Why Azure OPENAI is important, leanrn now
- Azure OpenAI provides access to OpenAI's models with the security and enterprise capabilities of Azure.
- Use Azure OpenAI models to create, test, deploy your AI solutions end-to-end.
- Design, customize, and manage AI agents and models including OpenAI.
- Access models from OpenAI, Microsoft Research, and top providers like Llama, Mistral, and xAI; total 370+ Models.
- Build and evaluate agents with powerful tools such as Azure AI Search, Azure Logic apps.
- Use the Foundry API and SDK to integrate your existing tools and Azure data services while flexibly swapping model providers.
- Build and manage agents and workflows with access to a rich catalogue of MCP server tools and enterprise knowledge sources.
- Azure OpenAI is limited to OpenAI models.
- If you want to try the latest industry models and agents then go for Microsoft Foundry.
- Upgrading your resource type to Foundry gives you access to Open AI plus third-party models like Meta, Mistral, xAI and more.
