The Azure OpenAI Service is Microsoft's fully managed, enterprise-focused offering that provides businesses access to OpenAI's technologies, including ChatGPT. It is designed to enhance governance and compliance features for corporate users, allowing them to integrate AI capabilities into their operations.

ChatGPT is priced at $0.002 per 1,000 tokens, which is approximately 750 words. This pricing structure is the same as the developer-focused ChatGPT API that was launched earlier.

Yes, customers must already be 'Microsoft managed customers and partners' to apply for special access to the Azure OpenAI Service. This ensures that the service is tailored for organizations that are already integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem.