Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs-pr into stp_ML-freshness_9-10

Author: s-polly

articles/ai-foundry/azure-ai-foundry-status-dashboard-documentation.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 
 # Azure AI Foundry status dashboard
 
-The Azure AI Foundry Status Dashboard provides visibility into the
+<!--
+The [Azure AI Foundry Status Dashboard](https://status.ai.azure.com/) provides visibility into the
 health and availability of key Foundry services. It's intended to help
 customers monitor service status, stay informed about ongoing incidents,
 and plan around scheduled maintenance windows.
@@ -65,3 +66,5 @@ please contact your support team or Customer Success representative.
 - [Azure AI Foundry documentation](/azure/ai-foundry/)
 - [Azure status history](https://status.azure.com/status)
 - [Azure Service Health](https://azure.microsoft.com/status/)
+
+-->

articles/ai-foundry/concepts/management-center.md

@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ titleSuffix: Azure AI Foundry
 description: "The management center in Azure AI Foundry portal provides a centralized hub for governance and management activities."
 ms.author: sgilley
 author: sdgilley
+ms.reviewer: aashishb
 ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ms.custom:
   - ignite-2024
 ms.topic: concept-article #Don't change.
-ms.date: 07/01/2025
+ms.date: 09/10/2025
 #customer intent: As an admin, I want a central location where I can perform governance and management activities.
 ---
 
@@ -21,17 +22,17 @@ The management center is a part of the Azure AI Foundry portal that streamlines
 - Quotas for models and virtual machines (VMs)
 
     > [!NOTE]
-    > VM quotas are only available for [!INCLUDE [hub](../includes/hub-project-name.md)]s.
+    > VMs and VM quotas are only available for [!INCLUDE [hub](../includes/hub-project-name.md)]s.
 
 - User management and role assignment
 
-To access the management center, sign in to [Azure AI Foundry](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs), select a project, and then select **Management center** from the bottom of left menu.
+To access the management center, sign in to [Azure AI Foundry](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs), select a project, then select **Management center** from the bottom of left menu. (You might have to scroll down to find it.)
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/management-center/management-center.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the left menu of Azure AI Foundry with the management center selected." :::
 
 ## Manage Foundry projects
 
-Use the management center to create and configure [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]s. Use __All resources__ to view all [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]s that you have access to, or to create new projects. Use the __Project__ section of the left menu to manage individual [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)].
+Use the management center to create and configure [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]s. Use __All resources__ to view all [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]s that you have access to, or to create new projects. Use the __Project__ section of the left menu to manage and create individual [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)] on the AI Foundry resource.
 
 :::image type="content" source="../media/management-center/project-management.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the all resources, hub, and project sections of the management studio selected." lightbox="../media/management-center/project-management.png":::
 

articles/ai-foundry/concepts/model-lifecycle-retirement.md

@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ The following tables list the timelines for models that are on track for retirem
 
 | Model | Legacy date (UTC) | Deprecation date (UTC) | Retirement date (UTC) | Suggested replacement model |
 |-------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
-| [Command R](https://aka.ms/azureai/landing/Cohere-command-r) | February 24, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | [Cohere Command R 08-2024](https://aka.ms/azureai/landing/Cohere-command-r-08-2024) |
-| [Command R+](https://aka.ms/azureai/landing/Cohere-command-r-plus) | February 24, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | [Cohere Command R+ 08-2024](https://aka.ms/azureai/landing/Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024) |
+| [Command R](https://ai.azure.com/explore/models/Cohere-command-r/version/1/registry/azureml-cohere) | February 24, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | [Cohere Command R 08-2024](https://aka.ms/azureai/landing/Cohere-command-r-08-2024) |
+| [Command R+](https://ai.azure.com/explore/models/Cohere-command-r-plus/version/1/registry/azureml-cohere) | February 24, 2025 | March 25, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | [Cohere Command R+ 08-2024](https://aka.ms/azureai/landing/Cohere-command-r-plus-08-2024) |
 | [Cohere-rerank-v3-english](https://ai.azure.com/explore/models/Cohere-rerank-v3-english/version/1/registry/azureml-cohere) | February 28, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | [Cohere-rerank-v3.5](https://ai.azure.com/explore/models/Cohere-rerank-v3.5/version/1/registry/azureml-cohere) |
 | [Cohere-rerank-v3-multilingual](https://ai.azure.com/explore/models/Cohere-rerank-v3-multilingual/version/1/registry/azureml-cohere) | February 28, 2025 | March 31, 2025 | June 30, 2025 | [Cohere-rerank-v3.5](https://ai.azure.com/explore/models/Cohere-rerank-v3.5/version/1/registry/azureml-cohere) |
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/configure-private-link.md

@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ You get several hub default resources in your resource group. You need to config
     > [!IMPORTANT]
     > We don't recommend using the 172.17.0.0/16 IP address range for your VNet. This is the default subnet range used by the Docker bridge network on-premises.
 
