Azure regional changes — 2026-08-20

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31 new0 regressions0 parked
Daily executive summary

Compared with the 2026-08-19 snapshot, the 2026-08-20 scan recorded 31 new listings, 0 regressions, and 0 parked unknown transitions.

Where it changed: Azure AI models: 31 new listings, 0 regressions.

Representative changes: mai thinking 1 model from Microsoft (version 2026-06-01) was newly listed in 31 regions.

What changed: 2 net-new regional listings, 29 restored regional listings.

What this means: The 31 new listings expand the set of regional options to validate. These are read-only catalog/list signals, not quota, capacity, or deployment results. Zero new delistings does not establish recovery of earlier missing listings.

7-day context (2026-08-14 to 2026-08-20): across 7 recorded scans, there were 945 new listings and 818 regressions. New listings led on 4 scans; regressions led on 3.

Archived commentary and representative evidence

Latest scan: 31 new availability signals and 0 regressions across 31 regions.

Azure AI models: newer models/versions rolling out (31 signals; 2 net-new regional availabilities, 29 restored availabilities, up to 1 prior disappearance). SRE impact: new regional model/version options for latency, residency, and model selection. Coverage now ranges from 31 to 31 of 64 monitored regions. The noisiest affected signal was unavailable 100.0% of prior observations. Expansion pattern: regional expansion of an existing signal; restored regional signal. Examples: australiaeast · microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01; brazilsouth · microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01; canadacentral · microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01; canadaeast · microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01; and 27 more.

Engineering context

  • australiaeast aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)Oceania: 1 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • brazilsouth aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)South America: 1 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • canadacentral aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)North America: 11 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • canadaeast aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)North America: 11 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • centralus aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)North America: 11 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • eastus aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)North America: 11 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • eastus2 aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)North America: 11 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • francecentral aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)Europe: 12 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • germanywestcentral aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)Europe: 12 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability
  • italynorth aiModels.microsoft.mai-thinking-1.2026-06-01 None → available restored availability
    unavailable 98/99 prior days (99.0%)1 prior disappearancecoverage 31/64 monitored regions (48.4%, +31 regions)Europe: 12 current, 0 priorrestored regional signal
    Also newly available in australiaeast, brazilsouth, canadacentral, canadaeast, centralus, eastus, and 25 more. Use this to evaluate model capabilities, regional deployment options, latency, and data residency. Azure OpenAI model availability

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