{
  "slug": "azure-ai-translator-s2-s4-pricing-instances-retirement",
  "title": "Azure AI Translator: S2-S4 pricing instances retirement",
  "summary": "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.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure AI Translator",
  "service_slug": "ai-translator",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2023-09-29",
  "effective_date": "2026-10-01",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "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.",
  "migration_path": "Move the resource to the Commitment Tier pricing instance before the retirement date. Microsoft links a [guide on how to migrate](https://aka.ms/CSCommit) from S2-S4, and describes [Commitment Tiers](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/commitment-tier) in its documentation.",
  "replacement": "Commitment Tiers",
  "affected_versions": [
    "S2-S4"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=azure-ai-translator-s2s4-billing-instances-will-be-retired-on-1-october-2026-transition-to-commitment-tiers-for-discounted-pr",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/commitment-tier",
    "https://aka.ms/CSCommit"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "azure-ai-translator-s2s4-billing-instances-will-be-retired-on-1-october-2026-transition-to-commitment-tiers-for-discounted-pr",
  "last_checked_at": "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z",
  "created_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-ai-translator-s2-s4-pricing-instances-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/1h",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-ai-translator-s2-s4-pricing-instances-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-ai-translator-s2-s4-pricing-instances-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": {
    "resource_types": [
      "microsoft.cognitiveservices/accounts",
      "azurerm_cognitive_account"
    ],
    "fields": [
      "kind",
      "sku",
      "sku_name"
    ],
    "inputs": [
      "Azure Resource Graph export (CSV or JSON)",
      "Terraform state or plan (JSON)",
      "ARM template"
    ]
  },
  "source_note": null
}