Azure regional changes

Since the previous scan Scan-wide briefing

Evidence gaps need attention before interpreting regional changes

2026-09-29 to 2026-09-30

64 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, github-global

68New listings
35New delistings
630Known restorations
1,621Tracked absences
13Evidence 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.

Model latency

13 features

13 feature-region records

Evidence gaps

13 feature-region records

github-global

Example: modelLatency.deepseek.deepseek-v3-0324. Listing coverage: 0 → 0 regions.

Category context

deepseek v3 0324 - deepseek

A GitHub Models endpoint inference-latency observation, not an Azure regional model-catalog result. A model identifier observed by this modality; exact capabilities are not verified.

  • This records an inference request to the configured GitHub Models endpoint.
  • Context limits, input/output modalities, licensing, and tool support need exact-model review.

Timing describes the configured request and runner-to-endpoint path, not universal model speed or an Azure region. GitHub documents GitHub Models as retired on July 30, 2026; retained observations do not prove the service is currently available. 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: deepseek model catalog (category only) · Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · GitHub Models service status

No trustworthy current result. Do not treat this as an unavailable service.

VM SKUs

1,493 VM sizes

6,509 feature-region records

New listings

1 feature-region record

South Central US

Example: Standard L160ias V5 VM size. Listing coverage: 4 → 5 regions.

New regional listing of an already observed feature.

Exact capability unverified

Standard L160ias V5 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

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Known restorations

630 feature-region records

Indonesia Central, West Central US

Example: Basic A0 VM size. Listing coverage: 0 → 1 regions.

Exact capability unverified

Basic A0 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

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

New delistings

34 feature-region records

East US 2 EUAP

Example: Standard Dc16eds V5 VM size. Listing coverage: 1 → 1 regions.

Exact capability unverified

Standard Dc16eds V5 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

If this matches a planned regional target, verify it with the provider. This is not an outage or retirement notice.

Tracked absences

1,111 feature-region records

India South Central, Italy North, South East Asia, West Europe, West US, West US 2, West US 3

Example: Basic A0 VM size. Listing coverage: 0 → 1 regions.

Exact capability unverified

Basic A0 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

Previously tracked delistings remain absent. No new delistings does not mean recovery.

Other status changes

4,733 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, 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

Example: Basic A0 VM size. Listing coverage: 0 → 1 regions.

Exact capability unverified

Basic A0 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

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Azure AI models

24 AI models

700 feature-region records

New listings

34 feature-region records

Australia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central US, East US, East US 2, France Central, Germany West Central, Italy North, Japan East, Korea Central, North Central US, Norway East, Poland Central, South Africa North, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE North, UK South, West Central US, West Europe, West US, West US 3

Example: GPT-6 1 sol model from OpenAI (version 2026-09-29). Listing coverage: 0 → 28 regions.

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

Category context

GPT-6 1 sol.2026 09 29 - 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)

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

New delistings

1 feature-region record

South India

Example: GPT-realtime 2 1 model from OpenAI (version 2026-07-07). Listing coverage: 6 → 5 regions.

Category context

GPT-realtime 2 1.2026 07 07 - 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)

If this matches a planned regional target, verify it with the provider. This is not an outage or retirement notice.

Tracked absences

510 feature-region records

Australia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central US, East US, East US 2, France Central, Germany West Central, Italy North, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, North Central US, North Europe, Norway East, Poland Central, South Africa North, South Central US, South East Asia, South India, Spain Central, Sweden Central, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE North, UK South, UK West, West Central US, West Europe, West US, West US 2, West US 3

Example: llama 3 2 11b vision instruct model from Meta (version 1). Listing coverage: 0 → 0 regions.

Category context

llama 3 2 11b vision instruct.1 - meta

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

Previously tracked delistings remain absent. No new delistings does not mean recovery.

Other status changes

155 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 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 West, West Central US, West Europe, West India, West US, West US 2, West US 3

Example: cohere embed v5 fast model from cohere (version 1). Listing coverage: 0 → 3 regions.

Category context

cohere embed v5 fast.1 - cohere

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

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

AKS extensions

1 AKS extension

33 feature-region records

New listings

33 feature-region records

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

Example: microsoft.monitor.pipeline AKS extension. Listing coverage: 2 → 35 regions.

New regional listing of an already observed feature.

Exact capability unverified

microsoft.monitor.pipeline - unverified extension identity

A regional extension catalog identifier without a verified exact product mapping.

  • The probe observes a regional extension-type catalog, not installed cluster software.
  • The exact extension's purpose and cluster requirements have not been verified.

Exact extension identity is unverified. Extension-type catalog evidence is not installation, configuration, cluster compatibility, or successful execution evidence.

Read more: Search Microsoft Learn for this exact identifier (not verified) · AKS cluster extension platform

Catalog/list evidence only; verify exact requirements before changing regional plans.

Observation history and comparison coverage

1,621 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: 2026-09-29T03:54:28.098660+00:00
Current snapshot: 2026-09-30T03:54:41.640673+00:00

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

Added check records: 5,040; removed check records: 126. Changes to the observation set do not establish provider intent.

Exact changes and supporting evidence

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