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Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) vs Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput
Side-by-side comparison of Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) and Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput for single-tenant LLM hosting. Deployment options, compliance, pricing, and operational fit compared.
Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU)
Provisioned throughput is now a Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry) deployment type billed hourly per PTU, with 1-month or 1-year Azure Reservations. Global, Data Zone (US/EU), and Regional options set where prompts are processed; stored data stays in the customer-designated geography. FedRAMP scope names Azure OpenAI; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and C5 attest the Azure platform.
Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput
Provisioned Throughput reserves Gemini and partner-model capacity in generative AI scale units (GSUs) on fixed-cost terms, including 1-week options for select models. Google Cloud docs now brand the platform Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Vertex AI Platform appears in Google's SOC 1/2/3 and ISO 27001 scope; public GSU price list not verified at review.
From the data
Key differences
- Category Both are Hyperscaler dedicated offerings.
- Compliance Both document SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and GDPR DPA. Only Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) documents C5, FedRAMP and HIPAA BAA. Only Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput documents SOC 3.
- Data residency Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) has a verified residency guarantee; Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput's residency guarantee is not verified.
- Jurisdiction Both parent companies are under US jurisdiction.
- Pricing Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU): Per PTU per hour; Azure Reservations discount with 1-month or 1-year terms (published pricing). Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput: Per GSU (generative AI scale unit) fixed-cost term; 1-week terms for select models (publication not verified).
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Side by side
Capabilities compared
| Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) | Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Hyperscaler dedicated | Hyperscaler dedicated |
| Deployment models | Global provisionedData-zone provisionedRegional provisioned | Provisioned throughputSingle-zone provisioned throughput |
| Regions | Global, US, Europe | US, Europe, Asia-Pacific |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001C5FedRAMPHIPAA BAAGDPR DPA | SOC 2 Type IISOC 3ISO 27001GDPR DPA |
| Pricing model | Per PTU per hour; Azure Reservations discount with 1-month or 1-year terms | Per GSU (generative AI scale unit) fixed-cost term; 1-week terms for select models |
| Public pricing | Yes | Not verified |
| Residency guarantee | Yes | Not verified |
| Parent jurisdiction | US | US |
| Analyst note | Provisioned throughput is now a Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry) deployment type billed hourly per PTU, with 1-month or 1-year Azure Reservations. Global, Data Zone (US/EU), and Regional options set where prompts are processed; stored data stays in the customer-designated geography. FedRAMP scope names Azure OpenAI; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and C5 attest the Azure platform. | Provisioned Throughput reserves Gemini and partner-model capacity in generative AI scale units (GSUs) on fixed-cost terms, including 1-week options for select models. Google Cloud docs now brand the platform Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Vertex AI Platform appears in Google's SOC 1/2/3 and ISO 27001 scope; public GSU price list not verified at review. |
Where they diverge
Deployment differentiation
Only Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU)
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No overlap in deployment models.
Only Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput
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