- Accelerated development cycles with unified API access
- Granular cost tracking and optimization for Azure AI services
- Enhanced governance with centralized security controls
- Simplified deployment and scaling of production AI applications
- Full compatibility with Azure’s native security model
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What You Can Do Today with the AI Gateway on Azure
1-Click Azure Marketplace Deploy
Spin up a managed AI Gateway instance directly inside your Azure subscription for maximum security and control.
SSO & SCIM with Microsoft Entra ID
Integrate seamlessly with your existing identity provider for enterprise-grade access control and automated user provisioning.
Unified Access to Azure OpenAI
Route all your Azure OpenAI requests (chat, vision, function-calling, DALL-E images) through the AI Gateway while retaining full Azure compliance and gaining enhanced observability.
Azure AI Foundry Models Integration
Bring any model deployed via Azure AI Studio (formerly AI Foundry) under the AI Gateway for consistent caching, retries, fallbacks, and observability.
Azure Content Safety Guardrails
Apply robust, configurable content moderation and PII detection to every AI request—no code changes required in your applications.
Full Support for OpenAI C# SDK & Semantic Kernel
Developers can continue using familiar Microsoft tooling. The AI Gateway transparently adds value by handling routing, cost attribution, observability, and guardrails.
Native Azure API Management (APIM) Integration
Expose the AI Gateway configurations as APIM endpoints, ensuring consistent governance and policies across all your APIs, not just AI.
Get Started in Minutes
- Deploy from the Azure Marketplace: Launch the AI Gateway directly within your Azure subscription.
- Connect Microsoft Entra ID for SSO & SCIM: Follow our SSO guide and Azure SCIM setup.
- Integrate your LLM: Link your Azure OpenAI resources or Azure AI Foundry model deployments.
- Enable Azure Content Safety Guardrails: Configure content filters within your AI Gateway Configs.
- Instrument Your Applications: Use your preferred SDK (like the C# example below) to route requests through the AI Gateway.
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Why the AI Gateway + Azure? The Strategic Advantages
Enterprises choose to combine the AI Gateway with Microsoft Azure to gain a competitive edge in their AI development. This powerful synergy offers:- Complete Cost Visibility & Control on Azure Spend: Go beyond standard Azure billing. The AI Gateway allows you to tag every AI request (by application, environment, user, or custom dimension) and export granular metrics to Azure Monitor or your data warehouse for precise cost attribution and budget management.
- Unified Governance & Security Across Your Azure AI Landscape: Enforce organisation-wide policies consistently. From robust content moderation with Azure Content Safety to PII detection, rate limits, and SSO via Microsoft Entra ID, the AI Gateway centralizes governance across all your Azure AI services and AI Gateway workspaces.
- Fortified Security with Azure-Native Integration: Leverage Azure’s robust security model. With the AI Gateway’s Azure Marketplace deployment or Private Cloud options, secrets remain securely in Azure Key Vault, and AI traffic can be configured to never leave Azure’s backbone, ensuring compliance and data integrity.
- Boosted Developer Velocity & Efficiency: Eliminate redundant setups and streamline AI development. The AI Gateway provides a single, consistent gateway layer, removing the need for per-team Azure OpenAI subscriptions or duplicated infrastructure, allowing your teams to build faster.
- Seamless Integration with the Azure Ecosystem: The AI Gateway is built for Azure. Enjoy native support for Azure OpenAI (chat, vision, function-calling, images), Azure AI Foundry Models, and even familiar Microsoft tooling like the OpenAI C# SDK and Semantic Kernel, all while the AI Gateway handles the complexities of routing, cost attribution, and guardrails.

