Microsoft Azure has become the only major cloud platform where enterprises can access both OpenAI’s GPT models and Anthropic’s Claude, creating unique multi-model value.
Azure’s Model Catalog
- 1,800+ models available
- OpenAI GPT-4, GPT-4o, o1, o3
- Anthropic Claude (via new partnership)
- Meta Llama models
- Mistral, Cohere, and more
The Competitive Advantage
| Cloud | GPT | Claude | Multi-Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ Complete |
| AWS | ✗ | ✓ | Partial |
| GCP | ✗ | ✓ | Partial |
Enterprise Appeal
80% of Fortune 500 companies are now on Azure AI Foundry, attracted by the ability to hedge AI bets across multiple leading model providers without multi-cloud complexity.
This is part of a comprehensive analysis. Read the full analysis: Microsoft’s Frontier AI Dilemma on The Business Engineer.









