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Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service
Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service is listed under cloud agent platform features. Its first listed price, in its own words: Billed for underlying chat and embedding model usage (model usage). Stated on its pages: automatic extraction and retention or deletion controls. Read from the product's own pages on October 18, 2026.
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Status
- Launch stage, as stated
Public preview
“Memory is currently in public preview.”
learn.microsoft.com
- Support, home or billing changes, as recorded
- Not stated
None found.
How Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service charges
Every price line Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service states, in its own words and units, with the quote. Nothing is converted.
| Price, in the product's words | Unit | Quote and source |
|---|---|---|
| Billed for underlying chat and embedding model usage | model usage | “You're billed for usage of the underlying chat and embedding models you configure.” |
| Pricing may change during preview | n/a | “Pricing and billing for memory and the Memory Store API can change during preview.” |
Memory model
- Memory types and scopes
User profile memory
“User profile memory · Durable user preferences and personal context, such as language preference, product defaults, or accessibility needs.”
learn.microsoft.com Chat summary memory
“Chat summary memory · Distilled summaries of prior conversation topics and threads.”
learn.microsoft.com Procedural memory
“Procedural memory · Reusable how-to routines and operating patterns inferred from prior interactions.”
learn.microsoft.com - Storage backend
Managed memory store
“Behind the scenes, memories are stored as items in a managed memory store.”
learn.microsoft.com - Knowledge graph
- Not stated
Not stated on the memory concepts page.
- Retrieval
Search of the memory store for most relevant memories
“When the agent needs to recall information, it searches the memory store for the most relevant memories.”
learn.microsoft.com - Automatic extraction
Yes, key information extracted from conversations
“When a user interacts with an agent, the system actively extracts key information from the conversation, such as user preferences, facts, and relevant context.”
learn.microsoft.com
MCP, SDKs and integrations
- Official MCP server
- Not stated
Not stated on the memory concepts page.
- SDKs
- Not stated
Not stated on the concepts page (the how-to page covers usage).
- Framework integrations
Memory search tool attached to a prompt agent
“Attach the memory search tool to a prompt agent to enable reading from and writing to the memory store during conversations.”
learn.microsoft.com
Self-hosting, license, retention and compliance
- Self-hosting
- Not stated
Managed Azure service; no self-host option stated.
- License
- Not stated
Managed cloud service; no license applies.
- Retention and deletion
Item-level CRUD including delete
“Create, read, update, list, and delete individual memory items.”
learn.microsoft.com Store-level default TTL
“Set a default TTL (seconds) for memory entries created in a store.”
learn.microsoft.com - Compliance
- Not stated
Not stated on the memory concepts page.
Models, quotas and limits
- Quotas
Maximum memories per scope: 10,000
“Maximum memories per scope: 10,000”
learn.microsoft.com Maximum scopes per memory store: 100
“Maximum scopes per memory store: 100”
learn.microsoft.com
Vendor-stated claims
Benchmark and latency figures as Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service states them about itself. Vendor-stated, not measured.
- Vendor-stated
- Not stated
None.
FAQ
How much does Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service cost?
In Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service's own terms: Billed for underlying chat and embedding model usage (model usage); Pricing may change during preview (n/a). As of October 18, 2026; prices are not converted.
Does Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service build a knowledge graph?
Not stated. Not stated on the memory concepts page.
Can I self-host Memory in Microsoft Foundry Agent Service?
Not stated. Managed Azure service; no self-host option stated. License: not stated. Managed cloud service; no license applies.
Sources
Last verified from each product's own docs, pricing pages, READMEs and license files; every quote was string-matched against the page that day. This is not a benchmark. Prices are shown in the product's own unit and change without notice, so check the linked source before you commit.
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