Model Region Support

Check Azure region availability for AI models in Microsoft Foundry including Azure OpenAI and Foundry Direct models.

Model Region Support

Model availability varies by Azure region. Check this guide to plan your deployments.

Key Regions

Americas

• East US: Most models available
• East US 2: Most models available
• West US: Limited models
• Canada East: Most models available

Europe

• West Europe: Most models available
• North Europe: Most models available
• France Central: Selected models
• Switzerland North: Selected models

Asia Pacific

• Southeast Asia: Most models available
• Australia East: Most models available
• Japan East: Most models available

Model Availability

GPT-4o

• East US, West Europe, Sweden Central
• Global Standard SKU available

GPT-4

• East US, West Europe, France Central
• Standard and Provisioned

GPT-3.5-turbo

• Available in most regions
• Lowest cost option

Foundry Direct Models

• Limited regional availability
• Check model card for specifics

Planning Considerations

Data Residency

Choose regions that meet your compliance requirements

Latency

Deploy close to your users for best performance

Quota Availability

Some regions have limited quota

Feature Availability

New features may roll out to specific regions first

Checking Availability

Use Azure Portal to check real-time availability:

1. Navigate to Foundry portal
2. Open Model Catalog
3. Select model
4. View Regional Availability tab

See Model Deployment for deployment instructions.