GitLab Duo Expands Self-Hosted AI Options Through Microsoft Foundry

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The move is particularly relevant for organizations with data residency, sovereignty, regulatory, or network isolation requirements. Rather than sending AI requests to GitLab-managed model infrastructure, GitLab Duo Self-Hosted can use an organization's own AI Gateway and model deployments. This allows administrators to retain greater control over where requests and responses are processed and how the underlying models are deployed.

The architecture consists of three main components: a self-managed GitLab instance, a self-hosted GitLab AI Gateway , and one or more model endpoints hosted through Microsoft Foundry. The gateway acts as the intermediary between GitLab Duo and the selected models, rather than tying individual Duo features directly to a particular model provider.