# Azure AI Foundry Azure OpenAI Service and Microsoft Foundry are enterprise AI platforms built on Azure, offering generative AI models, data privacy, regional flexibility, and unified governance, with pricing calculated in US dollars and converted using London closing spot rates, and Forrester research indicating payback in as few as six months for organizations developing AI apps and agents. Status: provisional Last verified: 2026-08-28T19:37:21.000Z ## Evidence - (single_source) In Microsoft Foundry, Claude Opus 4.6 can leverage Foundry IQ to access data from M365 Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and the web. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/claude-opus-4-6-anthropics-powerful-model-for-coding-agents-and-enterprise-workflows-is-now-available-in-microsoft-foundry-on-azure > In Foundry, Opus 4.6 can activate knowledge from everywhere: leveraging Foundry IQ to access data from M365 Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and the web. - (single_source) Claude Opus 4.6 is best applied to complex tasks across coding and knowledge work. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/claude-opus-4-6-anthropics-powerful-model-for-coding-agents-and-enterprise-workflows-is-now-available-in-microsoft-foundry-on-azure > The model is best applied to complex tasks across coding, knowledge work, - (single_source) Teams using Microsoft Foundry to develop AI apps and agents saw payback in as few as six months, with benefits accelerating year over year. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-economics-of-enterprise-ai-what-the-forrester-tei-study-reveals-about-microsoft-foundry > Teams using Foundry to develop AI apps and agents saw payback in as few as six months and with benefits accelerating year over year1. - (single_source) Azure OpenAI Service offers built-in data privacy, regional/area/global flexibility, and seamless integration into the Azure ecosystem including Fabric, Cosmos DB and Azure AI Search. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-openai > companies choose Azure OpenAI Service for built-in data privacy, regional/area/global flexibility, and seamless integration into the Azure ecosystem including Fabric, Cosmos DB and Azure AI Search. - (single_source) Actual Azure Foundry Models pricing may vary depending on the type of agreement entered with Microsoft, date of purchase, and the currency exchange rate. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/ai-foundry-models/llama > Actual pricing may vary depending on the type of agreement entered with Microsoft, date of purchase, and the currency exchange rate. - (single_source) Azure OpenAI Service delivers enterprise-ready generative AI featuring powerful models from OpenAI, enabling organizations to innovate with text, audio, and vision capabilities. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/azure-openai > Azure OpenAI Service delivers enterprise-ready generative AI featuring powerful models from OpenAI, enabling organizations to innovate with text, audio, and vision capabilities. - (single_source) Azure Foundry Models pricing is calculated based on US dollars and converted using London closing spot rates captured in the two business days prior to the last business day of the previous month end. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/ai-foundry-models/llama > Prices are calculated based on US dollars and converted using London closing spot rates that are captured in the two business days prior to the last business day of the previous month end. - (single_source) Microsoft Foundry is described as a unified, interoperable AI platform that enables developers to build faster and smarter while organizations gain fleetwide security and governance in a unified portal. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/microsoft-foundry > Our unified, interoperable AI platform enables developers to build faster and smarter, while organizations gain fleetwide security and governance in a unified portal. - (single_source) Microsoft Foundry is built on Azure and provides a secure, scalable cloud foundation for enterprise AI. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/claude-opus-4-6-anthropics-powerful-model-for-coding-agents-and-enterprise-workflows-is-now-available-in-microsoft-foundry-on-azure > Built on Azure, Microsoft Foundry brings these capabilities together on a secure, scalable cloud foundation for enterprise AI. - (single_source) Microsoft Foundry pricing is calculated based on US dollars and converted using London closing spot rates captured in the two business days prior to the last business day of the previous month end. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/microsoft-foundry > Prices are calculated based on US dollars and converted using London closing spot rates that are captured in the two business days prior to the last business day of the previous month end. - (single_source) Claude Opus 4.6 brings Anthropic's most advanced reasoning capabilities into Microsoft Foundry, an interoperable platform where intelligence and trust come together to enable autonomous work. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/claude-opus-4-6-anthropics-powerful-model-for-coding-agents-and-enterprise-workflows-is-now-available-in-microsoft-foundry-on-azure > Opus 4.6 brings Anthropic's most advanced reasoning capabilities into Microsoft Foundry, our interoperable platform where intelligence and trust come together to enable autonomous work. - (single_source) Forrester interviewed 10 decision-makers at five organizations and surveyed 154 other decision-makers and AI leaders across the U.S. and Europe with experience using Microsoft Foundry. - supports https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/the-economics-of-enterprise-ai-what-the-forrester-tei-study-reveals-about-microsoft-foundry > Forrester interviewed 10 decision-makers at five organizations and surveyed 154 other decision-makers and AI leaders across the U.S. and Europe with experience using Microsoft Foundry. ## Timeline - 2026-08-28T19:29:40.000Z: Azure OpenAI Service provides enterprise-ready generative AI with OpenAI models for text, audio, and vision capabilities. Azure OpenAI Service offers built-in data privacy, regional flexibility, and integration with Fabric, Cosmos DB, and Azure AI Search. Azure Foundry Models pricing is calculated in US dollars and converted using London closing spot rates from two business days before the last business day of the previous month end. Actual Azure Foundry Models pricing may vary based on agreement type, purchase date, and currency exchange rate. Teams using Microsoft Foundry for AI app and agent development saw payback in as few as six months with accelerating benefits. Forrester interviewed 10 decision-makers and surveyed 154 AI leaders across the U.S. and Europe with Microsoft Foundry experience. Microsoft Foundry is described as a unified, interoperable AI platform with fleetwide security and governance in a unified portal. Microsoft Foundry pricing follows the same US dollar and London spot rate conversion methodology as Azure Foundry Models. Microsoft Foundry is built on Azure, providing a secure, scalable cloud foundation for enterprise AI. Claude Opus 4.6 brings Anthropic's advanced reasoning into Microsoft Foundry for autonomous work capabilities. Claude Opus 4.6 in Microsoft Foundry can access data via Foundry IQ from M365 Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and the web. Claude Opus 4.6 is best applied to complex tasks in coding and knowledge work.