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Appropriate roles: Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program partner admin
This article describes how to view, assign, redeem, and activate monthly or yearly Azure credits that are available to partners in Partner Center. To look at specific Azure credits that you receive, refer to the respective membership pages. For more information, see Manage membership.
View your Azure credits in Partner Center
To view your Azure credits, sign in to the Partner Center Azure credits page. You see a list of the Azure credits that are either already redeemed or yet to be redeemed.
You receive the following two types of Azure credits, depending on your active membership type:
- Azure monthly credit: These Azure credits are available to be consumed per month. For example, $100/month means you get $100 Azure credits every month until the end date of your membership. If you don't consume these credits fully by the end of the month, these unconsumed credits lapse and don't carry forward to the next month.
- Azure bulk (yearly) credit: These Azure credits are available to be consumed for one year from the start date to the end date. For example, $6,000/year means you get 6,000 Azure credits once. You can consume these 6,000 credits anytime between the start date and the end date of these credits.
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The Azure credits amounts discussed in this section are for example purposes only and aren't intended to represent any actual amount or prices.
Activate or redeem your Azure credits
Note
You can use only the Azure credits provided with a new Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program purchase, such as a Microsoft Action Pack subscription or legacy Silver or Gold, on a new Azure subscription. You can't use the credits on an existing Azure subscription. After you redeem any new Azure sponsorship, you must move all of your resources under this new subscription to use the sponsorship credits.
To assign a user to Azure credits in Partner Center:
Go to the Azure credits page under the Benefits workspace.
Identify the Azure credits benefit that you want to activate or redeem. Make sure that the status of the benefit is Not Redeemed. Quick filters are available on the top of the screen to easily locate the Azure credits that aren't yet redeemed.
Select the name of the Azure credits benefit that you want to redeem.
On the side pane, go to the Activate Benefits tab.
Search for a user and select Assign user. If you can't find a user, select Add a new user and then assign Azure credits to this newly added user. For more information, see how to create a user.
After the user assignment succeeds, your assigned user follows the steps in one of these links to finish the redemption process:
View and remove assigned users
After the initial redemption or assignment, you can change a user assignment, with some conditions:
- For each Azure monthly credit, you can add or remove users at any time, but you're capped at five reassignments only. Exceptions aren't granted beyond five reassignments.
- For the Azure bulk (yearly) credit, reassignment isn't supported. You can change the user in the next year only after you renew your membership and you're awarded a new set of benefits.
View the new Azure credits benefits
The following Azure credits benefits are new:
- Copilot for Security Benefit (by way of Azure credits)
- GitHub Copilot Enterprise (by way of Azure credits)
- GitHub Enterprise Metered Benefit (by way of Azure credits)
The process for redeeming the new Azure credits is the same as that for yearly and bulk Azure credits.
Azure credits FAQs
Use these frequently asked questions to learn more about Azure credits.
Why can't I access my benefits?
If you recently purchased a Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program benefit offer but can't view or access the benefits in the Benefits workspace, it's likely that your credit card payment is still being processed and we're awaiting bank confirmation. Your benefits are provisioned after four days of the purchase date. Check back after this period.
What credits can I assign to a user?
You can assign a user in your organization to both an active Azure monthly credit and an Azure bulk credit. You can't assign a user to more than one Azure bulk credit.
Can I reassign credits?
You can remove an existing user assignment and assign a new user for an Azure monthly credit. User reassignments on each credit are capped at a maximum of five.
Are there restrictions on domains?
You can't assign Azure credits to users who have a free-hosted domain (such as @live.com, @hotmail.com, and @gmail.com). Users with company domains are supported.
How long are monthly credits valid?
Azure monthly credits are valid for 13 months from the date of benefit activation. At the end of 13 months, free monthly Azure credits are no longer available. You need to convert your subscription to a pay-as-you-go model if you want to continue running your Azure resources. You can convert your Azure monthly subscription to a pay-as-you-go model by removing spend restrictions on your Azure subscription. For more information, see Remove the spending limit in the Azure portal.
What are the terms and conditions for Azure credits?
Azure credits awarded under the Microsoft membership program should adhere to monthly Azure credits or yearly Azure credits terms and conditions.
How can I redeem Azure credits for new benefits?
The process to redeem Azure credits for the following new benefits is the same as that for yearly and bulk Azure credits:
- Copilot for Security Benefit (via Azure credits)
- GitHub Copilot Enterprise (via Azure credits)
- GitHub Enterprise Metered Benefit (via Azure credits)
Redeeming the Azure credits benefit given with any Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program offer purchase always creates a new Azure subscription. Azure credits benefits can't be used for an existing pay-as-you-go subscription.