Azure and Google Cloud
Equivalent stacks on the other two hyperscalers.
Changes fast: check the latest updates too. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026.
Key ideas
- Azure AI Foundry: OpenAI and other models, agent service, AI Search for hybrid retrieval, Content Safety, Entra ID integration.
- Google Vertex AI: Gemini and partner models, Agent Builder and ADK, Vertex AI Search, grounding with Google Search.
- Pick the cloud the client already runs on; identity, networking and data gravity matter more than model menus.