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Microsoft Foundry Expands Open Model Access With Fireworks AI and Local Inference
DEV · By Ali Farhat ·
The Brief
- Fireworks AI open-model inference is now generally available in Microsoft Foundry through a single Azure endpoint.
- Microsoft Foundry is also expanding local inference options for running models.
- The update is aimed at developers and businesses that test, run and operationalize AI models.
Why it matters
Developers on Azure can access open models from Fireworks AI through the same Azure endpoint instead of setting up a separate provider, which simplifies deployment and operations.
Who’s affected
- Azure developers using Microsoft Foundry
- Teams running open-weight AI models in production
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Microsoft Foundry is expanding the ways developers and businesses can test, run, and operationalize AI models. The most consequential update is the general availability of Fireworks AI open-model inference in Foundry , which gives customers access through a single Azure endpoint…
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DEV Community article reports the general availability of Fireworks AI open-model inference in Microsoft Foundry
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Microsoft Foundry Expands Open Model Access With Fireworks AI and Local Inference