Microsoft Developer showcases the Model Router’s integration with GPT-5 models in Azure AI Foundry, providing a hands-on guide to deploying, selecting, and optimizing AI models within developer workflows.

Using Model Router with GPT-5 Models in Azure AI Foundry

In this episode, Microsoft Developer’s April walks you through the latest advancements in Azure AI Foundry’s Model Router, now supporting GPT-5 models. The session highlights how to leverage the Model Router to select the right foundation model for various AI tasks, demonstrating both the underlying process and practical usage for developers.

Key Topics Covered

  • Overview of Model Router: Introduction to its new capabilities with GPT-5 models and its centrality in orchestrating requests among available models within Azure AI Foundry.
  • Deploying Models: Step-by-step demo of deploying GPT-5 models in the Azure AI Foundry environment.
  • Sample Code Walkthrough: Accessing and running example code inside Visual Studio Code, including both basic and multi-turn conversation scenarios.
  • Model Selection Strategy: Discusses criteria for choosing the optimal model per task, optimizing for both performance and cost.
  • Developer Integration: Demonstrates how developers can integrate these workflows into their projects for building intelligent agents and other AI-driven solutions.

Practical Steps

  1. Deploy GPT-5 models within Azure AI Foundry through the platform interface.
  2. Access sample code provided by Microsoft Developer to see real-world integration.
  3. Run and modify code in Visual Studio Code to experiment with basic and advanced conversational AI scenarios.
  4. Utilize the Model Router to efficiently route incoming requests to the most appropriate model automatically based on task requirements.
  5. Monitor and optimize for both performance and operational cost, taking advantage of insights generated during the process.

Resources

Conclusion

This walkthrough equips developers with actionable techniques to deploy, test, and optimize AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry’s latest capabilities, enhancing the process of intelligent agent development.