Azure openAI models retired (4.1 mini)- best options for UK South Deployment

Ahmed El-Sayed 0 Reputation points
2026-11-06T14:47:39.0633333+00:00

Hi everyone,

I'm currently building a platform on Azure, utilising an LLM, for a healthcare application in the UK. This therefore means it needs certain rules around the hosting (ie preferably in the UK south server but at worst in an EU server).

I saw the email today about this model being retired and the regional replacement being gpt 5 mini. Can I ask whether this model can be hosted on UK south servers, or even more generally on regional EU servers?

I am not sure I understand if it can when I look on the pricing page.

As the model will involve medical data, the data protection rules are particularly important.

Thanks a lot.

Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models
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