Azure OpenAI Service
PlatformManaged Azure service providing enterprise access to OpenAI models with Azure security, governance and infrastructure.
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Releases
Apr 27, 2026OpenAI and Microsoft amend partnershipPartnership
OpenAI and Microsoft announce the next phase of their partnership with amended commercial terms.
Jan 21, 2025Microsoft and OpenAI evolve cloud partnership termsPartnership
Microsoft and OpenAI update their partnership structure while preserving Microsoft rights to OpenAI intellectual property and Azure API exclusivity.
Jan 23, 2023Microsoft and OpenAI extend their partnershipPartnership
Microsoft announces a multiyear, multibillion-dollar extension of its OpenAI partnership covering supercomputing, model deployment and Azure commercialization.
Jan 16, 2023Azure OpenAI Service becomes generally availableProduct launch
Microsoft makes Azure OpenAI Service generally available with enterprise access to OpenAI models through Azure.
Nov 2, 2021Azure OpenAI Service enters invitation-only previewProduct launch
Microsoft introduces Azure OpenAI Service, providing managed access to OpenAI models through Azure's enterprise cloud controls.
Jul 22, 2019Microsoft invests $1 billion and partners with OpenAIFunding round
Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI and becomes its exclusive cloud partner for new Azure AI supercomputing technologies.