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No-code platform for building, deploying, and managing custom AI agents, workflows, and apps with enterprise security and governance.
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- Introduction
- Enterprise AI platform to build, ground, and govern AI apps and agents at scale with models, tools, and governance.
- Added on
- 10/22/2026
- Pricing
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- Official links
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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
What is Azure AI Foundry?
Azure AI Foundry is Microsoft's enterprise AI platform for building, grounding, and governing AI apps and agents at scale. It provides a curated catalog of foundation, open-source, and partner models, plus an agent catalog and tools for configuring models, instructions, tools, knowledge, memory, and guardrails in a unified workspace. Developers can build text and voice agents supporting 100+ languages, connect agents to custom APIs via Model Context Protocol, and orchestrate multi-agent workflows. Built-in governance includes Microsoft Entra Agent IDs, observability, continuous guardrails, and compliance-ready security. Agents can be deployed to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot, and the Foundry SDK supports integration. Access requires signing in; pricing is listed separately on Microsoft's pricing page.
How to use Azure AI Foundry
- 1
Sign in to Microsoft Foundry
Open ai.azure.com and sign in to access the platform.
- 2
Explore models and agents
Browse the model catalog and agent catalog to select models and agent templates for your use case.
- 3
Configure an agent
In the agent workspace, choose a model and configure instructions, tools, knowledge, memory, and guardrails.
- 4
Test and publish
Test the agent in the playground, then publish or deploy it, including one-click deployment to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- 5
Integrate with the Foundry SDK
Use the Foundry SDK and API reference to call and interact with deployed agents programmatically.
Azure AI Foundry Features
Curated catalog of foundation, open-source, and partner models
Agent catalog with configurable models, tools, knowledge, memory, and guardrails
Text and voice agents supporting 100+ languages
Model Context Protocol for connecting agents to custom APIs
Multi-agent workflows and hosted agents
Built-in tools for SharePoint, Microsoft Fabric, and Deep Research
Microsoft Entra Agent IDs for centralized identity and policy enforcement
Observability with dashboards, tracing, red teaming, and guardrails
One-click deployment to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot
Foundry SDK and API reference for programmatic integration
Azure AI Foundry Use Cases
Building enterprise AI agents with governance and compliance controls
Creating multilingual text and voice agents
Orchestrating multi-agent workflows across business systems
Connecting agents to enterprise data via built-in tools and MCP
Deploying AI agents to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot
Monitoring and evaluating agent quality, cost, and safety
Azure AI Foundry FAQs
It is Microsoft's enterprise AI platform to build, ground, and govern AI apps and agents at scale, bringing together models, agent development, and governance controls.
It offers a curated catalog of foundation, open-source, and partner models with various capabilities and performance trade-offs.
Yes, you can create natural interactions across text and voice, supporting multilingual experiences in 100+ languages.
It provides Microsoft Entra Agent IDs for centralized identity and policy enforcement, centralized observability, continuous guardrails, and compliance-ready security.
Yes, agents can connect to custom APIs using Model Context Protocol (MCP) for secure, interoperable integration.
Agents can be deployed with one click to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 Copilot, and custom agents can run in Foundry with scaling and governance.
Yes, the Foundry SDK and API reference are available for configuring models, managing identity, and interacting with deployed agents programmatically.
Pricing is listed on Microsoft's separate Microsoft Foundry pricing page; the supplied pages do not specify plan amounts.
Azure AI Foundry Official Information
- Company
- Microsoft
- Website
- https://ai.azure.com/
- Documentation
- https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/foundry/
Azure AI Foundry Pricing
Pricing details are provided on Microsoft's separate pricing page; no specific plan amounts are listed on the supplied pages.
See the official website for current pricing.
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