Azure API Management Adds Dedicated AI Gateway Tier, Governing Models and MCP Tools

Microsoft has launched a public preview of the Azure API Management AI Gateway tier, designed to manage multiple AI models from various providers through a unified control plane focused on models and tools rather than APIs. The gateway supports models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, AWS Bedrock, and Google Vertex AI, offering policy management via a card-based portal and telemetry integration with popular monitoring tools.