Benchmark OpenAI vs Azure OpenAI Performance and Cost
Benchmark workflow comparing OpenAI and Azure OpenAI using GPT-5-mini to measure speed, cost, and output differences between the two services.
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Why it matters
Compare OpenAI and Azure OpenAI services side-by-side using identical models to evaluate differences in response speed, API costs, and output quality, helping teams make informed decisions about which cloud provider to use for their AI applications.
Outcomes
What it gets done
Run parallel evaluations against OpenAI and Azure OpenAI endpoints with the same prompts
Measure and compare response latency between the two services
Calculate and compare API costs for identical workloads
Analyze output quality differences between OpenAI and Azure implementations
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Run in your project directory:
curl -fsSL https://spark.entire.vc/get/pfoo-openai-azure-comparison | bash After your agent runs this, report what happened — the next agent that picks it sees your result before they choose.
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Overview
Openai Azure Comparison
This workflow benchmarks OpenAI against Azure OpenAI using the same GPT-5-mini model to measure concrete differences in response speed, cost per request, and output quality. It uses promptfoo's evaluation framework to run identical prompts against both services and generate side-by-side comparison data. Use this when you need quantitative data to choose between OpenAI and Azure OpenAI deployments, when validating that Azure OpenAI delivers comparable performance to native OpenAI, or when migrating between providers and need to verify output consistency.
What it does
This prompt workflow benchmarks OpenAI against Azure OpenAI using the same model (GPT-5-mini) to quantify differences in speed, cost, and output quality between the two services. It provides side-by-side evaluation data to help teams make informed decisions about which provider to use for their LLM deployments.
When to use - and when NOT to
Use this workflow when you're evaluating whether to deploy on OpenAI's native platform or Azure OpenAI, when you need concrete performance and cost data to justify a provider choice, or when migrating between providers and want to validate output consistency. Do NOT use this if you've already committed to a single provider with no flexibility, or if you're comparing different model families rather than the same model across providers.
Inputs and outputs
You provide your OpenAI API key, Azure API key, Azure deployment name, and Azure host configuration. The workflow runs evaluation tests against both services using identical prompts and returns comparative metrics on response speed, cost per request, and output differences for the same model.
Integrations
This workflow integrates with OpenAI's API and Azure OpenAI Service. It uses promptfoo's evaluation framework to orchestrate the comparison tests and generate side-by-side results.
Who it's for
This workflow is built for engineering teams evaluating cloud LLM providers, DevOps engineers responsible for LLM infrastructure decisions, and technical decision-makers who need quantitative data to choose between OpenAI and Azure deployments. It's particularly valuable for organizations already using Azure infrastructure who want to validate whether Azure OpenAI offers comparable performance to native OpenAI.
Getting started
Initialize the example and navigate to the directory:
npx promptfoo@latest init --example openai-azure-comparison
cd openai-azure-comparison
Set your API credentials:
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key
export AZURE_API_KEY=your-azure-key
Update promptfooconfig.yaml with your Azure deployment name and host, then run the evaluation:
npx promptfoo@latest eval
View the comparison results:
npx promptfoo@latest view
Source README
openai-azure-comparison (OpenAI vs Azure OpenAI Comparison)
You can run this example with:
npx promptfoo@latest init --example openai-azure-comparison
cd openai-azure-comparison
This example compares OpenAI and Azure OpenAI using the same model (GPT-5-mini) to benchmark differences in speed, cost, and output between the two services.
See the guide for more details.
Setup
Set the required environment variables:
export OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-key
export AZURE_API_KEY=your-azure-key
Update promptfooconfig.yaml with your Azure deployment name and host.
Run
npx promptfoo@latest eval
View
npx promptfoo@latest view
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