Microsoft has launched the Azure AI Inference SDK for .NET, designed to simplify how developers access generative AI models through the Azure AI Studio model catalogue. This tool offers developers seamless integration with models from providers such as Azure OpenAI Service, Meta, NVIDIA, Mistral, Cohere, and Hugging Face. These models are organized into three main categories: Curated by Azure AI, Azure OpenAI Models, and Open Models from Hugging Face Hub.
The Azure AI Inference SDK for .NET allows developers to integrate AI models for tasks like chatbot functionalities in applications, leveraging various AI models for real-time inference. Developers can easily set up new .NET applications, install the SDK via NuGet, and write code to make requests to the model service. The SDK gives access to hundreds of models, allowing for flexible deployment using serverless APIs with pay-as-you-go pricing options.
Azure AI Studio serves as a central hub for discovering and using AI models, streamlining the development of generative AI applications. Users can request and deploy new models using managed computing solutions, providing flexibility and scalability for AI-driven projects.