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gpt-4.1-nano

Retiring gpt-4.1-nano 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 29 of 35 tracked regions with 8 deployment SKU types.

Datazone Global Provisioned
Total regions 29
Coverage 83%
SKU types 8
Next retirement in 5 months
Widest SKU footprint Provisioned global 29 regions · 83% coverage · Provisioned

Lifecycle

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

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go · Global $0.175 per 1M tokens Blended at 3:1 input:output
Project monthly cost
Per 1M tokensGlobalData ZoneRegional
Input$0.10$0.11$0.11
Cached input$0.025$0.028$0.028
Output$0.40$0.44$0.44
Batch input$0.05$0.055—
Batch output$0.20$0.22—

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 14,900 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 29 regions · 83% 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 13 regions · 37% coverage
Datazone standard 14 regions · 40% coverage

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

Provisioned

Provisioned deployments

Reserved throughput capacity (PTU)

Best for predictable, high-volume production workloads

Provisioned (PTU managed) 7 regions · 20% coverage
Provisioned global 29 regions · 83% coverage

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

Full Availability Matrix

29 regions
RegionDatazone provisioned managedDatazone standardGlobal StandardGlobal batchGlobal batch datazoneGlobal coverageProvisioned (PTU managed)Provisioned global
Australia East——✓✓—✓—✓
Brazil South——✓✓—✓—✓
Canada Central—————✓—✓
Canada East——✓✓—✓—✓
Central US—✓✓✓✓✓—✓
East US✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
East US 2✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
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——✓✓—✓—✓
Switzerland West—————✓—✓
UAE North——✓——✓—✓
UK South——✓✓—✓—✓
West Europe✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓
West US✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
West US 3✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓

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