model-router¶
Retiring
model-router
Retires Jan 27, 2027 · in 2 months
Broad
Retires in 75 days
OpenAI
25+ regions tracked
Available in 32 of 35 tracked regions with 3 deployment SKU types.
Datazone Global
Total regions
32
Coverage
91%
SKU types
3
Next retirement
in 2 months
Widest SKU footprint
Global coverage
32 regions · 91% coverage · Global
Lifecycle¶
2025-11-18
Generally available
in 6 months
Released Nov 18, 2025Deprecates Nov 18, 2026Retires May 20, 2027
2025-08-07
Retiring within 90 days
in 2 months
Released Aug 7, 2025Retires Jan 27, 2027
2025-05-19
Retiring within 90 days
in 2 months
Released May 19, 2025Retires Jan 27, 2027
Pricing¶
The router bills at the price of whichever model it picks for each request.
See Foundry Models pricing for current rates.
Deployment Options¶
Global
Global deployments
Worldwide availability with intelligent routing
Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover
Global Standard
32 regions · 91% coverage
Global coverage
32 regions · 91% coverage
Australia East Brazil South Canada Central Canada East Central US East US East US 2 France Central Germany West Central Italy North Japan East Japan West Korea Central North Central US North Europe Norway East Poland Central South Africa North +14 more in matrix
⚠ 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 standard
23 regions · 66% coverage
Australia East Central US East US East US 2 France Central Germany West Central Italy North Japan East Japan West Korea Central North Central US North Europe Norway East Poland Central South Central US South India Southeast Asia Spain Central +5 more in matrix
✓ Data stays within the specified geographic zone — supports GDPR and regional data-residency policies
Full Availability Matrix¶
32 regions
| Region | Datazone standard | Global Standard | Global coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia East | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brazil South | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canada Central | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canada East | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Central US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| East US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| East US 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| France Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Germany West Central | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italy North | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japan East | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japan West | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 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 | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| UK West | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Central US | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Europe | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Last updated: 2026-11-12 16:36 UTC