Unable to delete Resource Group, Microsoft is billing for no reason on VS Pro subscription

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Unable to delete Resource Group, Microsoft is billing for no reason on VS Pro subscription

Parimal Raj 0

Hello team,

I am unable to delete rg-parimal.raj-3427 associated with my subscription 0ff55103-e789-4359-a416-e513336d3ce7 (VS Pro 50$ credit)

I tested out some compute based model and deleted them on same day. And still getting billed for unknown reasons.

Error:

Failed to delete resource group rg-parimal.raj-3427: Deletion of resource group 'rg-parimal.raj-3427' failed as resources with identifiers 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/parimal-in' could not be deleted. The provisioning state of the resource group will be rolled back. The tracking Id is '06bcd442-032b-4044-ba80-ca87bcd32c0c'. Please check audit logs for more details. (Code: ResourceGroupDeletionBlocked) Could not delete account since it contains 1 deployment(s). Please delete deployments first and try again. (Code: CannotDeleteAccountWithDeployments, Target: /subscriptions/0ff55103-e789-4359-a416-e513336d3ce7/resourceGroups/rg-parimal.raj-3427/providers/Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/parimal-in)

Regards

Parimal Raj

Parimal Raj 0 Reputation points

2026-07-20T21:31:44.4033333+00:00

Additional Info.

Failed to delete resource group rg-parimal.raj-3427: Deletion of resource group 'rg-parimal.raj-3427' failed as resources with identifiers 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/parimal-in' could not be deleted. The provisioning state of the resource group will be rolled back. The tracking Id is '06bcd442-032b-4044-ba80-ca87bcd32c0c'. Please check audit logs for more details. (Code: ResourceGroupDeletionBlocked) Could not delete account since it contains 1 deployment(s). Please delete deployments first and try again. (Code: CannotDeleteAccountWithDeployments, Target: /subscriptions/0ff55103-e789-4359-a416-e513336d3ce7/resourceGroups/rg-parimal.raj-3427/providers/Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/parimal-in)
Venkatanaidu Madamanchi 85 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-09T02:30:12.19+00:00

Hello @Parimal Raj

Could you please let us know if the comment above resolved your issue? If you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out—we're always here to support you.

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2 answers

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Parimal Raj 0 Reputation points

2026-07-20T21:31:44.4033333+00:00

Additional Info.

Failed to delete resource group rg-parimal.raj-3427: Deletion of resource group 'rg-parimal.raj-3427' failed as resources with identifiers 'Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/parimal-in' could not be deleted. The provisioning state of the resource group will be rolled back. The tracking Id is '06bcd442-032b-4044-ba80-ca87bcd32c0c'. Please check audit logs for more details. (Code: ResourceGroupDeletionBlocked) Could not delete account since it contains 1 deployment(s). Please delete deployments first and try again. (Code: CannotDeleteAccountWithDeployments, Target: /subscriptions/0ff55103-e789-4359-a416-e513336d3ce7/resourceGroups/rg-parimal.raj-3427/providers/Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts/parimal-in)
Venkatanaidu Madamanchi 85 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-09T02:30:12.19+00:00

Hello @Parimal Raj

Could you please let us know if the comment above resolved your issue? If you need any further assistance, feel free to reach out—we're always here to support you.

If you found the comment helpful, please consider clicking "Upvote it."

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello @Parimal Raj

Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A Team.

The error indicates that the Azure AI / Cognitive Services account parimal-in still has at least one active deployment associated with it:

CannotDeleteAccountWithDeployments

Please follow the below steps:

Sign in to the Azure Portal.

Open Resource Group rg-parimal.raj-3427.

Open the Azure AI / Cognitive Services account parimal-in.

Navigate to Deployments.

Delete all model deployments listed.

Wait for the deployment deletion to complete.

Delete the parimal-in resource.

Retry deleting the resource group rg-parimal.raj-3427.

If no deployments are visible in the Azure Portal, please also check:

Azure AI Foundry / Azure OpenAI Studio

Deployments tab under the parimal-in account

Regarding the charges, deployed endpoints/models can continue to incur costs until they are fully removed. You can review the source of the charges under:

Cost Management + Billing → Cost Analysis

and filter by resource group rg-parimal.raj-3427 to identify the remaining billable resource.

The resource group cannot be deleted until all deployments are removed from the Cognitive Services account.

Thanks,

Venkat.M

Answer 2

The error identifies the blocker: Cognitive Services account parimal-in still contains one model deployment. Azure will not delete the parent account while the child deployment exists.

In Azure portal, open parimal-in, select Models and endpoints or Deployments, and delete the remaining deployment. Alternatively, run az cognitiveservices account deployment list, then az cognitiveservices account deployment delete with the resource group, account, and returned deployment name. Confirm the list is empty, delete the Cognitive Services account, and retry the resource-group deletion. If it still fails, check for delete locks on the resource and resource group.

For the continuing cost, open Cost Management > Cost analysis at subscription scope, filter to this resource group, and group by Resource or Meter. Cost data can arrive after deletion, so older usage may appear later. If charges continue accruing after the resources are confirmed gone, submit a billing support request with the cost item and deletion time.