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Cut Azure OpenAI cost with PTU or Pay As You Go

A 58 page buyer side playbook for the Azure OpenAI Service commitment. Provisioned Throughput Units (PTU), Pay As You Go token consumption, model price evolution, regional capacity, indemnity language, and the contract levers that.

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Read Time 20 Minutes
Last Updated July 25, 2025
What you will take away
  • Azure OpenAI Service commercial model decoded
  • PTU versus Pay As You Go decision
  • Model price evolution defense
  • Regional capacity strategy
  • Microsoft indemnity for output
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Last updatedJuly 25, 2025
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