{"id":58159,"date":"2025-04-24T15:58:09","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T13:58:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=58159"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T14:00:32","slug":"microsoft-azure-ai-foundry-gpt-4-1-o3-and-o4-mini-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-azure-ai-foundry-gpt-4-1-o3-and-o4-mini-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Azure AI Foundry: GPT-4.1, o3 and o4-mini available"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 16, 2025, Microsoft released new AI models<\/strong> on Azure AI Foundry<\/strong> with significantly improved capabilities for coding, instruction following, and long-context processing<\/strong>. This article looks at these new models in detail<\/strong> to help you with the decision on what models to use within your organization.<\/p>\n

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Background<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Microsoft has introduced new OpenAI models<\/strong>, including GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1-mini, GPT-4.1-nano, o3, and o4-mini<\/strong>. These releases are part of a broader effort to provide more advanced and versatile AI tools<\/strong> in Azure. The new models are especially strong for coding applications<\/strong> and allow them to process longer contexts<\/strong>, which makes them highly useful for developers and businesses alike. For example, GPT-4.1 delivers functional code with fewer errors and is particularly effective in single-shot tasks requiring precision and efficiency.<\/p>\n

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Comparing GPT-4.1, o3, o4-mini and GPT-4o variations<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here is a comparison table for the new AI models available in Azure AI Foundry:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Feature\/Model<\/strong><\/td>\nGPT-4.1<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nGPT-4.1-mini<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nGPT-4.1-nano<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\no3<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\no4-mini<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nLatest iteration of GPT-4o, optimized for coding and instruction tasks<\/td>\nBalanced version of GPT-4.1<\/td>\nCost-efficient version of GPT-4.1<\/td>\nAdvanced AI reasoning model<\/td>\nCompact version of OpenAI o3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strengths<\/strong><\/td>\nEnhanced coding and instruction following, long context support<\/td>\nBalanced performance and cost, long context support<\/td>\nLowest cost, long context support<\/td>\nEnhanced quality, safety, and performance, multimodality support<\/td>\nImproved safety and performance, vision analysis capabilities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weaknesses<\/strong><\/td>\nHigher cost<\/td>\nLess accurate than GPT-4.1<\/td>\nLower reasoning and accuracy<\/td>\nHigher cost<\/td>\nLess powerful than OpenAI o3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Usage Examples<\/strong><\/td>\nComplex Coding Tasks – Developing a complex algorithm for a machine learning model.<\/td>\nQuick Prototyping – Creating a prototype for a new web application.<\/td>\nLow-Latency Applications – Real-time text autocompletion.<\/td>\nDetailed Analytical Tasks – Conducting a comprehensive market analysis.<\/td>\nFast and Efficient Reasoning – Solving complex mathematical problems.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reasoning & Accuracy<\/strong><\/td>\nHighest<\/td>\nBalanced<\/td>\nLower<\/td>\nHigh<\/td>\nHigh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cost & Efficiency<\/strong><\/td>\nHigher cost<\/td>\nBalanced<\/td>\nLowest cost<\/td>\nHigher cost<\/td>\nBalanced<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quality index<\/strong><\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n0.89<\/td>\nNot specified<\/td>\n0.81<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Categories<\/strong><\/td>\nSupports tool calling and structured outputs<\/td>\nSupports tool calling and structured outputs<\/td>\nSupports tool calling and structured outputs<\/td>\nSupports multiple APIs, reasoning summary, and parallel tool calling<\/td>\nSupports multiple APIs, reasoning summary, and parallel tool calling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Announcements: https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/announcing-the-gpt-4-1-model-series-for-azure-ai-foundry-developers\/<\/a> and https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/blog\/o3-and-o4-mini-unlock-enterprise-agent-workflows-with-next-level-reasoning-ai-with-azure-ai-foundry-and-github\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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