Unable to use OpenAI Azure Assistant API due to the wrong region

Question

I'm located in Texas but my company's headquarters is in Virginia. I was assigned to the US South Region. I didn't think much of this until it turned out that Azure OpenAI Assistant API is not available in the South region. It's been over two months and it doesn't seem like it's going to be available any time soon. I tried switching regions, with no luck of course. Any advice?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/concepts/models#assistants-preview

Answer 1

Hi Tomasz,

If you are wanting to use this feature you will need to create a new resource in the corresponding region.

As of right now that region is not available with this feature.

Create and deploy an Azure OpenAI Service resource

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/how-to/create-resource

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Answer 2

Hello @Romanowski, Tomasz , Thanks for using Microsoft Q&A Platform.

Unfortunately, we don't have any ETA regarding availability of the model in the US South region.

As suggested by @Dillon Silzer , please create a resource in the supported regions like EastUS, East US2, France central, and Sweden Central.

The current availability is as below, always check on the model availability page for the latest news :https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/concepts/models#assistants-preview

Please note that,

For Assistants you need a combination of a supported model, and a supported region. Certain tools and capabilities require the latest models. The following table is for pay-as-you-go. For information on Provisioned Throughput Unit (PTU) availability, see provisioned throughput.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

Vasavi

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