A sample app for the Retrieval-Augmented Generation pattern running in Azure, using Azure AI Search for retrieval and Azure OpenAI large language models to power ChatGPT-style and Q&A experiences.
Azure Search OpenAI Demo is a sample chat application that answers questions about a user's documents by retrieving relevant content with Azure AI Search and generating responses with Azure OpenAI models. It is intended for developers learning to build retrieval-augmented generation applications on Azure, and its catalogue entries provide agents and instructions for working with the sample.
Latest release 2026-0717 — 2026-07-17: Upgrade agentic knowledge base to GPT-5.4 and default to "minimal" retrieval effort · 18 Jul 2026
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