The day before yesterday, when I opened the TTS service on Azure to access OpenCat, I suddenly remembered what I had seen before on How to apply for Azure OpenAI. I applied according to the steps in the blog post, hoping everything goes smoothly.
Some discoveries during the application process:
- After submitting the application form, you will quickly receive an email requesting additional information:
Option 1 - Provide a screenshot of the organization's "Legal Info" in Partner Center (requires global administrator).
Option 2 - Provide proof of domain ownership.
I submitted Option 2 here because Option 1 requires pre-registration as a developer in Partner. - I also applied to use Azure.cn. Microsoft's salesperson called me the next day and said they don't provide trials. You can open the OpenAI service on Azure.com by recharging 10,000 yuan 😂
- It is said that the largest customer in South China using Azure OpenAI service is Huo La La, curious about the application scenarios.
Updated on 2023/05/09:
- After submitting the additional information, I didn't receive any updates. Yesterday, I applied again and today I received an email notifying me of Onboard OpenAI Service. So the conclusion is, if you don't pass after a period of time, don't wait anymore, reapply.
- Then I applied for ChatGPT4 again and received an email with the subject "Thank you for your request to join the waitlist for Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI Service GPT-4 Preview".
Well, I really joined the waitlist for the waitlist, impressive..
Updated on 2023/08/31:
- It got approved..
- Open AI 7/7 said that the GPT-4 API will be generally available by the end of the month, but until now, it hasn't..