Microsoft Foundry is a web-based platform for building, managing, and testing generative AI solutions in Azure. It provides access to a variety of pre-trained models that can be used for tasks such as content generation, chat, image understanding and generation, video analysis, natural language to code, and more.
In the Microsoft Foundry portal, developers can explore model deployments, interact with deployed models in the playground, and test responses in real time. Organizations building generative AI products can use Foundry to quickly prototype model-powered experiences before integrating them into their applications.
In this hands-on lab, you will be introduced to models and deployments in Microsoft Foundry. You will learn how to interact with a deployed chat model and use the Chat playground feature.
Upon completion of this beginner-level lab, you will be able to:
Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:
The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisites:
July 8th, 2026 - Updated the instructions and screenshots to use the new Microsoft Foundry experience
February 26th, 2025 - Emphasized more of the capabilities of the chat playground and removed the completion playground instructions
January 16th, 2025 - Updated the instructions and screenshots to reflect the latest UI