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gpt-4o-mini

Retiring gpt-4o-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 29 of 35 tracked regions with 9 deployment SKU types.

Datazone Global Provisioned Standard
Total regions 29
Coverage 83%
SKU types 9
Next retirement in 5 months
Widest SKU footprint Provisioned global 29 regions · 83% coverage · Provisioned

Lifecycle

2024-07-18 Deprecated in 5 months
Released Jul 18, 2024Deprecated Jul 18, 2025Retires Apr 14, 2027

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go · Global $0.2625 per 1M tokens Blended at 3:1 input:output
Project monthly cost
Per 1M tokensGlobalData ZoneRegional
Input$0.15$0.165$0.165
Cached input$0.075$0.083$0.083
Output$0.60$0.66$0.66
Batch input$0.075$0.083—
Batch output$0.30$0.33—

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.

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 25 regions · 71% 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 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 7 regions · 20% 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) 20 regions · 57% 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 globalStandard
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