4-mini: Unlock...
4/14/2025
We are excited to share the launch of the next generation of the GPT-4o model series with GPT-4.1, 4.1-mini, and 4.1-nano to Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. The post Announcing the GPT-4.1 model...
4/10/2025
Read how healthcare providers are streamlining tasks, accelerating research, and improving patient care with Azure OpenAI Service and Azure AI Foundry. The post Creating better healthcare...
4/4/2025
GitHub Copilot continues to grow, starting with code completion/generation/optimization, to GitHub Copilot Chat, which optimizes the quality of AI-generated code through chat interaction, to...
4/3/2025
It was great to see you at the NVIDIA GTC AI Conference in San Jose, CA March 17 - 21! We hope you enjoyed Microsoft's social events and that our sessions and demos were informative and will help...
4/3/2025
  This article is part of a series of articles on API Management and Generative AI. We firmly believe that adding Azure API Management to your AI projects can help you scale your AI models, make...
4/2/2025
This article is part of a series of articles on API Management and Generative AI. We believe that adding Azure API Management to your AI projects can help you scale your AI models, make them more...
3/19/2025
We look forward to seeing you at the NVIDIA GTC AI Conference March 17 - 21 in San Jose, CA or virtually. Visit Microsoft booth #514 for daily informative sessions from Azure, partner and...
2/27/2025
In this blog, we present a tapestry of authentic stories from real Azure customers. You will read about how AI-empowered applications are revolutionizing enterprises and the myriad ways...
2/25/2025
Introduction As organizations increasingly integrate AI into their applications, securing access to Azure OpenAI services becomes a critical priority. By default, Azure OpenAI can be exposed over...
2/19/2025
This week is the second week of the Generative AI Level Up Tuesdays Reactor series, as well as the accompanying MS Learn challenge! In the session we hosted last Tuesday, we moved from theory to...
2/19/2025
In the ever-evolving world of artificial intelligence, tools that simplify development and enhance capabilities are invaluable. One such tool is the Azure AI Assistant Tool, an experimental...
2/18/2025
OpenAI’s o3-mini is a newly released small reasoning model (launched January 2025) that delivers advanced problem-solving capabilities at a fraction of the cost of previous models. It excels in...
2/17/2025
I had been tasked with maintaining two of our open-source repositories: AI for Beginners and ML for Beginners. These repositories are crucial for anyone starting their journey in the fields of...
2/6/2025
This week we kicked off the Generative AI Level Up Tuesdays Microsoft Reactor series with hundreds of you joining live across the globe. Did you miss the first session? Don't worry you can catch...
1/31/2025
We are pleased to announce that OpenAI’s new o3-mini model is now available in Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service. Building on the foundation of the o1 model, o3-mini delivers a new level of...