# Best Azure OpenAI alternatives > Access to OpenAI models through Microsoft's Azure services. Top Azure OpenAI alternatives on usedby: Claude (183 public customers), Gemini (84 public customers) and Baseten (74 public customers). 1 of the 2 Azure OpenAI customers on usedby also uses one of them. Every public proof counts, from case studies to job posts: declared (a company declaration or subprocessor listing), confirmed (a case study, a named quote, a press release, or the company's own public account of using the tool (its own site, or a post by one of its executives, VP or above)), observed (the vendor’s customer page) and signal (a job post, the weakest proof). Each line keeps its level. Latest check 2026-11-13: 871 of 935 public lines checked. Last updated 2026-11-12. Tool page: https://www.usedby.ai/tools/azure-openai.md ## Alternatives Tools of the same or a competing category ([Foundation models & model APIs](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/category/foundation-models-llms.md)), from another vendor. Ranked by public customers (every proof level, job posts included), then by confirmed, then by observed ones. Shared customers use both tools; they never set the order. Pricing and free trial: what the vendor states on its own pages, verified; “Not checked yet” when usedby has no verified value; the vendor may publish it. | Rank | Tool | Public customers | Confirmed / declared / observed / signals | Shared with Azure OpenAI | Most common industry | Pricing | Free trial | Compare | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Claude](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/claude.md) | 183 | 96 / 1 / 37 / 49 | 0 | — | free plan and paid tiers (https://claude.com/pricing) | Yes (https://claude.com/pricing) | — | | 2 | [Gemini](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/gemini.md) | 84 | 76 / 4 / 0 / 4 | 0 | Artificial Intelligence (17) | free plan and paid tiers (https://gemini.google/subscriptions/?hl=en) | Yes (https://gemini.google/subscriptions/?hl=en) | — | | 3 | [Baseten](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/baseten.md) | 74 | 25 / 7 / 42 / 0 | 0 | Artificial Intelligence (27) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 4 | [ChatGPT](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/chatgpt.md) | 56 | 12 / 0 / 32 / 12 | 0 | — | free plan and paid tiers (https://chatgpt.com/pricing/) | Yes (https://chatgpt.com/pricing/) | — | | 5 | [Nebius AI Cloud](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/nebius.md) | 51 | 31 / 0 / 20 / 0 | 0 | Artificial Intelligence (21) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 6 | [Fireworks AI](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/fireworks-ai.md) | 48 | 14 / 9 / 25 / 0 | 0 | DevTools & Infrastructure (13) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 7 | [OpenAI API](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/openai-api.md) | 45 | 4 / 6 / 33 / 2 | 1 | Artificial Intelligence (10) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 8 | [Mistral](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/mistral.md) | 43 | 37 / 1 / 5 / 0 | 1 | — | free plan and paid tiers (https://mistral.ai/pricing/) | Yes (https://mistral.ai/pricing/) | — | | 9 | [Perplexity](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/perplexity.md) | 38 | 24 / 0 / 14 / 0 | 0 | — | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | | 10 | [Together AI](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/together-ai.md) | 37 | 20 / 0 / 17 / 0 | 0 | Artificial Intelligence (18) | Not checked yet | Not checked yet | — | ## More tools of this category Same or competing category, from another vendor, after the ranking above: fewer public customers. - [AWS Bedrock](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/aws-bedrock.md): 35 customers - [Cerebras](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/cerebras.md): 35 customers - [Modal](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/modal.md): 35 customers - [AlphaSense](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/alphasense.md): 32 customers - [Cohere](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/cohere.md): 29 customers - [Listen](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/listen.md): 27 customers - [CoreWeave](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/coreweave.md): 22 customers - [Exa](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/exa.md): 20 customers - [Runware](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/runware.md): 20 customers - [Tavily](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/tavily.md): 19 customers ## Best Azure OpenAI alternative by industry In the industries where Azure OpenAI has the most public customers, the alternative with the most public customers of its own (at least three, every proof level). - [Artificial Intelligence](https://www.usedby.ai/companies/industry/artificial-intelligence.md): [Claude](https://www.usedby.ai/tools/claude.md), 28 public customers (Azure OpenAI: 2) Switches between tools are not published: naming a switch would name a departure, and usedby hides lines a vendor stops showing. ## Questions ### What are the best Azure OpenAI alternatives? Ranked by their public customers on usedby: Claude (183 customers), Gemini (84 customers), and Baseten (74 customers). ### Which Azure OpenAI alternatives offer a free trial? Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT offer a free trial or a free plan, according to their own pricing pages. ### What is the best Azure OpenAI alternative for Artificial Intelligence companies? Claude, with 28 customers in Artificial Intelligence on usedby. Azure OpenAI has 2 there. ### Do Azure OpenAI customers use other tools too? 1 of the 2 Azure OpenAI customers on usedby also uses another tool on this list. OpenAI API shares the most: 1. ### How does usedby rank Azure OpenAI alternatives? Only tools of the same or a competing category, from another vendor, count. They are ranked by their public customers at every proof level, job posts included; a tie goes to the stronger proofs (more confirmed, then more observed). Each tool shows its mix: confirmed (a case study, a press release), observed (the vendor’s customer page), signal (a job post, the weakest proof). Shared customers are shown for information and never set the order. Tools of other categories that the same companies use are listed apart, as tools used with Azure OpenAI. usedby does not publish departures, so no company is shown switching from Azure OpenAI to another tool. --- Source: https://www.usedby.ai/alternatives/azure-openai · How we check: https://www.usedby.ai/methodology