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Applies to: 
SQL Server 2025 (17.x)
Azure SQL Database
SQL database in Microsoft Fabric
Drops an external model object.
Syntax
DROP EXTERNAL MODEL external_model_object_name
[ ; ]
Arguments
external_model_object_name
Specifies the user-defined name for the external model. The name must be unique within the database.
Remarks
Dropping an external model doesn't drop any credentials that the model was using for AI model inference endpoint authentication.
Examples
Drop EXTERNAL MODEL
This example drops the model named myAImodel.
DROP EXTERNAL MODEL myAImodel;