Azure & Cloud
September 11, 2026GPT-6 Astra migration on Azure: the GPT-5.6 Sol checklist
GPT-5.6 Sol retires on Foundry in January 2028, so moving to GPT-6 Astra is a choice rather than a deadline, and it touches more than a deployment name: tool calls must move to the Responses API, effort none and temperature disappear, and every line on the price sheet costs 2 to 2.5 times more. A phase-by-phase checklist built on Microsoft's migration process, OpenAI's model guidance and the Learn pages, with the Swedish residency caveat that keeps part of your traffic on Sol.
GPT-6 Astra
GPT-5.6 Sol
Azure OpenAI
Microsoft Foundry
Responses API
Model Migration
Reasoning Effort
EU Data Zone
Prompt Caching
By Falak Mahmood