Azure OpenAI Pricing
We track 6 Azure OpenAI models, 5 of them open to new users. The cheapest of those is Azure GPT-5 Mini at $0.25/MTok input and $2.00/MTok output, and the most expensive is Azure GPT-6 Astra at $10.00/MTok input and $50.00/MTok output.
Prices checked 13 Nov 2026 against Microsoft Azure’s pricing page ↗
| Model | Input | Output | Cached in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure GPT-5 MiniBudget | $0.25 | $2.00 | – |
| Azure GPT-5.2Mid-tier | $1.75 | $14.00 | – |
| Azure GPT-6 AstraFlagship | $10.00 | $50.00 | $1.00 |
Per 1M tokens · 5 current models + 1 legacy · Largest context 1.05M tokens · Batch discount 50% off on 4 of 5 current models
Model prices
| Model | Tier | Input | Output | Over size | Cached in | Batch in / out | Context | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure GPT-6 Astra | Flagship | $10.00 | $50.00 | over 272K: $20.00 / $75.00 | $1.00 | — | 1.05M | Details for Azure GPT-6 Astra |
Foundry Global Standard (GA Sep 3, 2026), matching OpenAI direct. Cached input $1.00, cache write $12.50. $20/$75 above 272K. Data Zone deployments cost 10-20% more ($11/$55 to $12/$60, depending on zone). No batch pricing on Azure yet. | ||||||||
| Azure GPT-5.5 | Flagship | $5.00 | $30.00 | over 272K: $10.00 / $45.00 | $0.50 | $2.50 / $15.00 | 1.05M | Details for Azure GPT-5.5 |
Azure-hosted GPT-5.5 (Foundry Global Standard). Cached input $0.50. 2x in/1.5x out above 272K. | ||||||||
| Azure GPT-5.4 | Flagship | $2.50 | $15.00 | over 272K: $5.00 / $22.50 | $0.25 | $1.25 / $7.50 | 1.05M | Details for Azure GPT-5.4 |
Foundry Global Standard. $5/$22.50 above 272K. Cached input $0.25. | ||||||||
| Azure GPT-5.2 | Mid-tier | $1.75 | $14.00 | — | — | $0.88 / $7.00 | 400K | Details for Azure GPT-5.2 |
Previous Azure flagship. | ||||||||
| Azure GPT-5 Mini | Budget | $0.25 | $2.00 | — | — | $0.13 / $1.00 | 400K | Details for Azure GPT-5 Mini |
Budget-friendly Azure option. | ||||||||
| Legacy models (1) | ||||||||
| Azure o4-mini Legacy | Mid-tier | $1.10 | $4.40 | — | — | $0.55 / $2.20 | 200K | Details for Azure o4-mini |
Reasoning model on Azure. Deprecated: Azure retires it on Nov 19, 2026 (a month after OpenAI's own API shutdown on Oct 23), with GPT-5.6 Terra as the recommended replacement. | ||||||||
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What would Azure OpenAI cost you?
Preset to Microsoft Azure’s current models. Adjust to your usage.
- 1Azure GPT-5 Mini $0.0012 per request$58.75
- 2Azure GPT-5.2 $0.0082 per request$411.25
- 3Azure GPT-5.4 $0.0098 per request$487.50
- 4Azure GPT-5.5 $0.020 per request$975.00
- 5Azure GPT-6 Astra $0.035 per request$1,750
50,000 requests × (1,500 in + 400 out). List prices; excludes tax and cache-write fees.
What Azure OpenAI costs for real jobs
Three jobs priced for Microsoft Azure’s budget, mid-tier and flagship models.
Support replies
1,000 replies a day for 30 days. 30,000 requests, 1,500 input and 300 output tokens each.
| Model | List price | Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Azure GPT-5 MiniBudget | $29.25 | $14.63 |
| Azure GPT-5.2Mid-tier | $204.75 | $102.38 |
| Azure GPT-6 AstraFlagship | $900.00 | – |
Coding agent session
One session of 40 requests that mostly re-read the same code. 40 requests, 60,000 input and 1,500 output tokens each; where a cached price exists, 80% of the input is billed at it.
| Model | List price | Batch | Cached (80% of input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure GPT-5 MiniBudget | $0.72 | $0.36 | This model has no cached-input price in our data, so only the list total is shown. |
| Azure GPT-5.2Mid-tier | $5.04 | $2.52 | This model has no cached-input price in our data, so only the list total is shown. |
| Azure GPT-6 AstraFlagship | $27.00 | – | $9.72 |
Long document review
50 documents a month. 50 requests, 120,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each.
| Model | List price | Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Azure GPT-5 MiniBudget | $1.70 | $0.85 |
| Azure GPT-5.2Mid-tier | $11.90 | $5.95 |
| Azure GPT-6 AstraFlagship | $65.00 | – |
Totals are for all the requests in each example, in US dollars, from the same cost function as the calculator above.
