Which Azure regions support OpenAI stored completions and distillation features?

Question

I'm working with Azure OpenAI's stored completions and distillation features per the documentation (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-services/openai/how-to/stored-completions).

Issue:

• Successfully created stored completions via API in multiple regions
• Can see completions in Azure AI Foundry portal
• Error appears: "Stored completions are not supported in your resource region"
• Tried multiple regions including East US 2

Questions:

1. Which Azure regions currently support stored completions and distillation in the UI?
2. Is there documentation for Azure OpenAI feature availability by region?

Need to complete a lab using these features. Which region should I deploy to for full functionality?

Answer 1

Hi James,

Azure OpenAI's stored completions and distillation features are supported in specific regions and for certain models. Here's a detailed overview to assist you:​

Supported Azure Regions for Stored Completions & Distillation

Currently, the following Azure regions support stored completions and distillation features:​

·       Sweden Central

·       North Central US

·       East US 2

These regions have been enabled for these features as part of the public preview. If you're encountering the error "Stored completions are not supported in your resource region," it's likely because your Azure OpenAI resource is deployed in a region that doesn't currently support these features.

Supported Models for Stored Completions

The stored completions feature is available for the following models:

·       GPT-4o-2024-08-06

·       GPT-4o-2024-05-13

·       GPT-4o-mini-2024-07-18

·       o1-preview

·       o1-mini

Ensure that your deployment uses one of these models to utilize the stored completions feature effectively.

*The Stored completions currently support GPT-4o-0806 in the Sweden Central region. There is a plan to expand this feature to include additional models and regions in the future. *

Please check below link

Stored Completions: Distillation: Enhancing Efficiency and Performance for Fine-Tuning

For the most up-to-date information on feature availability by region, refer to the official Azure OpenAI documentation:​

·       Azure OpenAI Service models

This page provides details on model capabilities and their availability across different regions:

what's new page

Hope this helps, do let me know if you have further queries.

Thank you!