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Will Azure OpenAI support OpenAI’s new web_search tool for GPT-4 Turbo?

Nour 20 Reputation points
2025-03-24T14:57:56.1133333+00:00

I’m currently using Azure OpenAI with a deployed GPT-4 Turbo model (via Azure AI Studio / Foundry) and am exploring the Assistants API now that it's in public preview. I noticed that OpenAI's platform recently introduced a web_search tool (https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/tools-web-search?api-mode=responses), which enables GPT-4 Turbo to query the web in real time.

Is this web_search tool — or equivalent “Browse” functionality — available or planned for Azure OpenAI? If not yet available, is there any estimated timeline for when we might see this capability supported within Azure?

Thanks in advance!

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  1. Pavankumar Purilla 6,380 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-03-24T18:19:21.5833333+00:00

    Hi Nour,

    Currently, Azure OpenAI Service does not natively support the web_search tool or an equivalent "Browse" functionality for GPT-4 Turbo. Azure is actively working on expanding its capabilities. As of now, Azure has not provided an estimated timeline for this feature. You can stay updated by checking the Azure OpenAI Service release notes. The What's new in Azure OpenAI Service page will be updated with more details as they become available.

    Hope this helps. Do let us know if you have any further queries.

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