> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 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

<Accordion title="Data Residency">
  Choose regions that meet your compliance requirements
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Latency">
  Deploy close to your users for best performance
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Quota Availability">
  Some regions have limited quota
</Accordion>

<Accordion title="Feature Availability">
  New features may roll out to specific regions first
</Accordion>

## 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](/foundry/models/deployment) for deployment instructions.