Azure & Cloud
September 1, 2026Foundry EU Data Zone premium doubles: the Swedish cost math
From 1 September 2026 Microsoft Foundry charges 20 percent over Global for EU Data Zone deployments, up from 10 percent, and 30 percent for Sweden Central regional, while Global pricing stays flat and West Europe regional hits 50 percent. Pay-as-you-go customers only pay the new rate on models launched from today, PTU customers pay immediately, and GPT-5.6 is not yet on regional Standard in Sweden, so here is the cost math and a six-step checklist.
Microsoft Foundry
Azure OpenAI
EU Data Zone
Data Residency
Sweden Central
GPT-5.6
Provisioned Throughput
Cost Analysis
Azure Policy
GDPR
By Falak Mahmood