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Azure OpenAI vs Fireworks AI comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure OpenAI
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
33
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Fireworks AI
Ranking in AI Development Platforms
11th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the AI Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Azure OpenAI is 12.0%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fireworks AI is 6.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Viswanath Barenkala - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers tools to moderate generated content and guidance to safely design applications, but it is not consistently accessible
Instead of a feature, the GPT-4 model has been most beneficial for automating tasks. We transitioned from GPT-3.5 to GPT-4 and actively use it. However, we face limitations due to geographic availability, subscription constraints, and rate limiting, which we are currently negotiating and working towards optimizing. While we haven't formally benchmarked Azure OpenAI's language understanding against industry standards, we find it performs well about 70-80% of the time. Occasionally, we need to refine our queries and adapt our systems accordingly to improve accuracy and effectiveness.
reviewer2588646 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced text-to-image creation with solid API and fine-tuning support
We primarily use Fireworks AI for text-to-image generation. We are developing a platform for artists to sell their art styles, where the system helps them tune a model and then sell images generated from their signature Fireworks AI has helped our organization by enabling us to create a platform…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The document intelligence feature has significantly aided in our operations, facilitating the creation of descriptive content."
"The most crucial aspect is the conversational capability, where you can simply ask questions, and it provides answers based on your content and documents, particularly tailored to your specific environment."
"Azure's integration with OpenAI's GPT is beneficial as well, especially for text generation tasks."
"The high precision of information extraction is the most valuable feature."
"It's very powerful. It allows users to query our documents using natural language and receive answers in the same way. This makes our product information much more accessible than traditional keyword-based search."
"Azure OpenAI is very easy to use instead of AWS services."
"We can use the solution to implement our tasks and models quickly."
"The product saves a lot of time."
"Fireworks AI has a solid API and is quite easy to interact with."
 

Cons

"Azure OpenAI will be expensive if you want to implement it as a permanent solution for a customer."
"Sometimes, it gives answers in English, even when the request is in Polish."
"I have found the tool unreliable in certain use cases. I aim to enhance the system's latency, particularly in responding to calls. Occasionally, calls don't respond, so I want to improve reliability."
"The solution needs to accommodate smaller companies."
"The UI could be a little easier."
"There is room for improvement in their support services."
"One area for improvement is providing more flexibility in configuration and connectivity with external tools."
"There are no available updates of information that are currently provided."
"When using the API, it does not return information about the charges for image generation, which would be useful for our solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution's pricing depends on the services you will deploy."
"We started with monthly payments, but we plan to switch to yearly billing once we've stabilized our solution."
"I rate the product pricing six out of ten."
"The licensing is interaction-based, meaning transactional. It's reasonably priced for now."
"The cost is pretty high. Even by US standards, you would find it high."
"The platform offers a flexible pricing model which depends on the features and capabilities we utilize."
"The tool costs around 20 dollars a month."
"The cost structure depends on the volume of data processed and the computational resources required."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Educational Organization
6%
University
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure OpenAI?
The product is easy to integrate with our IT workflow.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure OpenAI?
In the past, the primary expense involved token limitations which constrained scaling. Recent iterations have increased token allowances, mitigating some challenges associated with concurrent user ...
What needs improvement with Azure OpenAI?
Azure ( /products/microsoft-azure-reviews ) could significantly benefit from including more LLM models apart from OpenAI, as I often need to switch clouds when a model doesn't meet my requirements....
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Fireworks AI?
I cannot comment on pricing or setup cost since others handle that aspect. As a developer, I primarily use the API.
What needs improvement with Fireworks AI?
Returning the values charged for each event generation would improve Fireworks AI. When using the API, it does not return information about the charges for image generation, which would be useful f...
What is your primary use case for Fireworks AI?
We primarily use Fireworks AI for text-to-image generation. We are developing a platform for artists to sell their art styles, where the system helps them tune a model and then sell images generate...
 

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