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gpt-4.1-mini

Retiring gpt-4.1-mini Retires Apr 14, 2027 · in 5 months
Replacement Not named yet Microsoft usually names one before retirement. How retirement works
Broad Deprecated OpenAI 25+ regions tracked

Available in 31 of 35 tracked regions with 12 deployment SKU types.

Datazone Global Other Provisioned Standard
Total regions 31
Coverage 89%
SKU types 12
Next retirement in 5 months
Widest SKU footprint Global coverage 31 regions · 89% coverage · Global

Lifecycle

2025-04-14 Deprecated in 5 months
Released Apr 14, 2025Deprecated Apr 14, 2026Retires Apr 14, 2027

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go · Global $0.70 per 1M tokens Blended at 3:1 input:output
Project monthly cost
Per 1M tokensGlobalData ZoneRegional
Input$0.40$0.44$0.44
Cached input$0.10$0.11$0.11
Output$1.60$1.76$1.76
Batch input$0.20$0.22—
Batch output$0.80$0.88—

Provisioned (PTU): Global $1.00 · Data Zone $1.10 · Regional $2.00 per PTU-hour. A 1-year reservation brings it to about $221 per PTU-month. Minimum 15 PTUs (Global / Data Zone), about 3,000 input tokens per minute each.

Pay-as-you-go list price in USD for East US 2 from the Azure Retail Prices API, checked daily, last updated 2026-11-01. Excludes tax and negotiated discounts; other regions can differ.

Deployment Options

Global

Global deployments

Worldwide availability with intelligent routing

Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover

Global Standard 26 regions · 74% coverage
Global batch 22 regions · 63% coverage
Global batch datazone 12 regions · 34% coverage
Global coverage 31 regions · 89% coverage

⚠ Data may be processed in any Azure region — not suitable for HIPAA, FedRAMP, or strict data-residency requirements

Datazone

Datazone deployments

Data residency compliance deployments

Required for data sovereignty and compliance requirements (GDPR, etc.)

Datazone provisioned managed 12 regions · 34% coverage
Datazone standard 14 regions · 40% coverage

✓ Data stays within the specified geographic zone — supports GDPR and regional data-residency policies

Standard

Standard deployments

Pay-as-you-go regional deployments

Best for variable workloads and cost-sensitive applications

Standard 15 regions · 43% coverage

✓ Single-region deployment — HIPAA-eligible in supported regions with a BAA from Microsoft

Provisioned

Provisioned deployments

Reserved throughput capacity (PTU)

Best for predictable, high-volume production workloads

Provisioned (PTU managed) 14 regions · 40% coverage
Provisioned global 29 regions · 83% coverage

✓ Single-region deployment — HIPAA-eligible in supported regions with a BAA from Microsoft

Other

Other deployments

Deployment labels outside the canonical SKU groups

Review individual SKU labels for deployment behavior.

Datazone Provisioned Managed Gov 2 regions · 6% coverage
Datazone Standard Gov 2 regions · 6% coverage
Standard Models Gov 2 regions · 6% coverage

Full Availability Matrix

31 regions
RegionDatazone Provisioned Managed GovDatazone Standard GovDatazone provisioned managedDatazone standardGlobal StandardGlobal batchGlobal batch datazoneGlobal coverageProvisioned (PTU managed)Provisioned globalStandardStandard Models Gov
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Canada East————✓✓—✓—✓✓—
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France Central——✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓✓—
Germany West Central——✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓——
Italy North———✓✓——✓—✓——
Japan East————✓✓—✓✓✓✓—
Korea Central————✓✓—✓✓✓——
North Central US——✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
North Europe———————✓—✓——
Norway East————✓✓—✓—✓——
Poland Central——✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓——
South Africa North————✓✓—✓—✓——
South Central US——✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
South India————✓✓—✓✓✓✓—
Southeast Asia————✓——✓—✓——
Spain Central——✓✓✓——✓—✓——
Sweden Central——✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
Switzerland North————✓✓—✓✓✓✓—
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UAE North————✓——✓—✓——
UK South————✓✓—✓✓✓✓—
West Europe——✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓✓—
West US——✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
West US 3——✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—
usgovarizona✓✓—————✓———✓
usgovvirginia✓✓—————✓———✓

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Last updated: 2026-11-12 16:36 UTC