Microsoft Azure OpenAI

Last Updated Date: June 2026

Microsoft Azure OpenAI is a managed Azure service that provides access to OpenAI’s large language and generative models (for example, GPT-family text models, code models, and image models) via Azure’s cloud platform and tooling. It enables secure, scalable AI experimentation, data analysis, and model development, helping interdisciplinary research teams accelerate discovery, collaborate effectively, and apply advanced AI to real‑world academic challenges. For example, researchers or developers can use Microsoft Azure OpenAI to develop AI-capable applications for their projects.

Key Features

• User access control: integrates with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD). CityUHK users can sign in using their CityUHK EID single sign-on.
• Developer tools: includes Azure Foundry for testing and prompt design, plus SDKs and REST APIs for common languages.
• Supports embeddings and other model capabilities; some customization/fine‑tuning options may be available depending on model and region.
• Multi‑modal models: supports a range of generative models for text, code and images; voice or other modalities may be supported where available.

Last Updated By: CDS