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Azure OpenAI vs OpenVINO comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 4, 2024

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure OpenAI
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
2nd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenVINO
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
12th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure OpenAI is 10.3%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenVINO is 1.7%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rafael Keller - PeerSpot reviewer
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I am using it to create agents to schedule appointments for clinics and professionals in general. It serves both small and major companies. The primary use case involves creating agents Its ability to understand and respond well to queries, including language translation for clients, is…
Mahender Reddy Pokala - PeerSpot reviewer
Improved model deployment on edge devices, but compatibility and scalability present challenges
I found OpenVINO's ability to convert custom models into its format particularly beneficial, as businesses sometimes require unique models specific to their use cases. Utilizing OpenVINO allowed me to run these custom models on devices directly, which I found quite impressive. Additionally, the Model Zoo offered by OpenVINO added value to the product.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Azure OpenAI has significantly reduced costs and increased efficiency in tasks such as aggressive testing of systems to avoid anomalies and trust issues."
"You just have to write accurate prompts according to your requirements, and the solution gives very good results."
"OpenAI's models are more mature than Watson's. They offer a wider range of features and provide richer outputs."
"The most valuable feature of Azure OpenAI stems from the GPT-3.5 models it provides to its users."
"Azure OpenAI is easy to use because the endpoints are created, and we just need to pass our parameters and info."
"Azure's integration with OpenAI's GPT is beneficial as well, especially for text generation tasks."
"Azure OpenAI is used as chat services, allowing me to replace human tasks with analytical capabilities."
"We can use the solution to implement our tasks and models quickly."
"The inferencing and processing capabilities are quite beneficial for our requirements."
"The benefit from using OpenVINO is that NVIDIA is dominating the market of GPUs and they set the price, so if I am able to run an LLM doing inference in commodity hardware, I am saving costs."
"The runtime of OpenVINO is highly valuable for running different computer vision models."
"The features for model comparison, the feature for model testing, evaluation, and deployment are very nice. It can work almost with all the models."
"The initial setup is quite simple."
"Intel's support team is very good."
 

Cons

"There are certain shortcomings with the product's scalability and support team where improvements are required."
"Azure OpenAI is not available in all regions, and its technical support should be improved."
"The fine-tuning of models with the use of Azure OpenAI is an area with certain shortcomings currently, and it can be considered for improvement in the future."
"We are awaiting the new updates like multi-model capabilities."
"Maybe with the next release, the response will be more precise and more human-like."
"The main issue with Azure OpenAI is the inconsistency in output. We have a set template instruction, and it should generate within those parameters without any creativity because it's meant for regulatory authoring documents."
"The solution's response is a bit slow sometimes."
"Our customers are worried about data management, ethical, and security issues."
"It has some disadvantages because when you're working with very complex models, neural networks if OpenVINO cannot convert them automatically and you have to do a custom layer and later add it to the model. It is difficult."
"I couldn't get it to run on my Raspberry Pi 4 because the software packages to download were no longer available."
"I think that it's not properly designed for scalability. It's designed for other purposes, specifically to be able to use Intel hardware and run inference using generative models or deep learning models in Intel hardware."
"Scalability is a challenge with OpenVINO, particularly when I try to connect multiple streams of input or run multiple edge devices consecutively."
"It would be great if OpenVINO could convert new models into its format more quickly."
"At this point, the product could probably just use a greater integration with more machine learning model tools."
"The model optimization is a little bit slow — it could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is quite high and fixed."
"The pricing is acceptable, and it's delivering good value for the results and outcomes we need."
"According to the negotiations taking place and the contract, there is a need to make either monthly or yearly payments to use the solution."
"Cost-wise, the product's price is a bit on the higher side."
"While the product meets our business requirements well, I consider it relatively expensive, especially for individual users like myself."
"The cost structure depends on the volume of data processed and the computational resources required."
"We started with monthly payments, but we plan to switch to yearly billing once we've stabilized our solution."
"The platform offers a flexible pricing model which depends on the features and capabilities we utilize."
"We didn't have to pay for any licensing with Intel OpenVINO. Everything is available on their site and easily downloadable for free."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
39%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
University
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure OpenAI?
The product is easy to integrate with our IT workflow.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure OpenAI?
In terms of pricing for Azure OpenAI, I would rate it as average compared to Gemini. Currently, Gemini is becoming increasingly popular, which prompts leadership to consider a switch primarily due ...
What needs improvement with Azure OpenAI?
While it is good, we sometimes encounter hallucination issues, which is a significant concern. We are changing the prompt and fine-tuning it, but we still face some inconsistent behavior. We have s...
What needs improvement with OpenVINO?
I have heard good things about OpenVINO. It doesn't consume much current for external GPU usage. However, it has some downsides because I couldn't get it to run on my Raspberry Pi 4. While not spec...
What is your primary use case for OpenVINO?
I wanted to use OpenVINO for my Raspberry Pi to analyze my sleep with a night vision camera and to improve GPU performance on my Raspberry Pi. I would have used OpenVINO's Model Optimizer feature t...
 

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