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o4-mini

Broad Available in 28 of 91 regions

Retirement Notice

This model has scheduled retirement dates. Plan your migration to the replacement model.

Retirement Schedule

Version Status Deprecation Date Retirement Date Timeline Replacement
2025-04-16 Generally Available 2026-04-16 2026-10-16 Scheduled -

Quick Stats

Metric Value
Total Regions 28
Coverage 31%
SKU Types 10
Categories Datazone, Global, Other, Provisioned, Standard

Deployment Options

Global Deployments

Use Case

Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover

SKU Type Regions Coverage
Global Standard 26 29%
Global batch 22 24%
Global batch datazone 12 13%
Global coverage 28 31%

Available Regions:

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, 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

Datazone Deployments

Use Case

Required for data sovereignty and compliance requirements (GDPR, etc.)

SKU Type Regions Coverage
Datazone provisioned managed 13 14%
Datazone standard 14 15%

Available Regions:

Central US, East US, East US 2, France Central, Germany West Central, Italy North, North Central US, Poland Central, South Central US, Spain Central, Sweden Central, West Europe, West US, West US 3

Standard Deployments

Use Case

Best for variable workloads and cost-sensitive applications

SKU Type Regions Coverage
Standard 7 8%

Available Regions:

East US, East US 2, North Central US, South Central US, Sweden Central, West US, West US 3

Provisioned Deployments

Use Case

Best for predictable, high-volume production workloads

SKU Type Regions Coverage
Provisioned (PTU managed) 9 10%
Provisioned global 27 30%

Available Regions:

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, 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

Other Deployments

Use Case

SKU Type Regions Coverage
Standard Global By Capability 26 29%

Available Regions:

Australia East, Brazil South, Canada East, Central US, East US, East US 2, France Central, Germany West Central, Italy North, Japan East, Korea Central, North Central US, Norway East, Poland Central, South Africa North, South Central US, South India, Southeast Asia, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, UAE North, UK South, West Europe, West US, West US 3

Full Availability Matrix

This table shows exactly which SKU types are available in each region.

RegionDatazone provisioned managedDatazone standardGlobal StandardGlobal batchGlobal batch datazoneGlobal coverageProvisioned (PTU managed)Provisioned globalStandardStandard Global By Capability
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✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
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: 2026-05-19 11:18 UTC