Merge pull request #7159 from sdgilley/sdg-updates

JamesJBarnett · web-flow · commit 4064dde6c2cf · 2025-09-19T09:13:54.000-07:00
[BULK UPDATE] Standardize account language with include
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/built-in-policy-model-deployment.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/built-in-policy-model-deployment.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Azure Policy provides built-in policy definitions that help you govern the deplo
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) before you begin.
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 - 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).
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-azure-ai-project-template.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-azure-ai-project-template.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Use a [Microsoft Bicep](/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/overview) file (temp
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 - A copy of the 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.
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-hub-terraform.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-hub-terraform.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ In this article, you use Terraform to create an [Azure AI Foundry](https://ai.az
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Create an Azure account with an active subscription. You can [create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 - [Install and configure Terraform](/azure/developer/terraform/quickstart-configure)
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-resource-template.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-resource-template.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Use a [Microsoft Bicep](/azure/azure-resource-manager/bicep/overview) file (temp
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+[!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 - A copy of the 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.
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-resource-terraform.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-resource-terraform.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ The examples used in article use the [AzAPI](/azure/developer/terraform/overview
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Create an Azure account with an active subscription. You can [create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
+[!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 - [Install and configure Terraform](/azure/developer/terraform/quickstart-configure).
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-secure-ai-hub.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/create-secure-ai-hub.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ You can secure your [Azure AI Foundry](https://ai.azure.com/?cid=learnDocs) hub,
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free) before you begin.
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 - An Azure Virtual Network that you use to securely connect to Azure services. For example, you might use [Azure Bastion](/azure/bastion/bastion-overview), [VPN Gateway](/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-about-vpngateways) or [ExpressRoute](/azure/expressroute/expressroute-introduction) to connect to the Azure Virtual Network from your on-premises network. If you don't have an Azure Virtual Network, you can create one by following the instructions in [Create a virtual network](/azure/virtual-network/quick-create-portal).
 
 ## Create a hub
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/ai-template-get-started.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/ai-template-get-started.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Available templates include:
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free)
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 - Either a [[!INCLUDE [fdp-project-name](../../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]](../create-projects.md) or a [[!INCLUDE [hub-project-name](../../includes/hub-project-name.md)]](../hub-create-projects.md).
 
 ## Start with a sample application
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/create-hub-project-sdk.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/create-hub-project-sdk.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ In this article, you learn how to create the following [Azure AI Foundry](https:
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin. Try the [free or paid version of Azure AI Foundry](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/) today.
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 ## Set up your environment
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/langchain.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/langchain.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ In this tutorial, you learn how to use the packages `langchain-azure-ai` to buil
 
 To run this tutorial, you need:
 
-* An [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com).
+* [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 * A model deployment supporting the [Model Inference API](https://aka.ms/azureai/modelinference) deployed. In this example, we use a `Mistral-Large-2411` deployment in the [Foundry Models](../../../ai-foundry/model-inference/overview.md).
 * Python 3.9 or later installed, including pip.
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/llama-index.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/llama-index.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ In this example, we're working with the **Model Inference API**.
 
 To run this tutorial, you need:
 
