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gpt-4o

Retiring gpt-4o Retires Jan 14, 2027 · in 2 months
Move to gpt-5.1 Available in all 31 regions this model runs in-21% list price
Broad Retires in 62 days OpenAI 25+ regions tracked

Available in 31 of 35 tracked regions with 13 deployment SKU types.

Datazone Global Other Provisioned Standard
Total regions 31
Coverage 89%
SKU types 13
Next retirement in 2 months
Widest SKU footprint Global coverage 31 regions · 89% coverage · Global

Lifecycle

2024-11-20 Legacy in 5 months
Released Nov 20, 2024Retires Apr 14, 2027
Replacement gpt-5.1 31 regions
2024-08-06 Deprecated in 5 months
Released Aug 6, 2024Deprecated Aug 6, 2025Retires Apr 14, 2027
Replacement gpt-5.1 31 regions
2024-05-13 Retiring within 90 days in 2 months
Released May 13, 2024Deprecated May 13, 2025Retires Jan 14, 2027
Replacement gpt-5.1 (2025-11-13) 31 regions

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go · Global $4.38 per 1M tokens Blended at 3:1 input:output
Project monthly cost
Per 1M tokensGlobalData ZoneRegional
Input$2.50$2.75$2.75
Cached input$1.25$1.38$1.38
Output$10.00$11.00$11.00
Batch input$1.25$1.38—
Batch output$5.00$5.50—

Replacement gpt-5.1 is 21% less at list price: $4.38 → $3.44 per 1M blended tokens (Global).

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 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 16 regions · 46% 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) 27 regions · 77% 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
Provisioned Models 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 Models GovProvisioned globalStandardStandard Models Gov
Australia East————✓✓—✓✓—✓✓—
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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——✓✓✓✓✓✓✓—✓✓—
usgovarizona✓✓—————✓—✓——✓
usgovvirginia✓✓—————✓—✓——✓

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