Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the availability of ChatGPT for Azure OpenAI Service customers. Today, the software giant took the generative AI experience in Azure OpenAI Service to a whole new level by announcing the availability of GPT-4 in the service.
Microsoft has officially announced that GPT-4 is now available in preview in Azure Open AI Service. Integrating GPT-4 into Azure Open AI Service would allow enterprises to leverage the same underlying advanced patterns that power the new Bing and Microsoft 365 Copilot to build their own applications leveraging Azure OpenAI Service. For example, Azure OpenAI Service will help bot developers build virtual assistants in minutes.
“Today, we are excited to announce that GPT-4 is available in preview in Azure OpenAI Service. Customers and partners already using Azure OpenAI Service can request access to GPT-4 and start building with OpenAI’s most advanced model yet,” Microsoft wrote in a blog.
If you are a business, you can start requesting access to GPT-4 today. Access to GPT-4 will be available at the following rates:
| GPT-4 | Prompt | Outcome |
| 8k background | $0.03 for 1,000 tokens | $0.06 for 1,000 tokens |
| contexte 32k | $0.06 for 1,000 tokens | $0.12 for 1,000 tokens |
However, it should be noted that billing for all GPT-4 usage begins on April 1.
Microsoft also announced that companies such as Epic Healthcare, Coursera, and Coca-Cola plan to bring Azure OpenAI Service with GPT-4 in unique ways to have a real impact on their businesses.
“Coursera uses Azure OpenAI Service to create a new AI-powered learning experience on its platform, enabling learners to get high-quality, personalized assistance throughout their learning journey. Together, Azure OpenAI Service and the new GPT-4 model will help millions of people around the world learn even more effectively on Coursera,” said Mustafa Furniturewala, senior vice president of engineering at Coursera.
