OpenAI Assistants to Azure Agents

Siry, Gaetan 220 Reputation points
2025-05-23T18:26:11.9166667+00:00

Hello,

We have implemented a solution that uses the Azure OpenAI Assistants API.

I see now that when you go to the Azure OpenAI Assistants page in Azure AI Foundry, it asks you to use the Azure Agent Service instead -

I know that the OpenAI Assistants API is going away soon - is the Azure Agent Service here to stay ? Should I migrate to that instead ?

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  1. Divyesh Govaerdhanan 6,400 Reputation points
    2025-05-24T19:08:19.2533333+00:00

    Hello,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A,

    Yes, transitioning to the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service is advisable, as it represents Microsoft's strategic direction for AI agent development and deployment. Microsoft has announced that the Azure OpenAI Assistants API v1 will be retired on July 19, 2025. While a v2 version exists, it remains in preview and lacks full SDK support across all platforms.

    https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/05/19/microsoft-build-2025-the-age-of-ai-agents-and-building-the-open-agentic-web/

    Given the impending retirement of the Assistants API and the advanced capabilities of the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, migrating to the latter is a strategic move to ensure continuity and leverage enhanced features.

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