--- title: GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through... description: GitLab has expanded GitLab Duo Self-Hosted to support AI models deployed through Microsoft Foundry, letting organizations run GitLab's AI development features... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through Microsoft Foundry | daily.dev og:description: GitLab has expanded GitLab Duo Self-Hosted to support AI models deployed through Microsoft Foundry, letting organizations run GitLab's AI development features... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/BlTHk5EJr.png og:image:alt: GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through Microsoft Foundry og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through Microsoft Foundry **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitLab has expanded GitLab Duo Self-Hosted to support AI models deployed through Microsoft Foundry, letting organizations run GitLab's AI development features against models hosted in their own Azure environment. The integration supports OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, and Mistral model families, giving enterprises control over model provider, deployment location, and data path. The architecture uses a self-managed GitLab instance, a self-hosted GitLab AI Gateway, and Microsoft Foundry model endpoints, enabling feature-level model selection for different Duo capabilities. This shifts responsibility for model deployment, capacity, networking, and credentials onto engineering teams, and requires verifying compatibility between Foundry's catalogue and GitLab's supported-model matrix. The move reflects a broader industry shift toward model-agnostic control layers, contrasting with GitHub Copilot's tighter integration with GitHub's managed service. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does GitLab Duo Self-Hosted support models deployed through Microsoft Foundry? Yes, GitLab Duo Self-Hosted now supports models deployed through Microsoft Foundry, letting organizations run GitLab's AI development features against models hosted in their own Azure environment. Supported model families include OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, and Mistral, giving enterprises control over model provider, deployment location, and data path. _Teams weighing self-hosted AI options for coding tools can track integrations like this one on daily.dev._ ### What are the main components of a GitLab Duo Self-Hosted architecture using Microsoft Foundry? The architecture has three parts: a self-managed GitLab instance, a self-hosted GitLab AI Gateway, and one or more model endpoints hosted through Microsoft Foundry. The gateway sits between GitLab Duo and the selected models, so individual Duo features aren't tied directly to one model provider, and different models can be assigned to different Duo capabilities. _Architects planning AI infrastructure can compare setups like this one on daily.dev._ ### What are the trade-offs of using self-hosted AI models with GitLab Duo instead of GitLab-managed infrastructure? Self-hosting shifts responsibility for model deployments, capacity, networking, credentials, availability, and model lifecycle onto engineering and platform teams, in addition to managing the GitLab environment itself. It also means model availability in a catalogue like Microsoft Foundry does not guarantee GitLab Duo compatibility, since Foundry's catalogue can change faster than GitLab's supported-model matrix. _Engineers deciding between managed and self-hosted AI tooling can follow this trade-off on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Bring your own model to GitLab Duo Self-Hosted with Microsoft Foundry](https://daily.dev/posts/bring-your-own-model-to-gitlab-duo-self-hosted-with-microsoft-foundry-zqrd4iliy) · GitLab · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft Foundry Now Builds, Deploys, and Governs AI Agents End to End.](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-foundry-now-builds-deploys-and-governs-ai-agents-end-to-end--it7nmfneb) · ITNEXT · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Building AI apps and agents with Microsoft Foundry](https://daily.dev/posts/building-ai-apps-and-agents-with-microsoft-foundry-tdq7h47dl) · InfoWorld · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitLab 19.0 Embeds Agentic AI in Secrets, Merge Requests, and Supply Chain Security](https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-19-0-embeds-agentic-ai-in-secrets-merge-requests-and-supply-chain-security-ecao3bucp) · InfoQ · 9 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#gitlab](https://daily.dev/tags/gitlab) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through Microsoft Foundry","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr"},"datePublished":"2026-09-22T12:05:23.803Z","dateModified":"2026-09-22T12:05:45.191Z","description":"GitLab has expanded GitLab Duo Self-Hosted to support AI models deployed through Microsoft Foundry, letting organizations run GitLab's AI development features...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bb6d7ce6f50f9fcb45653b812ef40528?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/bb6d7ce6f50f9fcb45653b812ef40528?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"InfoQ","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"InfoQ","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/afc3bced3e1e4b188dd9127017a60e0c","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"gitlab","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"InfoQ","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/infoq"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through Microsoft Foundry"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/gitlab-duo-expands-self-hosted-ai-options-through-microsoft-foundry-blthk5ejr#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does GitLab Duo Self-Hosted support models deployed through Microsoft Foundry?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, GitLab Duo Self-Hosted now supports models deployed through Microsoft Foundry, letting organizations run GitLab's AI development features against models hosted in their own Azure environment. 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