AzureRetirement
Azure AI Translator: S2-S4 pricing instances retirement
Deadline to migrate Azure AI Translator Volume Discount S2-S4 pricing instances to Commitment Tiers: 1 Oct 2026. Microsoft consolidated the paid pricing instances into Commitment Tiers.
Retired , 1 Oct 2026
What breaks
Azure AI Translator resources on the Volume Discount S2-S4 pricing instances are affected. Microsoft consolidated the paid pricing instances into Commitment Tiers, and the deadline to migrate is 1 Oct 2026. Creating new S2-S4 instances, or switching from S1 to S2-S4, is not allowed after 14 September 2026.
Who is affected
Affected versions
S2-S4
Matching resource types
microsoft.cognitiveservices/accountsazurerm_cognitive_account
Fields the check reads
kindskusku_name
Detected by the estate check from
- Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)
- Terraform state or plan (JSON)
- ARM template
What to do
Move the resource to the Commitment Tier pricing instance before the retirement date. Microsoft links a guide on how to migrate from S2-S4, and describes Commitment Tiers in its documentation.
Replacement
Commitment Tiers
Sources
- Official sourceazure.microsoft.comOfficial
- Additional sourcelearn.microsoft.comOfficial
- Additional sourceaka.msOfficial
Last checked against the first source in this list on .
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