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Using GPT-4.1 on Azure OpenAI

Implementation guide · GPT-4.1 · OpenAI

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Azure OpenAI and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Azure OpenAI SDK or REST API to call gpt-4.1 — see the documentation for request format.

About Azure OpenAI

The Azure AI platform offers a comprehensive suite of services designed to enable the creation of intelligent applications. It includes Azure Machine Learning for building, training, and deploying machine learning models, and Azure Cognitive Services, which provides APIs for natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition. The platform also features Azure Bot Service for creating intelligent chatbots, Azure Document Intelligence for automating data extraction from documents, and tools for anomaly detection, personalized user experiences through reinforcement learning, and advanced search capabilities with Azure AI Search . Designed for scalability and flexibility, the platform supports both experienced developers and those preferring no-code solutions. Azure AI Studio serves as a unified hub for developing and deploying generative AI solutions, allowing users to customize models and integrate multimodal data. The platform prioritizes security and compliance, offering built-in tools for content safety and responsible AI practices. Its capabilities extend across various industries, enabling organizations to enhance operations, improve customer experiences, and drive innovation through intelligent automation and data-driven insights .

Microsoft offers a comprehensive AI platform that spans cloud services, development tools, and enterprise applications. Azure AI, their cloud-based suite, provides services for machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and speech recognition . The platform includes Azure Machine Learning for building and deploying ML models, Azure Cognitive Services for pre-built AI capabilities, and Azure OpenAI Service for advanced language models . Microsoft's AI efforts extend to productivity tools with Microsoft 365 Copilot, which integrates AI assistants into applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint . For developers, the company offers tools like Visual Studio with AI-assisted coding features and the .NET framework for building AI-powered applications . Microsoft's AI platform emphasizes responsible AI development, with a focus on ethics, transparency, and security . The company has also invested heavily in quantum computing research to advance AI capabilities further .

Pricing on Azure OpenAI

Capabilities

VisionMultimodalReasoningFunction CallingTool UseStructured OutputsCode Execution

About GPT-4.1

OpenAI's GPT-4.1 model released April 2025, excelling at coding tasks, precise instruction following, and web development. Outperforms GPT-4o in these areas with a 1 million token context window. Available via API and in ChatGPT for Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu users.

Model Specs

Released2025-04-01
Context1M
ArchitectureDecoder Only
Knowledge cutoff2025-01

Provider

Azure OpenAI
Azure OpenAI

Microsoft

Redmond, Washington, United States