-* An [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com).
+* [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 * An Azure AI project as explained at [Create a project in Azure AI Foundry portal](../create-projects.md).
 * A model supporting the [Model Inference API](https://aka.ms/azureai/modelinference) deployed. In this example, we use a `Mistral-Large` deployment, but use any model of your preference. For using embeddings capabilities in LlamaIndex, you need an embedding model like `cohere-embed-v3-multilingual`. 
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/sdk-overview.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ The Azure AI Foundry SDK is a set of client libraries and services designed to w
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-* An Azure subscription. If you don't have one, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+* [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 * [Create a [!INCLUDE [fdp-project-name](../../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]](../create-projects.md) if you don't have one already.
 * [!INCLUDE [find-endpoint](../../includes/find-endpoint.md)]
 * Sign in with the Azure CLI using the same account that you use to access your project:
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/semantic-kernel.md b/articles/ai-foundry/how-to/develop/semantic-kernel.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ In this article, you learn how to use [Semantic Kernel](/semantic-kernel/overvie
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 - An Azure AI project as explained at [Create a project in Azure AI Foundry portal](../create-projects.md).
 - A model supporting the [Azure AI Model Inference API](../../../ai-foundry/model-inference/reference/reference-model-inference-api.md?tabs=python) deployed. In this example, we use a `Mistral-Large` deployment, but use any model of your preference. For using embeddings capabilities in LlamaIndex, you need an embedding model like `cohere-embed-v3-multilingual`.
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/includes/azure-subscription.md b/articles/ai-foundry/includes/azure-subscription.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+title: Include file
+description: Include file
+author: sdgilley
+ms.reviewer: sgilley
+ms.author: sgilley
+ms.service: azure-ai-foundry
+ms.topic: include
+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](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). Your Azure account lets you access the Azure AI Foundry portal.
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/includes/create-project-fdp.md b/articles/ai-foundry/includes/create-project-fdp.md
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ Use the following tabs to select the method you plan to use to create a [!INCLUD
 
 # [Azure AI Foundry portal](#tab/ai-foundry)
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](azure-subscription.md)]
 - You must be **Owner** of the subscription to have appropriate access control necessary to create the Azure AI Foundry resource that is the parent of the project.  If you don't have this access, have your administrator [create an AI Foundry resource](../../ai-services/multi-service-resource.md) for you to use.  Then skip to [Create multiple projects on the same resource](#create-multiple) to create your project.
 
 
 # [Python SDK](#tab/python)
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](azure-subscription.md)]
 - You must be **Owner** of the subscription to receive the appropriate access control needed to use the project.
 - [Set up your development environment](../how-to/develop/install-cli-sdk.md?tabs=python)
 - Authenticate with `az login` or `az login --use-device-code` in your environment before running code.
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Use the following tabs to select the method you plan to use to create a [!INCLUD
 
 # [Azure CLI](#tab/azurecli)
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](azure-subscription.md)]
 - You must be **Owner** of the subscription to receive the appropriate access control needed to use the project.
 - [Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli) 
 
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/includes/get-started-fdp.md b/articles/ai-foundry/includes/get-started-fdp.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The Azure AI Foundry SDK is available in multiple languages, including Python, J
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An [Azure subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/). If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](azure-subscription.md)]
 - You must be **Owner** of the subscription to receive the appropriate access control needed to use your project.
 
 [!INCLUDE [feature-preview](feature-preview.md)]
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/includes/hub-only-prereq.md b/articles/ai-foundry/includes/hub-only-prereq.md
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ ms.custom: include
 
 [!INCLUDE [uses-hub-only](uses-hub-only.md)]
 
-- An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/).
-- If you don't have one, [create a [!INCLUDE [hub](hub-project-name.md)]](../how-to/hub-create-projects.md).
+- [!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](azure-subscription.md)]
+- If you don't have one, [create a [!INCLUDE [hub](hub-project-name.md)]](../how-to/hub-create-projects.md).
diff --git a/articles/ai-foundry/quickstarts/get-started-playground.md b/articles/ai-foundry/quickstarts/get-started-playground.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ In this quickstart, you learn how to:
 For this quickstart, you can use either a [!INCLUDE [hub](../includes/hub-project-name.md)] or a [!INCLUDE [fdp](../includes/fdp-project-name.md)]. For more information about the differences between these two project types, see [Project types](../what-is-azure-ai-foundry.md#project-types).
 
 
-If you don't have an Azure subscription, <a href="https://azure.microsoft.com/free/cognitive-services" target="_blank">create one for free</a>.
+[!INCLUDE [azure-subscription](../includes/azure-subscription.md)]
 
 [!INCLUDE [feature-preview](../includes/first-run-experience.md)]
 
