Microsoft and xAI have teamed up to bring Grok 3 a powerful new AI model to Azure AI Foundry. Developers can access it for free and explore its advanced capabilities right from the Azure platform.

Grok 3 is the latest large language model from xAI, designed for deep reasoning, complex coding, and real-world decision-making. It's built for enterprise scenarios and excels in tasks like financial analysis, medical research, legal document review, and more.

What Makes Grok 3 Special?

Grok 3 stands out with,

• Strong domain knowledge in healthcare, law, finance, and science
• Extended context length handles up to 131K tokens
• Support for JSON outputs and structured data
• Tool and function calling perfect for building smart assistants and workflows

In performance tests, Grok 3 scored.

• 79.1% on GPQA (graduate-level reasoning)
• 83.1% on MMLU-pro (multi-task learning)
• 65.5% on code generation
• And 91.1% on instruction-following tasks

Built for Azure Developers

Microsoft has made it easy to get started with Grok 3 in Azure AI Foundry. You can,

• Deploy instantly via managed API endpoints (pay-per-use)
• Or, coming soon, reserve capacity with Provisioned Throughput Units (PTUs) for steady, production-ready performance

Azure also offers built-in safety features, content filtering, and detailed monitoring tools so you can build responsibly and track performance easily.

Free to Try Limited Preview

Grok 3 is free to use on Azure AI Foundry until early June 2025. After that, standard pricing will apply.

• $3 per 1M input tokens
• $15 per 1M output tokens: (DataZone pricing slightly higher)

Final Thought

This is a big moment for the Azure AI community. Grok 3 brings a powerful new option to the table, and Microsoft is making it incredibly easy to test and build with it. If you're working on AI apps or exploring new models, now’s the perfect time to try it.

Check it out now on Azure AI Foundry