Issue with Llama and Mistral Model Availability in Azure Sweden for Standard Deployment

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Issue with Llama and Mistral Model Availability in Azure Sweden for Standard Deployment

Leon 0

We are trying to set up llama and mistral models hosted in sweden for a Resource that is configured as a Project (Hub). Even though the Dokumentation shows that there are llama and mistral models available for hosting in Sweden, we are not able to select "Data Zone Standard".

This Screenshot shows that our Resource in configured as as Hub:

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This is what we would expect to see. We can select "Data Zone Standard" (Example from Dropdown of gpt-4.1)

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This is What we see instead. Only "Global Standard" is available for selection.

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Are we doing something wrong or are we interpreting the documentation wrong?

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

Prashanth Veeragoni 5,015 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-12T11:59:55.8533333+00:00

Hi Leon,

Thank you for sharing the screenshots and detailed context.

Based on your setup and the issue you're facing—not seeing "Data Zone Standard" as a deployment option for Llama/Mistral in Sweden Central, even though the documentation suggests it's available—here’s a precise breakdown and explanation:

What’s Likely Happening

1.Resource Type Conflict (Project vs. Hub):

o   Your selected resource is a Hub resource (librechattesthub in Sweden Central), and the Project (librechattest3) is connected to it.

o   When deploying from a Hub, Global deployment types are usually shown. For Data Zone deployments (Standard or Batch), you typically need to use the Project resource directly, not via Hub.

2.Model Deployment Type Restrictions:

·   Llama and Mistral models currently have restricted deployment configurations.

·   From your third screenshot (Llama model), only “Global Standard” is visible, implying either:

o   Microsoft has not enabled Data Zone Standard for Llama/Mistral in Sweden Central, or

o   These models are only available under Hub scope as Global, not as localized (Data Zone) within that region.

What You’re Seeing with GPT-4.1 Is Correct

·   In Screenshot 2, the dropdown includes Data Zone Batch, Data Zone Standard, etc., which means:

o   GPT-4.1 supports localized deployments in Sweden Central (Data Zone types).

o   The model is more broadly available in multiple scopes and resource types.

According to the documentation:

·   Model availability is tied to specific locations and deployment types.

·   Llama/Mistral may be available in Sweden Central, but only via Global Standard, especially for preview or third-party hosted models (like Meta's Llama).

·   Even if the data storage is in Sweden, the processing for Global Standard might still happen outside due to licensing/hosting terms.

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

Thank you!
Prashanth Veeragoni 5,015 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-13T10:39:58.82+00:00

Hi Leon,

Following up to see if the above suggestion was helpful to you, do let me know if you have any further queries.

Thank you!
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Saideep Anchuri 9,425 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-16T05:17:47.2733333+00:00

Hi Leon,

Did You get any chance to check above response.

Thank You.
Leon 0 Reputation points

2025-06-16T09:01:37.3133333+00:00

Im afraid the answer did not really help.I followed the steps described again with the same result. I figured I have a look into the Dokumentation again and found this page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/model-inference/concepts/models?context=%2Fazure%2Fai-foundry%2Fcontext%2Fcontext . Here are the models described that we were actually able to deploy in Sweden. I don't understand why the following page does not mention the fact that the deployment is only available for "global standard". "Region availability" for us suggests that those models are actually deployable in the region described, not only accessible from there: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/how-to/deploy-models-serverless-availabilityWe are disappointed by the documentation as well as the availability in Europe, as we are not able to use models hosted outside of the EU because of the GDPR.

Thank you for your time.

JAYA SHANKAR G S 3,960 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello @Leon ,

As per this documentation it's clearly given, the supported deployment type is Global standard.

I adding the table below check it.

Model	Type	Tier	Capabilities
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8	chat-completion	Global standard	- Input: text and images (1M tokens) - Output: text (1M tokens) - Languages: `ar`, `en`, `fr`, `de`, `hi`, `id`, `it`, `pt`, `es`, `tl`, `th`, and `vi` - Tool calling: No* - Response formats: Text
Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct	chat-completion	Global standard	- Input: text (128,000 tokens) - Output: text (8,192 tokens) - Languages: `en`, `de`, `fr`, `it`, `pt`, `hi`, `es`, and `th` - Tool calling: No* - Response formats: Text

Thank you

Leon 0 Reputation points

2025-06-19T09:22:17.3566667+00:00

Yes, thank you for making my point! That is one documentation but unfortunately there is another documentation where the same model is listed to be available as for "Sweden" which directly contradicts you documentation.
JAYA SHANKAR G S 3,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-19T09:32:27.26+00:00

@Leon

Yes, you are right it's available for Sweden and documentation you provided is "region availability for standard deployment" and not specifically mentioned anywhere like Data zone standard like i have shared in above table.