Azure OpenAI pricing FAQ
What is the cheapest Azure OpenAI model?
Azure GPT-5 Mini is the cheapest current Azure OpenAI model, at $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens, or $0.13 / $1.00 with the 50% batch discount.
Which Azure OpenAI model should I use?
By tier, the models we list first are Azure GPT-5 Mini (budget), Azure GPT-5.2 (mid-tier) and Azure GPT-6 Astra (flagship): the cheapest budget and mid-tier models and the dearest flagship we track that are open to new users. To spend less, pick the tier that fits the job and its cheapest model: For the hardest work, flagship models: Azure GPT-5.4, Azure GPT-5.5 and Azure GPT-6 Astra (from $2.50 / $15.00 for Azure GPT-5.4). For everyday work, mid-tier models: Azure GPT-5.2 ($1.75 / $14.00). For high-volume, simple jobs, budget models: Azure GPT-5 Mini ($0.25 / $2.00). Prices are input / output per million tokens. Tiers group models by capability, not price, so price your own workload in the calculator on this page.
Does Azure OpenAI offer batch or caching discounts?
Batch: 50% off input and output on 4 of 5 current models, so Azure GPT-5 Mini drops from $0.25 / $2.00 to $0.13 / $1.00 per million tokens. Prompt caching: reading cached input costs 10% of the input price on 3 of 5 current models; Azure GPT-5.4's $2.50 input falls to $0.25 per million tokens when read from the cache.
What context window do Azure OpenAI models have?
The largest is 1.05M tokens on Azure GPT-5.4, Azure GPT-5.5 and Azure GPT-6 Astra, then 400K tokens on Azure GPT-5 Mini and Azure GPT-5.2. A request's prompt and its output together must fit in the window.
What does the Azure OpenAI API cost per person each month?
It depends on how much each person uses it. At list prices, an occasional user (3 short requests a working day) costs about $0.048 a month on Azure GPT-5 Mini, and a daily power user (40 longer requests a day) about $30.80 on Azure GPT-5.2. The cost-per-seat calculator works it out for a whole team.
How often do Azure OpenAI API prices change?
We check Microsoft Azure's pricing page every day, and last re-verified every price on 13 Nov 2026. Since Feb 2026, Microsoft Azure has not changed a listed price, though it has made 3 launches. The price history chart on this page shows how each tier has moved.
Price history
Input price of the cheapest Azure OpenAI model in each tier, month by month, among the models on today’s price list.
View as a table
| Month | Flagship | Mid-tier | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | — | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Mar 2026 | — | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Apr 2026 | — | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| May 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Jun 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Jul 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Aug 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Sep 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Oct 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
| Nov 2026 | $2.50 | $1.10 | $0.25 |
Launches and price changes
- Azure adds GPT-5.4 ($2.50/$15, 272K) as its newest hosted GPT; GPT-5.2 moves to previous-genLaunch
- Azure adds GPT-5.5 ($5/$30, 1M context) to Foundry Global StandardLaunch
- GPT-5.4 mini, GPT-5.4 nano, Azure GPT-5.2 and Azure GPT-5-mini have a 400K-token context window (our listing was wrong).Correction
- Azure GPT-5.4 has a 1M-token context window (our listing was wrong).Correction
- OpenAI launches GPT-6 Astra, its most capable model, at $10/$50 (1.05M context; $20/$75 above 272K; 50% batch discount). Azure Foundry lists it at the same Global Standard rate, without batch pricingLaunch
- Azure retires o4-mini on 19 Nov 2026, not 23 Oct as we listed.Correction
- Azure GPT-5.5 and Azure GPT-5.4 have a 1.05M-token context window, not 1M as we listed.Correction