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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"
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"
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# 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.

- Effective date: 1 Oct 2026
- Cloud: [Azure](https://eolwatch.dev/cloud/azure.md)
- Service: [Azure AI Translator](https://eolwatch.dev/services/azure/ai-translator.md)
- Type: Retirement
- Category: [Feature](https://eolwatch.dev/categories/features.md)
- Affected versions: S2-S4
- Replacement: Commitment Tiers
- Announced: 29 Sep 2023
- Official source: [azure.microsoft.com](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)
- Last checked: 12 Nov 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/accounts`
- `azurerm_cognitive_account`

### Fields the check reads

- `kind`
- `sku`
- `sku_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](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

## Sources

- [Official source](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) (azure.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/ai-services/commitment-tier) (learn.microsoft.com, Official)
- [Additional source](https://aka.ms/CSCommit) (aka.ms, Official)

Last checked against the first source in this list on 12 Nov 2026.

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