# Azure AI

### 1. Create an Azure account

Before using Azure AI, an account and subscription must be created.

* Go to the Azure portal
* Sign in or create an account
* Ensure you have an active **Azure subscription**

```
https://portal.azure.com
```

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### 2. Create Microsoft Foundry Project

Azure organizes AI usage through resources.

* Go to **Create resource**
* Search for **Azure OpenAI** or **Azure AI Foundry**
* Create a new resource

Configuration:

* **Resource group**: create or select one
* **Region**:
  * West Europe (recommended)
  * Sweden Central (for latest models like GPT-5.x)
* **Name**: use a clear naming convention (e.g. ai-studio-prod)

This resource contains:

* Models and deployments
* API access (endpoint + keys)
* Monitoring and usage data

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### 3. Deploy a model

Before using Azure AI, a model must be deployed.

* Open your Azure AI resource
* Go to:

```
Models + Endpoints
```

* Create a new deployment
* Select a model (GPT-4o transcribe, GPT-5.x)

Important:

* Define a **deployment name**
* This is what you will use in Any2Info (NOT the model name but it can be the same)

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### 4. Retrieve API key and endpoint

After deploying a model, you can retrieve the required credentials.

* Open your Azure AI resource
* Go to **Models + Endpoints**
* Select your deployed model

From here, you can find:

* **API Key**

These values are required to connect Azure to the Any2Info platform.

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### 5. Cost monitoring

There are two places where you can monitor usage and costs:

#### Model usage (per deployment)

* Open your Azure AI resource
* Go to:

```
Models + Endpoints
```

* Select your **deployment**
* Go to **Metrics**

Here you can see:

* Token usage
* Requests
* Performance metrics

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#### Azure cost management

This can be in the azure portal