New Delhi, Jan. 30 -- Tech giant Microsoft has added DeepSeek R1 to the model catalog on Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, expanding its collection of over 1,800 AI models.

In a blog post, Microsoft said that this new addition comes as part of the company's ongoing efforts to provide a wide variety of AI solutions, including frontier, open-source, industry-specific, and task-oriented models.

"DeepSeek R1 is now accessible via the Azure AI Foundry platform, offering businesses a way to integrate advanced AI technologies in a scalable, enterprise-ready environment," the blog post stated.

The model is designed to improve AI reasoning, providing developers with a cost-effective solution for using advanced AI capabilities without the need for ex...