Services
Summary
Power BI is retiring Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning features between August 11 and September 15, 2025. New model creation is disabled from August 11; existing models refresh until September 15, after which support ends. Users should transition to Fabric AI services and update documentation accordingly.
Details
Updated August 14, 2025: The retirement began on August 11, 2025, and will be complete by September 15, 2025. The retirement in August will NOT impact your current models that use these services, we will still refresh and support items until September 15 when it will be deprecated. As of August 11, the ability to add new models that leverage these services has been removed.
Introduction
We’re retiring Cognitive Services and Azure Machine Learning (Azure ML) features in Power BI. This change supports our investment in Microsoft Fabric, where Auto ML and other AI capabilities will continue to evolve and improve.
When this will happen
The retirement will begin on August 11, 2025, and complete by September 15, 2025. The retirement starting in August will NOT impact your current models that use these services, we will still refresh and support items until Sept 15th when it will be deprecated. In August, we will remove the ability to add new models that leverage these services.
How this affects your organization
If your organization is using Cognitive Services or Azure ML in Power BI, please note:
Starting August 11:
- Users will no longer be able to create new models using Cognitive Services or Azure ML.
- The UI entry point for these features will be removed.
- Existing models will continue to refresh
Until September 15:
- Existing models that use AI services will continue to refresh.
- After September 15, refresh support for these models will be discontinued.
These changes will happen automatically. No admin action is required. Please notify your users, update internal documentation, and share information about AI services in Fabric.
What you can do to prepare
- Review existing Dataflows for dependencies on Cognitive Services or Azure ML.
- Transition to Auto ML in Fabric for supported AI scenarios.
- Learn more: AI services in Fabric (preview)
- Learn more: Microsoft Power BI Updates Blog: Cognitive services and Azure ML will be fully retired by September 15th, 2025
Compliance considerations
No compliance considerations identified, review as appropriate for your organization.