-## Securely connect to your hub or project
+## Securely connect to Foundry
 
-To connect to a hub or project secured by a virtual network, use one of these methods:
+To connect to Foundry secured by a virtual network, use one of these methods:
 
 * [Azure VPN Gateway](/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-about-vpngateways)-Connect on-premises networks to the virtual network over a private connection on the public internet. Choose from two VPN gateway types:
 
@@ -566,6 +566,7 @@ To find the private IP addresses for your A records, see the [Azure Machine Lear
 - A network-secured Agent (bring your own virtual network) is only supported through Bicep template deployment. For more information on network-secured Agent deployment, see [How to use a virtual network with the Azure AI Agent Service](/azure/ai-services/agents/how-to/virtual-networks). 
 - A network-secured Agent to be deployed is only a Standard Agent, not a Light Agent. 
 - There's no managed virtual network support for the Agent Service or [!INCLUDE [FDP](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)].
+- Evaluations in AI Foundry are currently not supported with virtual network injection for egress. 
 
 :::zone-end
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-projects.md

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ In addition, many resources are only accessible by users in your project workspa
 
 ## Delete projects
 
-1. In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com), open your [!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../includes/hub-project-name.md)]. 
+1. In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs), open your [!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../includes/hub-project-name.md)]. 
 
 1. Select **Management center**.
 1. Select **Overview** under the **Hub** section.

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/trace-application.md

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Azure AI Foundry stores traces in Azure Application Insights resources using Ope
 
 The following steps show how to configure your resource:
 
-1. Go to [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com) and navigate to your project.
+1. Go to [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs) and navigate to your project.
 
 1. On the side navigation bar, select **Tracing**.
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/migrate-project.md

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ms.topic: how-to
 ms.date: 07/21/2025
 ms.author: sgilley
 ms.reviewer: deeikele
+ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
 ---
 
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ Most Azure AI Foundry users already have an 'AI Foundry' (formerly called 'AI Se
 
 # [Azure AI Foundry portal](#tab/azure-ai-foundry)
 
-1.  In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com), open your [!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../includes/hub-project-name.md)].
+1.  In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs), open your [!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../includes/hub-project-name.md)].
 1.  In the left pane, select **Management center**.
 1.  Select **Connected resources** under the **Hub** section.
 1.  Find the **AI Foundry models** connection, and select the link to view its details.
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ There are some reasons you might want to keep hubs and [!INCLUDE [hub-project-na
 
 # [Azure AI Foundry portal](#tab/azure-ai-foundry)
 
-1. In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com), open your [!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../includes/hub-project-name.md)]. 
+1. In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs), open your [!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../includes/hub-project-name.md)]. 
 
 1. Select **Management center**.
 1. Select **Overview** under the **Hub** section.

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/upgrade-azure-openai.md

@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ After upgrading from Azure OpenAI to Azure AI Foundry, you'll notice updates to
 
    Your project overview page includes your previous Azure OpenAI endpoint, and a new Azure AI Foundry endpoint. Foundry API and SDK grant access to the broader set of models and features including agent service.
 
+## Understanding pricing
+
+There are no pricing differences for existing Azure OpenAI functionality when upgrading to Azure AI Foundry—your current usage patterns and costs remain unchanged. However, Azure AI Foundry unlocks access to additional features such as expanded model catalogs, agent services, and evaluation tools, which may have their own pricing structures depending on the models and services used.
+
+For estimating costs of new features available in Azure AI Foundry, use the [Azure Pricing Calculator](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculator/).
+
 ## Roll back to Azure OpenAI
 
 In case you run into any issues, a roll back option is available. As prerequisite to roll back, you're required to delete any of the following configurations first:

articles/ai-foundry/includes/create-project-fdp.md

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ az cognitiveservices account connection show --name {my_project_name} --resource
 
 ## Delete projects
 
-1. In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com), open your [!INCLUDE [fdp-project-name](fdp-project-name.md)]. 
+1. In [Azure AI Foundry portal](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs), open your [!INCLUDE [fdp-project-name](fdp-project-name.md)]. 
 1. Select **Management center**.
 1. Select **Overview** under the **Resource** section.
 1. Select any projects you no longer want to keep.

articles/ai-foundry/openai/concepts/model-router.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ description: Learn about the model router feature in Azure OpenAI in Azure AI Fo
 author: PatrickFarley
 ms.author: pafarley
 manager: nitinme
-ms.date: 08/06/2025
+ms.date: 09/10/2025
 ms.service: azure-ai-openai
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.custom:
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ If you select **Auto-update** at the deployment step (see [Manage models](/azure
 
 ## Underlying models
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> The latest version of model router is currently limited access only. You can request access using the `gpt-5 access` form: [gpt-5 limited access model application](https://aka.ms/oai/gpt5access). If you already have `o3 access` no request is required.
-
 |Model router version|Underlying models| Model version
 |:---:|:---|:----:|
 | `2025-08-07` | `gpt-4.1` </br>`gpt-4.1-mini` </br>`gpt-4.1-nano` </br>`o4-mini` </br> `gpt-5`  <br> `gpt-5-mini`  <br> `gpt-5-nano` <br> `gpt-5-chat`   | `2025-04-14` <br> `2025-04-14` <br> `2025-04-14` <br> `2025-04-16` <br> `2025-08-07` <br> `2025-08-07` <br> `2025-08-07` <br> `2025-08-07` |