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What is the pricing model for an Azure AI services multi-service account attached to a Search Service Skillset?

Shabash, Boris 40 Reputation points
2025-03-27T18:35:02.88+00:00

I am trying to understand the pricing model for an Azure AI services multi-service account which is attached as a skillset to a Search Service. I have gone through ALL documentation I can find, but it is not listed.

I have a Search Service allocated with 1 search unit. I have 50+ documents to index, so I had to create an Azure AI services multi-service account with a Standard S0 tier to the skillset of the Search Service. However, I'm unable to find any documentation outlining the pricing model for the Standard S0 tier.

Can I please get an answer?

NOTE: Please do not just post a link to documentation and tell me to go search there. Please write a NUMBER describing the pricing per month or per request, and then support it with the available documentation.

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  1. Laxman Reddy Revuri 5,400 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2025-03-28T04:24:39.1333333+00:00

    Hi @Shabash, Boris
    The pricing for an Azure AI Services multi-service account linked to an Azure AI Search skillset depends on the AI features used, such as Vision, Language, Speech, and Translator. If you use built-in AI skills, you get 20 free transactions per day per index. However, attaching a multi-service AI account makes it billable per transaction after the free limit.

    The Standard S0 tier includes 5,000 free transactions per month, and beyond that, it costs $25 per 1,000 transactions. For example, if processing one document requires 10 AI transactions, indexing 50 documents would be free. But if you process 10,000 transactions in a month, the first 5,000 is free, and the rest would cost $125 (5,000 x $25/1,000). The actual cost depends on how many AI skills are applied per document.
    For detailed pricing, refer to the Azure AI Services Pricing Page.
    references:
    Attach an Azure AI services resource to a skillset in Azure AI Search.
    Understand the billing model
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