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gpt-5.2

Retirement scheduled gpt-5.2 Retires Jun 8, 2027 · in 7 months
Replacement Not named yet Microsoft usually names one before retirement. How retirement works
Broad GA · until Jun 2027 OpenAI 25+ regions tracked

Available in 29 of 35 tracked regions with 8 deployment SKU types.

Datazone Global Other Provisioned
Total regions 29
Coverage 83%
SKU types 8
Next retirement in 7 months
Widest SKU footprint Provisioned global 29 regions · 83% coverage · Provisioned

Lifecycle

2025-12-11 Generally available in 7 months
Released Dec 11, 2025Deprecates ≥ Dec 12, 2026Retires Jun 8, 2027

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go · Global $4.81 per 1M tokens Blended at 3:1 input:output
Project monthly cost
Per 1M tokensGlobalData Zone
Input$1.75$1.93
Cached input$0.175$0.1925
Output$14.00$15.40
Batch input$0.875$0.9625
Batch output$7.00$7.70

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 3,400 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 28 regions · 80% 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 19 regions · 54% coverage
Datazone standard 12 regions · 34% 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) 9 regions · 26% 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.

Full Availability Matrix

29 regions
RegionDatazone Standard Priority ProcessingDatazone provisioned managedDatazone standardGlobal StandardGlobal coverageProvisioned (PTU managed)Provisioned globalStandard Global Priority Processing
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