Claude Opus 4.6 Now Available on Microsoft Foundry — Azure Becomes Only Cloud with Both Claude and GPT

Azure Gets Both AI Giants

Microsoft Azure has become the only cloud providing access to both Claude and GPT frontier models through Microsoft Foundry, with Claude Opus 4.6 now available for deployment.

Available Models

• Claude Opus 4.6
• Claude Sonnet 4.5
• Claude Haiku 4.5

Key Integration Features

• Model Context Protocol (MCP): Seamlessly connect Claude to data fetchers, pipelines, and external APIs
• Claude Code Integration: Developers can use Claude Code directly with Microsoft Foundry
• Azure Billing: Works with current Azure agreements (MACC-eligible), eliminating separate vendor approvals
• Serverless Deployment: Scale while Anthropic manages the infrastructure

Healthcare Focus

Anthropic has added specific tools for Microsoft Foundry that bring advanced reasoning and agentic workflows purpose-built for healthcare and life sciences industries — extending Claude for Healthcare into the Azure ecosystem.

Enterprise Benefits

For enterprises already invested in the Azure ecosystem, Claude through Microsoft Foundry means:

• No new vendor relationships to manage
• Existing billing and compliance frameworks apply
• Access to frontier AI without infrastructure overhead

The integration positions Azure as the premium choice for enterprises wanting optionality across the best AI models.

Source: Microsoft Azure Blog | Anthropic | Claude API Docs