
Microsoft Foundry Bets on Open Models With Fireworks
Microsoft Azure's Foundry platform now runs Fireworks AI's inference engine, bringing DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.5, and MiniMax M2.5 into enterprise AI under a unified control plane.
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Microsoft Azure's Foundry platform now runs Fireworks AI's inference engine, bringing DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2.5, and MiniMax M2.5 into enterprise AI under a unified control plane.

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