Quickstart: Fine-Tune Your First Model

6 steps from zero to a fine-tuned model using SFT with synthetic data.

Time: ~20 min active + 1-3 hours training.

Prerequisites

• Microsoft Foundry project with a deployed model (e.g., gpt-4.1-mini)
• Python 3.10+ with openai installed
• Project endpoint URL and API key (Foundry portal → Project Settings)

Step 1: Connect to Your Project