Azure regional changes

Since the previous scan Scan-wide briefing

Azure AI models gained listings across 5 regions

2026-09-10 to 2026-09-11

63 regions with new changes or gaps

Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Central US EUAP, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2, East US 2 EUAP, East US STG, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Poland Central, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South Central US STG, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 3

16New listings
0New delistings
10Known restorations
0Tracked absences
0Evidence gaps

Absence tracking starts at 2026-09-05; older disappearances may not be included.

What this proves: read-only catalog/list or measurement evidence. Not quota, capacity, successful deployment, an outage, or confirmed retirement. Methodology

Changes relevant to you

One listing = one feature in one region

All regions and services. Groups below separate new changes from continuing observations.

VM SKUs

16 VM sizes

16 feature-region records

New listings

6 feature-region records

Israel Central

Example: Standard L16as V3 VM size. Listing coverage: 54 → 55 regions.

New regional listing of an already observed feature.

Exact capability unverified

Standard L16as V3 VM size

VM catalog entry with unverified exact specifications.

  • This signal represents a name in the regional VM size catalog, not a running VM.
  • Exact CPU, memory, disk, and network specifications are not verified for this identifier.

Exact SKU specifications have not been verified. A regional SKU listing does not establish quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance. Temporary disks are not durable application storage.

Read more: Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · Azure VM sizes

Planning compute here? Compare the listed sizes with your workload requirements.

Known restorations

10 feature-region records

India South Central

Example: Standard M128dms V2 VM size. Listing coverage: 52 → 53 regions.

Exact capability unverified

Standard M128dms V2 VM size

VM catalog entry with unverified exact specifications.

  • This signal represents a name in the regional VM size catalog, not a running VM.
  • Exact CPU, memory, disk, and network specifications are not verified for this identifier.

Exact SKU specifications have not been verified. A regional SKU listing does not establish quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance. Temporary disks are not durable application storage.

Read more: Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · Azure VM sizes

Planning compute here? Compare the listed sizes with your workload requirements.

Azure AI models

4 AI models/versions

126 feature-region records

New listings

10 feature-region records

East US 2, Poland Central, Sweden Central, UAE North, West US 3

Example: GPT-image 2 5 flare model from OpenAI (version 2026-09-08). Listing coverage: 0 → 5 regions.

First observed in retained monitoring history; not a confirmed product launch.

Category context

GPT-image 2 5 flare.2026 09 08 - OpenAI

A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • Catalog presence identifies a provider/model/version candidate, not its tested abilities.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

No exact model capability or version is verified. The source provides category context only. Regional model-catalog evidence does not establish quota, account approval, deployment type, inference access, content filtering, performance, or data residency.

Read more: OpenAI model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified)

Choosing a model location? Check this exact model/version against your residency and deployment requirements.

Other status changes

116 feature-region records

Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East, Australia South East, Austria East, Belgium Central, Brazil South, Brazil South East, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, Central US EUAP, Chile Central, Denmark East, East Asia, East US, East US 2 EUAP, East US STG, France Central, France South, Germany North, Germany West Central, India South Central, Indonesia Central, Israel Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Jio India Central, Jio India West, Korea Central, Korea South, Malaysia West, Mexico Central, New Zealand North, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Norway West, Qatar Central, South Africa North, South Africa West, South Central US, South Central US STG, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE Central, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2

Example: GPT-image 2 5 flare model from OpenAI (version 2026-09-08). Listing coverage: 0 → 5 regions.

Category context

GPT-image 2 5 flare.2026 09 08 - OpenAI

A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • Catalog presence identifies a provider/model/version candidate, not its tested abilities.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

No exact model capability or version is verified. The source provides category context only. Regional model-catalog evidence does not establish quota, account approval, deployment type, inference access, content filtering, performance, or data residency.

Read more: OpenAI model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified)

Choosing a model location? Check this exact model/version against your residency and deployment requirements.

Observation history and comparison coverage

0 tracked listings remain absent. Zero new delistings does not mean previous absences recovered. Absence tracking starts at 2026-09-05; older disappearances may not be included.

Previous snapshot: 2026-09-10T03:48:50.483091+00:00
Current snapshot: 2026-09-11T03:47:52.404649+00:00

Snapshot timestamps do not establish freshness of every carried-forward modality. The monitor does not assess your running workloads.

Added check records: 126; removed check records: 0. Changes to the observation set do not establish provider intent.

Exact changes and supporting evidence

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