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Microsoft unveils new AI models to lessen reliance on OpenAI and lower costs for developers
At its Build developer conference, Microsoft announced a series of generative AI models to try and crack a market controlled by OpenAI, Anthropic and Google.
TL;DR
- Microsoft announced MAI-Code-1-Flash, its first model that generates source code from text descriptions.
- MAI-Thinking-1, a new reasoning model, is also being introduced with a focus on efficiency and low token costs.
- These proprietary models aim to reduce developer costs associated with using third-party AI services like OpenAI's.
- Microsoft is making these models available through its Azure cloud infrastructure.
- MAI-Thinking-1 is currently in private preview via Microsoft Foundry.
- The coding model is integrated into GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code.
- Microsoft also revealed updated cloud models for speech and image generation, and small AI models for Windows PCs.