[QUERY] Azure.AI.OpenAI.Assistants package - do you plan to deprecate it ? #55374
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Library name and version
Azure.AI.OpenAI.Assistants
Query/Question
Hi everyone, I'm a developer at DevExpress.
We have functionality that allows integrating assistants into the Blazor Chat.
We also support Azure Open AI Assistant use. Our solution is built using the https://www.nuget.org/packages/OpenAI nuget package.
However, OpenAI plans to deprecate the Assistants API on August 26, 2026 — details here: https://platform.openai.com/docs/assistants/migration. They recommend migrating to the Responses API.
We are deciding where to migrate, and we want to understand what will happen to Azure AI Assistants in general. And what are the differences between Azure.AI.OpenAI.Assistants and Azure.AI.OpenAI.
I have a few questions regarding the older NuGet package https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.OpenAI.Assistants/1.0.0-beta.4.
Am I correct in assuming that this package is deprecated and that you recommend using https://www.nuget.org/packages/Azure.AI.OpenAI/2.8.0-beta.1 instead?
Will you deprecate Assistants in Azure? And if so, will there be a guide on how to migrate existing assistants?
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