Inquiring on Azure OpenAI pricing for European Regions

Question

Dear Azure OpenAI Support Team,

I am writing to inquire about the pricing structure for Azure OpenAI services specifically in European regions (France Central and North Europe or relevant).

While reviewing the Azure pricing calculator, I noticed that there is limited information about OpenAI service pricing for these specific European regions. I have a few questions:

1. Are Azure OpenAI services currently available in France Central and North Europe regions?
2. If available, what is the current pricing structure for text record processing in these regions?
3. If not yet available, is there a planned timeline for deployment in these regions?

Our organization is evaluating Azure OpenAI services for a potential implementation, and having clear pricing information for European regions is crucial for our decision-making process.

Thank you for your assistance with this inquiry. I look forward to your response.

Best regards,
Laurance Bestig

Answer 1

Hi Laurance,

Greetings & Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A forum! Thank you for sharing your query.

I understand the importance of having clear pricing information for your decision-making process.

• The Azure OpenAI service is currently available in the France Central region, while it is not available in the North Europe region. can you please refer this Global standard model availability.
• The pricing structure for text processing is available in both the France Central and North Europe regions. can you have a look once this document Azure AI Language pricing
• Unfortunately, Microsoft has not yet announced a release date for the deployment of the Preview-2024-12-17 model on the Azure OpenAI service
• However, you can keep an eye on the Azure OpenAI Service release notes for updates on What's new in Azure OpenAI Service and Azure OpenAI Service models page will be updated accordingly with more details.

Hope this helps. Do let us know if you any further queries.

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