Merge pull request #2475 from mrbullwinkle/mrb_01_23_2025_o1_mini

[Azure OpenAI] o1-mini availability

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/ai-services/openai/concepts/models.md

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Azure OpenAI Service is powered by a diverse set of models with different capabi
 
 | Models | Description |
 |--|--|
-| [o1 & o1-mini](#o1-and-o1-mini-models-limited-access) | Limited access models, specifically designed to tackle reasoning and problem-solving tasks with increased focus and capability.  |
+| [o1 & o1-mini](#o1-and-o1-mini-models) |[Reasoning models](../how-to/reasoning.md) with advanced problem-solving and increased focus and capability.  |
 | [GPT-4o & GPT-4o mini & GPT-4 Turbo](#gpt-4o-and-gpt-4-turbo) | The latest most capable Azure OpenAI models with multimodal versions, which can accept both text and images as input. |
 | [GPT-4o audio](#gpt-4o-audio) | GPT-4o audio models that support either low-latency, "speech in, speech out" conversational interactions or audio generation. |
 | [GPT-4](#gpt-4) | A set of models that improve on GPT-3.5 and can understand and generate natural language and code. |
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Azure OpenAI Service is powered by a diverse set of models with different capabi
 | [Whisper](#whisper-models) | A series of models in preview that can transcribe and translate speech to text. |
 | [Text to speech](#text-to-speech-models-preview) (Preview) | A series of models in preview that can synthesize text to speech. |
 
-## o1 and o1-mini models limited access
+## o1 and o1-mini models
 
 The Azure OpenAI `o1` and `o1-mini` models are specifically designed to tackle reasoning and problem-solving tasks with increased focus and capability. These models spend more time processing and understanding the user's request, making them exceptionally strong in areas like science, coding, and math compared to previous iterations.
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ The Azure OpenAI `o1` and `o1-mini` models are specifically designed to tackle r
 
 ### Availability
 
-The `o1` and `o1-mini` models are now available for API access and model deployment. **Registration is required, and access will be granted based on Microsoft's eligibility criteria**. Customers who previously applied and received access to `o1-preview`, don't need to reapply as they are automatically on the wait-list for the latest model.
+The `o1` and `o1-mini` models are now available for API access and model deployment. **For access to `o1` registration is required, and access will be granted based on Microsoft's eligibility criteria**. Customers who previously applied and received access to `o1-preview`, don't need to reapply as they are automatically on the wait-list for the latest model.
 
 Request access: [limited access model application](https://aka.ms/OAI/o1access)
 

articles/ai-services/openai/how-to/reasoning.md

@@ -24,19 +24,19 @@ Azure OpenAI `o1` and `o1-mini` models are designed to tackle reasoning and prob
 
 ## Availability
 
-The **o1 series** models are now available for API access and model deployment. **Registration is required, and access will be granted based on Microsoft's eligibility criteria**. Customers who previously applied and received access to `o1-preview`, don't need to reapply as they are automatically on the wait-list for the latest model.
+The **o1 series** models are now available for API access and model deployment. **For access to o1, and o1-preview registration is required, and access will be granted based on Microsoft's eligibility criteria**. Customers who previously applied and received access to `o1-preview`, don't need to reapply as they are automatically on the wait-list for the latest model.
 
 Request access: [limited access model application](https://aka.ms/OAI/o1access)
 
 Once access has been granted, you'll need to create a deployment for each model. If you have an existing `o1-preview` deployment, in-place upgrade is currently not supported, you'll need to create a new deployment.
 
 ### Region availability
 
-| Model | Region |
-|---|---|
-|`o1` | East US2 (Global Standard) <br> Sweden Central (Global Standard) |
-| `o1-preview` | See [models page](../concepts/models.md#global-standard-model-availability). |
-| `o1-mini` | See [models page](../concepts/models.md#global-standard-model-availability). |
+| Model | Region | Limited access |
+|---|---|---|
+|`o1` | East US2 (Global Standard) <br> Sweden Central (Global Standard) | [Limited access model application](https://aka.ms/OAI/o1access) |
+| `o1-preview` | See [models page](../concepts/models.md#global-standard-model-availability). | [Limited access model application](https://aka.ms/OAI/o1access) |
+| `o1-mini` | See [models page](../concepts/models.md#global-standard-model-availability). | No access request needed |
 
 ## API & feature support
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Once access has been granted, you'll need to create a deployment for each model.
 | **API Version**       | `2024-12-01-preview` | `2024-09-01-preview`  <br> `2024-10-01-preview` <br> `2024-12-01-preview`    | `2024-09-01-preview`  <br> `2024-10-01-preview` <br> `2024-12-01-preview`    |
 | **[Developer Messages](#developer-messages)** | ✅ | - | - |
 | **[Structured Outputs](./structured-outputs.md)** | ✅ | - | - |
-| **[Context Window](../concepts/models.md#o1-and-o1-mini-models-limited-access)** | Input: 200,000 <br> Output: 100,000 | Input: 128,000  <br> Output: 32,768 | Input: 128,000  <br> Output: 65,536 |
+| **[Context Window](../concepts/models.md#o1-and-o1-mini-models)** | Input: 200,000 <br> Output: 100,000 | Input: 128,000  <br> Output: 32,768 | Input: 128,000  <br> Output: 65,536 |
 | **[Reasoning effort](#reasoning-effort)** | ✅ | - | - |
 | **[Vision Support](./gpt-with-vision.md)** |✅ | - | - |
 | Functions/Tools | ✅  | -  |  - |

articles/ai-services/openai/overview.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ author: mrbullwinkle
 ms.author: mbullwin
 ms.service: azure-ai-openai
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 12/15/2024
+ms.date: 01/23/2025
 ms.custom: build-2023, build-2023-dataai
 recommendations: false
 ---
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Azure OpenAI Service provides REST API access to OpenAI's powerful language mode
 
 | Feature | Azure OpenAI |
 | --- | --- |
-| Models available | [**o1** & **o1-mini**](./how-to/reasoning.md) - (Limited Access - [Request Access](https://aka.ms/OAI/o1access))<br>**GPT-4o & GPT-4o mini**<br> **GPT-4 series (including GPT-4 Turbo with Vision)** <br>**GPT-3.5-Turbo series**<br> Embeddings series <br> Learn more in our [Models](./concepts/models.md) page.|
+| Models available | [**o1**](./how-to/reasoning.md) - (Limited Access - [Request Access](https://aka.ms/OAI/o1access))<br>[**o1-mini**](./how-to/reasoning.md)<br>**GPT-4o & GPT-4o mini**<br> **GPT-4 series (including GPT-4 Turbo with Vision)** <br>**GPT-3.5-Turbo series**<br> Embeddings series <br> Learn more in our [Models](./concepts/models.md) page.|
 | Fine-tuning | `GPT-4o-mini` (preview) <br> `GPT-4` (preview) <br>`GPT-3.5-Turbo` (0613) <br> `babbage-002` <br> `davinci-002`.|
 | Price | [Available here](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/cognitive-services/openai-service/) <br> For details on vision-enabled chat models, see the [special pricing information](../openai/concepts/gpt-with-vision.md#special-pricing-information).|
 | Virtual network support & private link support | Yes.  |