Azure regional changes

At a glance — since 2026-10-26Daily regional evidence

2 AKS extensions, 1 AI model, and 9 VM sizes gained new regions · 1 AI model returned · nothing dropped

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

AKS extensions

▲ 2 AKS extensions +13 new listings

New regions: +12 regionsAustralia East, Canada East, Germany West Central, Japan West, Jio India West, Korea South, South Central US, South India, UAE North, West Europe, West US, West US 3

  • microsoft.monitor.pipeline AKS extension Microsoft AKS extension type not yet mapped to documentation +12 regionsAustralia East, Canada East, Germany West Central, Japan West, Jio India West, Korea South, South Central US, South India, UAE North, West Europe, West US, West US 336 → 48 regions
  • microsoft.hybridaksoperator AKS extension Microsoft AKS extension type not yet mapped to documentation + Germany West Central10 → 11 regions

Azure AI models

▲ 1 AI model +27 new listings↩ 1 AI model returned · 10 listings

New regions: +27 regionsAustralia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central US, East US, 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 Europe, West US, West US 3 Returned in: ↩10 regionsBrazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Norway East, South Africa North, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE North, UK South, UK West

  • GPT-6 1 terra model from OpenAI (version 2026-10-26) OpenAI GPT-6 1 terra model, version 2026-10-26 +27 regionsAustralia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central US, East US, 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 Europe, West US, West US 30 → 27 regionsfirst listing · 7 geographiesLearn
↩ 1 AI model returned after a gap in 1 group — listings that were missing in the previous scan
  • microsoft decision 1 model from Microsoft (version 1) microsoft microsoft decision 1 model, version 1 ↩10 regionsBrazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Norway East, South Africa North, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE North, UK South, UK West22 → 32 regionsLearn

VM SKUs

▲ 9 VM sizes +9 new listings

New regions: + North Europe

  • NCv6-series · gpu compute optimized 9 VM sizes: Nc144ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse, Nc144lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse, Nc24lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse, Nc288ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse, Nc288lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse … +4 Gained: + North Europe5 → 6 regions
    • Standard Nc144ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 144 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc144lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 144 vCPUs, low memory, local temp disk, Premium SSD, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc24lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 24 vCPUs, low memory, local temp disk, Premium SSD, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc288ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 288 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc288lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 288 vCPUs, low memory, local temp disk, Premium SSD, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc36ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 36 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc36lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 36 vCPUs, low memory, local temp disk, Premium SSD, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc72ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 72 vCPUs, local temp disk, premium SSD capable, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
    • Standard Nc72lds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size GPU compute optimized, 72 vCPUs, low memory, local temp disk, Premium SSD, XL, RTXPRO6000BSE, v6 + North Europe5 → 6 regionsLearn
Full evidence, filters and history
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

49New listings
0New delistings
10Known restorations
3,030Tracked absences
0Evidence gaps

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

Changes relevant to you

One listing = one feature in one region

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

Azure AI models

29 AI models

745 feature-region records

New listings

27 feature-region records

Australia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central US, East US, 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 Europe, West US, West US 3

Example: GPT-6 1 terra model from OpenAI (version 2026-10-26). Listing coverage: 0 → 27 regions.

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

Category context

GPT-6 1 terra (catalog version 2026-10-26) - 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.

Known restorations

10 feature-region records

Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Norway East, South Africa North, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, UAE North, UK South, UK West

Example: microsoft decision 1 model from Microsoft (version 1). Listing coverage: 22 → 32 regions.

Category context

microsoft decision 1 (catalog version 1) - microsoft

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

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

Tracked absences

672 feature-region records

Australia East, Brazil South, Canada Central, Canada East, Central India, Central US, East Asia, 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: deepseek r1 0528 model from deepseek (version 1). Listing coverage: 0 → 0 regions.

Category context

deepseek r1 0528 (catalog version 1) - deepseek

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: deepseek 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

36 feature-region records

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

Example: GPT-6 1 terra model from OpenAI (version 2026-10-26). Listing coverage: 0 → 27 regions.

Category context

GPT-6 1 terra (catalog version 2026-10-26) - 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.

VM SKUs

816 VM sizes

2,367 feature-region records

New listings

9 feature-region records

North Europe

Example: Standard Nc144ds Xl Rtxpro6000bse V6 VM size. Listing coverage: 5 → 6 regions.

New regional listing of an already observed feature.

Documented family

Standard_NC144ds_XL_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 - GPU compute optimized VM size

Standard_NC144ds_XL_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 is a gpu compute optimized VM size decoded from Azure's naming convention.

  • The name encodes 144 vCPUs.
  • d = local temp disk in the documented naming convention.

Naming-convention decoding does not verify memory, CPU model, GPU model, disk throughput, network bandwidth, quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance.

Read more: Azure VM sizes naming conventions · GPU compute optimized family overview

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

Tracked absences

2,358 feature-region records

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

Example: Standard Nv16as V4 VM size. Listing coverage: 9 → 9 regions.

Documented family

Standard_NV16as_v4 - GPU visualization optimized VM size

Standard_NV16as_v4 is a gpu visualization optimized VM size decoded from Azure's naming convention.

  • The name encodes 16 vCPUs.
  • a = AMD-based in the documented naming convention.

Naming-convention decoding does not verify memory, CPU model, GPU model, disk throughput, network bandwidth, quota, capacity, price, successful deployment, or measured performance.

Read more: Azure VM sizes naming conventions · GPU visualization optimized family overview

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

AKS extensions

2 AKS extensions

13 feature-region records

New listings

13 feature-region records

Australia East, Canada East, Germany West Central, Japan West, Jio India West, Korea South, South Central US, South India, UAE North, West Europe, West US, West US 3

Example: microsoft.monitor.pipeline AKS extension. Listing coverage: 36 → 48 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

3,030 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: 2026-10-26T03:56:43.938413+00:00
Current snapshot: 2026-10-27T03:54:41.919113+00:00

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

Added check records: 63; removed check records: 0. Changes to the observation set do not establish provider intent.

Exact changes and supporting evidence

Grouped by feature. Coverage counts are scan-wide; region and service filters limit the listed records.

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