Merge pull request #7565 from v-thepet/free1

BULK PR 1 - Q&M: Azure-Trial Cleanup Project

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articles/ai-foundry/agents/environment-setup.md

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ Projects are currently the unit of sharing and isolation in Foundry. See the [wh
 
 ### Prerequisites 
 
-* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
+* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 * Ensure that the individual creating the account and project has the **Azure AI Account Owner** role at the subscription scope
 * If configuring a [standard setup](#choose-your-setup), the same individual must also have permissions to assign roles to required resources (Cosmos DB, Azure AI Search, Azure Blob Storage). For more information on RBAC roles, specific to Azure AI Foundry Agent Service, see [Azure AI Foundry Agent Service RBAC roles](../concepts/rbac-azure-ai-foundry.md).
     * The built-in role needed is **Role Based Access Administrator**.

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/use-your-own-resources.md

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ If you want to continue using your hub-based project and connection string, you
 > * Make sure your Azure OpenAI resource and Azure AI Foundry account and project are in the same region. 
 
 ## Prerequisites
-* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
+* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 * Ensure that the individual creating the account and project has the **Azure AI Account Owner** role at the subscription scope
 * If configuring a [standard setup](#choose-basic-or-standard-agent-setup), the same individual must also have permissions to assign roles to required resources (Cosmos DB, Search, Storage). For more information about RBAC in Azure AI Foundry, see [RBAC in Azure AI Foundry](../../../ai-foundry/concepts/rbac-azure-ai-foundry.md).
     * The built-in role needed is **Role Based Access Administrator**.

articles/ai-foundry/agents/how-to/virtual-networks.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ For customers without an existing virtual network, the Standard Setup with Priva
 - **Private MCP Server**: using private MCP servers deployed in the same virtual network is not supported, only publicly accessible MCP servers are supported.
 
 ## Prerequisites
-* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services).
+* An Azure subscription - [Create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 * Ensure that the individual creating the account and project has the **Azure AI Account Owner** role at the subscription scope
 * The person deploying the template must also have permissions to assign roles to required resources (Cosmos DB, Search, Storage).
     * The built-in role needed is **Role Based Access Administrator**.

articles/ai-foundry/foundry-models/how-to/configure-deployment-policies.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ When using models from Azure AI Foundry (formerly known Azure AI Services) and A
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
+- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn) before you begin.
 - Permissions to create and assign policies. To create and assign policies, you must be an [Owner](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles#owner) or [Resource Policy Contributor](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles#resource-policy-contributor) at the Azure subscription or resource group level.
 - Familiarity with Azure Policy. To learn more, see [What is Azure Policy?](/azure/governance/policy/overview).
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/configure-managed-network.md

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Before you start, make sure you have these prerequisites:
 
 # [Python SDK](#tab/python)
 
-* An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin. Try the [free or paid version](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+* An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin. Try the [free or paid version](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 
 * The __Microsoft.Network__ resource provider must be registered for your Azure subscription. This resource provider is used by the hub when creating private endpoints for the managed virtual network.
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-azure-ai-hub-template.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The template used in this article can be found at [https://github.com/Azure/azur
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+- An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 
 - A copy of the template files from the GitHub repo. To clone the GitHub repo to your local machine, you can use [Git](https://git-scm.com/). Use the following command to clone the quickstart repository to your local machine and navigate to the `aifoundry-basics` directory.
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/install-cli-sdk.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Set up your development environment to use the [Azure AI Foundry](https://ai.azu
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).
 
 
 ## Install your programming language 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/flow-deploy.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ In this article, you learn how to deploy a flow as a managed online endpoint for
 
 To deploy a prompt flow as an online endpoint, you need:
 
-* An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
+* An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn) before you begin.
 * An Azure AI Foundry project.
 * A `Microsoft.PolicyInsights` resource provider registered in the selected subscription. For more information on how to register a resource provider, see [Register a resource provider](/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types#register-resource-provider-1).
 

articles/ai-foundry/how-to/model-deployment-policy.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ these policies to control what models your developers can deploy in Azure AI Fou
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure account with an active subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). Your
+- An Azure account with an active subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn). Your
   Azure account lets you access the Azure AI Foundry portal.
 
 - Permissions to create and assign policies. To create and assign policies, you must be an [Owner](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles#owner) or [Resource Policy Contributor](/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles#resource-policy-contributor) at the Azure subscription or resource group level.

articles/ai-foundry/includes/azure-subscription.md

@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ ms.date: 09/18/2025
 ms.custom: include
 ---
 
-An Azure account with an active subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free Azure account, which includes a free trial subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). 
+An Azure account with an active subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free Azure account, which includes a free trial subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?cid=msft_learn).