# Azure OpenAI Service

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-openai-service-microsoft
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-openai-service-microsoft.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/azure-openai-service-microsoft/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://microsoft.com
- **Slug:** azure-openai-service-microsoft
- **Categories:** ai-machine-learning, cloud-infrastructure, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The only service providing OpenAI's models within a private, compliant, and regionally-controlled Microsoft Azure environment.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Azure OpenAI Service is a cloud-based offering that provides REST API access to OpenAI's powerful language models including GPT-4, GPT-4o, and DALL-E. It combines OpenAI's AI capabilities with the security, compliance, and enterprise-grade features of the Microsoft Azure platform.
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - GPT-4
  - GPT-4o
  - GPT-3.5
  - DALL-E
  - Embeddings
  - Whisper
  - Fine-tuning capabilities
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Usage-based (Tokens) and Provisioned Throughput units (PTU)
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Legal
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Amazon Bedrock
  - Google Vertex AI
  - Anyscale / Together AI
  - Elasticsearch Relevance Engine
Source: Brand's website (https://microsoft.com) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.