Azure AI Foundry Agent Service
Azure's managed agent service that hosts enterprise agents with memory, tools, and a callable endpoint.
- Free credit
- $200
- Credit window
- 30 days
- Card required
- No
Azure AI Foundry Agent Service scores 6.5/10 for free value in Agents. The main constraint: Azure free account credits apply; consumption-based pricing for agent runtime/tools afterward.
Free value score
6.5 / 10Show the math
Key metrics
What you get
Azure free account credits apply; consumption-based pricing for agent runtime/tools afterward
Enterprise Azure-native agent runtime
Gotchas
- Cloud account
Requires a cloud account; free use is via account credits / free-tier quota, not an unconditional free plan.
Sources
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"There is no additional charge for creating or running Foundry-native agents using prompts and workflows. However, you will incur charges for model token consumption through Foundry Models and separate charges and licenses for Foundry Tools and Foundry IQ connections"
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/foundry-agent-service/ -
"Built-in Tools: File Search Storage: $-/GB of vector-storage per day (1 GB free) Code Interpreter: $-/session Web Search: $-/1,000 transactions"
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/foundry-agent-service/ -
"Explore popular Azure services free for 12 months and 65+ other services free always. Plus, get $200 credit to use in your first 30 days."
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/free-services/ -
"Since then, over 10,000 customers have used the service to power their AI-driven automation ... Today, we’re excited to announce that Azure AI Foundry Agent Service is now generally available."
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azure-ai-foundry-blog/announcing-general-availability-of-azure-ai-foundry-agent-service/4414352
