Model router
Shutting down. The model-router:2025-11-18 version of Model router shuts down on Azure AI Foundry on May 20, 2027.
7 mo- Next shutdown
- 218 daysMay 20, 2027 · Azure AI Foundry
Dates on every platform
3 listings · a floor is the earliest possible date
| Platform | Model ID and status | Deprecated | Shuts down | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure AI FoundryMicrosoft: Model retirement schedule - Microsoft Foundry (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026 | model-router:2025-05-19Preview | – | Floor passedNot sooner than | – |
| Azure AI FoundryMicrosoft: Model retirement schedule - Microsoft Foundry (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026 | model-router:2025-08-07Preview | – | Floor passedNot sooner than | – |
| Azure AI FoundryMicrosoft: Model retirement schedule - Microsoft Foundry (opens in a new tab) · checked Oct 14, 2026 | model-router:2025-11-18Active | – | 7 mo | – |
Frozen version with a fixed set of underlying models.
Preview dates on Azure are a floor. Preview deployments are upgraded to a newer version or retired with at least 30 days' notice.
Frozen version with a fixed set of underlying models.
Preview dates on Azure are a floor. Preview deployments are upgraded to a newer version or retired with at least 30 days' notice.
Routes each request to one model from a pool of OpenAI, DeepSeek, Meta, xAI and Anthropic models. Microsoft adds models to this version without changing its version number.
What breaks when you move off Model router
No breaking changes are recorded for Model router.