Azure OpenAI pricing
Azure OpenAI is how Microsoft customers buy GPT models, with global prices that have tracked OpenAI's own API since 2024. The flagship fell from $30 per million input tokens for GPT-4 to $1.25 for GPT-5 and has climbed back to $10 with GPT-6 Astra.
- Priced by
- Usage based
- Headquarters
- Redmond, US
- Founded
- Unknown
- Pricing page tracked since
- Unknown
- Last checked
- Oct 3, 2026
Azure OpenAI price history and price changes
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| Observed | Flagship model, input | Flagship model, output | Cheapest model, input | Cheapest model, output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2023 | $30 | $60 | $1.50 | $2 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | $10 | $30 | $1 | $2 |
| May 19, 2024 | $0.50 | $1.50 | ||
| Aug 1, 2024 | $5 | $15 | $0.15 | $0.60 |
| Nov 3, 2024 | $2.50 | $10 | ||
| Aug 1, 2025 | $1.25 | $10 | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Nov 1, 2025 | $1.25 | $10 | $0.05 | $0.40 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $1.75 | $14 | ||
| May 1, 2026 | $5 | $30 | ||
| Aug 1, 2026 | $0.20 | $1.20 | ||
| Sep 1, 2026 | $10 | $50 | $0.10 | $0.50 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | $10 | $50 | $0.10 | $0.50 |
Azure OpenAI's pricing page has been read at 12 points in time between Oct 2023 and Oct 2026. Prices are USD per million tokens, standard global deployment (regional and Data Zone before global existed).
Flagship model, input has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $30. It came down to $10 by Jan 2024 (-67%), then came down to $5 by Aug 2024 (-50%), then came down to $2.50 by Nov 2024 (-50%), then came down to $1.25 by Aug 2025 (-50%), then went up to $1.75 by Dec 2025 (+40%), then went up to $5 by May 2026 (+186%), and finally went up to $10 by Sep 2026 (+100%).
Flagship model, output has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $60. It came down to $30 by Jan 2024 (-50%), then came down to $15 by Aug 2024 (-50%), then came down to $10 by Nov 2024 (-33%), then went up to $14 by Dec 2025 (+40%), then went up to $30 by May 2026 (+114%), and finally went up to $50 by Sep 2026 (+67%).
Cheapest model, input has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $1.50. It came down to $1 by Jan 2024 (-33%), then came down to $0.50 by May 2024 (-50%), then came down to $0.15 by Aug 2024 (-70%), then came down to $0.05 by Aug 2025 (-67%), then went up to $0.20 by Aug 2026 (+300%), and finally came down to $0.10 by Sep 2026 (-50%).
Cheapest model, output has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $2. It came down to $1.50 by May 2024 (-25%), then came down to $0.60 by Aug 2024 (-60%), then came down to $0.40 by Aug 2025 (-33%), then went up to $1.20 by Aug 2026 (+200%), and finally came down to $0.50 by Sep 2026 (-58%).
Azure quoted prices per 1,000 tokens until late 2024; they are converted to millions here. The flagship line follows GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o, GPT-5, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.5 and GPT-6 Astra; the cheapest line follows GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4o mini, GPT-5 nano, GPT-5.6 Luna and GPT-6 Luna. Points from August 2025 onwards that are not archive snapshots use the effective start date of the meter in the Azure Retail Prices API. Global rates match OpenAI's own API, and Data Zone deployments cost 10 percent more.
Plans and prices
Billed on what is consumed, such as API calls, messages or payment volume. Prices as extracted on Oct 3, 2026.
GPT-6 Astra
$10per million input tokens, $50 per million output, global
Oct 3, 2026
GPT-6.1 Sol
$2per million input tokens, $10 per million output, global
Oct 3, 2026
GPT-6 Luna
$0.1per million input tokens, $0.5 per million output, global
Oct 3, 2026
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Azure OpenAI pricing questions
- How much does Azure OpenAI cost?
- Azure OpenAI plans start at $0.1 per million input tokens, $0.5 per million output, global for GPT-6 Luna and go up to $10 per million input tokens, $50 per million output, global for GPT-6 Astra. Prices are as shown on the pricing page when it was last read on Oct 3, 2026.
- Has Azure OpenAI raised its prices?
- Flagship model, input has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $30. It came down to $10 by Jan 2024 (-67%), then came down to $5 by Aug 2024 (-50%), then came down to $2.50 by Nov 2024 (-50%), then came down to $1.25 by Aug 2025 (-50%), then went up to $1.75 by Dec 2025 (+40%), then went up to $5 by May 2026 (+186%), and finally went up to $10 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Flagship model, output has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $60. It came down to $30 by Jan 2024 (-50%), then came down to $15 by Aug 2024 (-50%), then came down to $10 by Nov 2024 (-33%), then went up to $14 by Dec 2025 (+40%), then went up to $30 by May 2026 (+114%), and finally went up to $50 by Sep 2026 (+67%). Cheapest model, input has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $1.50. It came down to $1 by Jan 2024 (-33%), then came down to $0.50 by May 2024 (-50%), then came down to $0.15 by Aug 2024 (-70%), then came down to $0.05 by Aug 2025 (-67%), then went up to $0.20 by Aug 2026 (+300%), and finally came down to $0.10 by Sep 2026 (-50%). Cheapest model, output has been listed since Oct 2023, starting at $2. It came down to $1.50 by May 2024 (-25%), then came down to $0.60 by Aug 2024 (-60%), then came down to $0.40 by Aug 2025 (-33%), then went up to $1.20 by Aug 2026 (+200%), and finally came down to $0.50 by Sep 2026 (-58%). Azure quoted prices per 1,000 tokens until late 2024; they are converted to millions here. The flagship line follows GPT-4, GPT-4 Turbo, GPT-4o, GPT-5, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.5 and GPT-6 Astra; the cheapest line follows GPT-3.5 Turbo, GPT-4o mini, GPT-5 nano, GPT-5.6 Luna and GPT-6 Luna. Points from August 2025 onwards that are not archive snapshots use the effective start date of the meter in the Azure Retail Prices API. Global rates match OpenAI's own API, and Data Zone deployments cost 10 percent more. Every Azure OpenAI price change, dated, in the pricing news feed
About Azure OpenAI
Azure OpenAI have offered 3 different plans starting with GPT-6 Astra at 10$. Azure OpenAI is a Redmond, US based company. They are using a combination of Sales-Led and Product-Led go-to-market strategy. The company describes themselves as "Azure OpenAI sells OpenAI's GPT models inside Microsoft Azure, billed per million tokens through Azure AI Foundry. Global deployments cost the same as OpenAI's own API, while Data Zone deployments that keep data in the US or EU cost 10 percent more.". They are in involved in Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, API, Developer Tools.