Microsoft Foundry Model Deployment Pricing Update

Today, Microsoft Foundry is announcing updated pricing for model deployments in the EU Data Zone and in Regional deployments outside the US, effective September 1, 2026, alongside a new APAC Data Zone . The reason is choice: Foundry keeps widening your options across cost, performance, and data residency, and because delivering AI within a specific geography or country at high availability costs more than serving from a shared global pool, the updated pricing reflects both that cost and the added value these options provide. Pricing Update starting September 1, 2026 Running AI in a specific ge