Is Microsoft Azure AI Foundry DeepSeek-R1 deprecated?
Deprecated
Yes. DeepSeek-R1 is deprecated and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry shuts it down on 2026-08-13 — in 2 days.
Lifecycle dates
- Status
- Deprecated
- Deprecation announced
- not announced
- Shutdown date
- (in 2 days)
Pricing & context
- Input
- — / M tokens
- Output
- — / M tokens
- Context window
- —
- Model maker
- DeepSeek
Sources
- learn.microsoft.com https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Verified against the source on . Dataset snapshot . Providers can change a date without notice — the link above is always the final word.
Common questions
- Is DeepSeek-R1 deprecated?
- Yes. DeepSeek-R1 is deprecated and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry shuts it down on 2026-08-13 — in 2 days.
- When does DeepSeek-R1 shut down?
- Microsoft Azure AI Foundry has announced 2026-08-13 as the shutdown date for DeepSeek-R1.
- What does DeepSeek-R1 cost?
- No public price is listed for DeepSeek-R1 in our dataset.
- What can I use instead of DeepSeek-R1?
- Active alternatives from Microsoft Azure AI Foundry include DeepSeek-V4-Pro, DeepSeek-V4-Flash, Phi-4-mini-instruct.