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What is Azure AI Foundry?

06 Feb 2025 » cloud, azure, ai

A quick comparison by ChatGPT

Bottom line:

  • Use Azure AI Foundry if you need pre-trained foundation models & AI agent development
  • Use Azure ML Studio if you want to train custom ML models from scratch
  • Use Azure AI Studio if you want to fine-tune pre-trained AI models for applications
FeatureAzure AI FoundryAzure ML StudioAzure AI Studio
Use CaseAI application developmentML model training & deploymentAI model fine-tuning & deployment
Target AudienceDevelopers, enterprisesData scientists, ML engineersDevelopers, data scientists
Custom Models?No (uses pre-trained models)Yes (train from scratch)Yes (fine-tuning)
Foundation Models?Yes (OpenAI, Meta, etc.)No (builds custom models)Yes (GPT, DALL-E, etc.)
Low-Code Support?YesYes (AutoML, drag-drop UI)Yes
Governance & Security?HighHighModerate
Best ForAI-powered applicationsPredictive ML analyticsAI model fine-tuning

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