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Azure AI Foundry model-router model retirement

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Calls to the model model-router on Azure AI Foundry stopped working on August 30, 2026.


In Azure AI Foundry's words

Model: model-router; Version: 2025-05-19; Lifecycle: Preview; Retirement date: 2026-08-30; Replacement: —

Azure AI Foundry, Deprecations page

Facts

API
Azure AI Foundry *.services.ai.azure.com
Model
model-router
Released
May 19, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
August 30, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated
Verified
, against Azure AI Foundry's own pages

Questions

When does model-router shut down?

Calls to the model model-router on Azure AI Foundry stopped working on August 30, 2026.

What happens to calls after August 30, 2026?

They have failed since August 30, 2026.

When was model-router released?

model-router was released on May 19, 2025, according to models.dev.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


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