Fact · Dictation on Windows
Microsoft says the Speech containers send billing information to Azure through a Foundry resource for Speech on your Azure account.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The Speech containers send billing information to Azure by using a Foundry resource for Speech on your Azure account.”
Speech containers overview - Speech service, Microsoft Learn, n.d., Billing information section.
Open the original- What it measures
- This is the part of the container design that makes it not fully offline. The container runs on your hardware, but it still reports usage to Azure.
- What it does not show
- The page describes the billing setup, not how often the container reports usage. Read the disconnected-container documentation for the exact usage and license rules before you deploy.