whisper

Emerging Under 15 regions tracked

Available in 8 of 34 tracked regions with 3 deployment SKU types.

Global Other Standard

Deployment options Availability matrix

Total regions 8

Coverage 24%

SKU types 3

Categories 3

Widest SKU footprint Standard 8 regions · 24% coverage · Standard

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
001	Generally Available	No earlier than 2026-02-28	-	Planned	-

Deployment Options

Global

Global deployments

Worldwide availability with intelligent routing

Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover

Global coverage 8 regions · 24% coverage

East US 2 North Central US Norway East South India Sweden Central Switzerland North UAE North West Europe

⚠ Data may be processed in any Azure region — not suitable for HIPAA, FedRAMP, or strict data-residency requirements

Standard

Standard deployments

Pay-as-you-go regional deployments

Best for variable workloads and cost-sensitive applications

Standard 8 regions · 24% coverage

East US 2 North Central US Norway East South India Sweden Central Switzerland North UAE North West Europe

✓ 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.

Deployments Standard 8 regions · 24% coverage

East US 2 North Central US Norway East South India Sweden Central Switzerland North UAE North West Europe

Full Availability Matrix

Exact region-by-SKU map Use this matrix when you need to verify a specific deployment type in a specific region. Summary chips above intentionally show a compact region preview.

Region	Deployments Standard	Global coverage	Standard
East US 2	✓	✓	✓
North Central US	✓	✓	✓
Norway East	✓	✓	✓
South India	✓	✓	✓
Sweden Central	✓	✓	✓
Switzerland North	✓	✓	✓
UAE North	✓	✓	✓
West Europe	✓	✓	✓

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Last updated: 2026-07-21 10:25 UTC