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Difference between Azure AI Services resource and Azure AI services multi-service account

Nathanael Santschi 156 Reputation points
2024-08-15T09:08:48.5+00:00

Why are there kind of two options to create multi-service Azure AI resources?

This Azure AI services multi-service account:
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And this one here:
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What is the difference between the two?

Which one should be preferred?

This documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/multi-service-resource?pivots=azportal is referencing two the second one. So is the Azure AI services multi-service account the old option?

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  1. VasaviLankipalle-MSFT 18,736 Reputation points Moderator
    2024-08-15T20:19:10.53+00:00

    Hello @Nathanael Santschi , Thanks for using Microsoft Q&A Platform.

    The Azure AI Services resource and the Azure AI Services multi-service account are two different ways to create multi-service Azure AI resources.

    As per my knowledge, the main difference between the two is that the Azure AI Services resource is a newer option that allows you to create a single resource that can access multiple Azure Cognitive Services with a single key and endpoints for the respective service. On the other hand, the Azure AI Services multi-service account is an older option.

    Using Azure AI Services multi-service account only one endpoint is created, for example: https://multiserviceresource.cognitiveservices.azure.com/

    However, using Azure AI Services resource different endpoints for the respective service is created as shown here in the example:

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    I hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Vasavi

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