If you try to deploy and getting any error in Sweden region, please let us know with error details.

Thank you
JAYA SHANKAR G S 3,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-20T06:51:10.5766667+00:00

Hi @Leon,

If you are not satisfied with the region availability or deployment option, you can give feedback here https://feedback.azure.com/d365community

Thank you

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Prashanth Veeragoni 5,015 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-13T10:39:58.82+00:00

Hi Leon,

Following up to see if the above suggestion was helpful to you, do let me know if you have any further queries.

Thank you!
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Saideep Anchuri 9,425 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-16T05:17:47.2733333+00:00

Hi Leon,

Did You get any chance to check above response.

Thank You.
Leon 0 Reputation points

2025-06-16T09:01:37.3133333+00:00

Im afraid the answer did not really help.I followed the steps described again with the same result. I figured I have a look into the Dokumentation again and found this page: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/model-inference/concepts/models?context=%2Fazure%2Fai-foundry%2Fcontext%2Fcontext . Here are the models described that we were actually able to deploy in Sweden. I don't understand why the following page does not mention the fact that the deployment is only available for "global standard". "Region availability" for us suggests that those models are actually deployable in the region described, not only accessible from there: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/how-to/deploy-models-serverless-availabilityWe are disappointed by the documentation as well as the availability in Europe, as we are not able to use models hosted outside of the EU because of the GDPR.

Thank you for your time.
JAYA SHANKAR G S 3,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-19T09:16:06.7033333+00:00

Hello @Leon ,

As per this documentation it's clearly given, the supported deployment type is Global standard.

I adding the table below check it.

Model Type Tier Capabilities

Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct-FP8 chat-completion Global standard - Input: text and images (1M tokens) - Output: text (1M tokens) - Languages: ar, en, fr, de, hi, id, it, pt, es, tl, th, and vi - Tool calling: No* - Response formats: Text

Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct chat-completion Global standard - Input: text (128,000 tokens) - Output: text (8,192 tokens) - Languages: en, de, fr, it, pt, hi, es, and th - Tool calling: No* - Response formats: Text

Thank you
Leon 0 Reputation points

2025-06-19T09:22:17.3566667+00:00

Yes, thank you for making my point! That is one documentation but unfortunately there is another documentation where the same model is listed to be available as for "Sweden" which directly contradicts you documentation.
JAYA SHANKAR G S 3,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-19T09:32:27.26+00:00

@Leon

Yes, you are right it's available for Sweden and documentation you provided is "region availability for standard deployment" and not specifically mentioned anywhere like Data zone standard like i have shared in above table.

If you try to deploy and getting any error in Sweden region, please let us know with error details.

Thank you
JAYA SHANKAR G S 3,960 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-20T06:51:10.5766667+00:00

Hi @Leon,

If you are not satisfied with the region availability or deployment option, you can give feedback here https://feedback.azure.com/d365community

Thank you

Answer 1

Danny Dang 85 Independent Advisor

Hi Leon,

Thank you for contacting Q&A Forum.

It looks like the issue you're encountering is due to a specific limitation in Azure's deployment options. According to the Azure AI Foundry documentation, the "Data Zone Standard" does not apply to models from the model catalog. Instead, open and custom models can be deployed using regional infrastructure.

Here's a summary of the key points:

Data Zone Standard: Not applicable for models from the model catalog.
Open and Custom Models: Can be deployed using regional infrastructure.

This means that for Llama and Mistral models, you should look into deploying them using the regional infrastructure options available to you.

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/ai-foundry/concepts/deployments-overview

If you have any further questions or need additional assistance, feel free to ask! 😊

Best regards,

Prashanth Veeragoni 5,015 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-06-18T06:21:15.1966667+00:00

Hello Leon,

Checking back to see if the solution provided by Danny helped in resolving your issue, do let us know if you have further queries.

Thank you!
Leon 0 Reputation points

2025-06-18T07:35:10.5466667+00:00

Well, as far as I am concerned, there isn't one documentation that is correct at this time. We discovered that the availability for adding models differs from day to day. We didn't change our configurations but discovered that we could on some days add models to a resource in germany and on others not. The biggest discrepency was to see that we could choose dall-e-3 to be hosted in Sweden on one day, and on the other it wasn't available to be chosen to be in Europa at all.

Again, we are left dissapointed in the availability and the communication about the availability. This made us waste too many hours and just a little disclaimer could have prevented this.
Leon 0 Reputation points

2025-06-18T07:36:01.89+00:00

I also don't understand why the answer is marked as accepted. I certainly didn't accept it and it doesn't help me or anybody else with the problem at hand.

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