Why it matters

Foundry expands Azure AI beyond OpenAI. Understanding shapes Azure strategy.

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The architecture

Model catalog (multi-provider).

Agent service.

Evaluation tools.

Deployment integrated.

Azure AI Foundry stackModel catalogmulti-providerAgent serviceorchestrationEvaluationquality + safetyAzure AI Foundry (formerly AI Studio); expands Azure beyond OpenAI-only
Azure AI Foundry.
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How it works end to end

Model catalog: Llama + Mistral + Cohere + more.

Prompt flow orchestration.

Evaluation SDK.

Model as a Service (MaaS).