Microsoft adds Grok Mask to Azure despite AI's controversial behavior

For xAI, this partnership means a new distribution channel for Grok AI models. In turn, Microsoft strengthens its position in the cloud AI market by adding new models to Azure.

Azure users now have access to over 1,900 AI models, including systems from OpenAI, Meta, and DeepSeek. Models from Google and Anthropic are not yet available on the platform, Interesting Engineering writes .

Microsoft is now offering managed access to Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini through its Azure AI Foundry platform. These models come with enterprise-grade features, including service level agreements and direct billing through Microsoft.

However, versions of Grok hosted on Azure are more tightly controlled than those hosted on X, Musk's social network.

Microsoft's offerings include advanced management, customization, and integration features designed to support secure enterprise use.

The announcement of the collaboration comes after several high-profile errors by Grok. First, it was the "white genocide" in South Africa, and then a "skeptical" attitude towards the consensus among historians that 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust.

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