Microsoft Adds Elon Musk’s Grok 3 To Azure AI Foundry As It Expands Model Access

Microsoft Corp. announced that Grok 3 and Grok 3 Mini, AI models developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, are now available on its Azure AI Foundry platform, according to Bloomberg. The addition comes as Microsoft deepens its AI offerings to compete with Amazon and Google in hosting next-generation models. Azure users now have access to over 1,900 AI model variants, including those from OpenAI, Meta, and DeepSeek. At Microsoft’s Build developer conference on Monday, the company unveiled new tools to help developers and businesses evaluate top-performing AI models, choose the right one for specific tasks, and build custom models using internal data. CEO Satya Nadella’s keynote included a virtual appearance by Musk, who called for developer feedback and pledged to quickly correct errors.