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The group also introduced MAI-Thinking, a reasoning model designed to deliver high performance while containing computational costs.
Microsoft unveiled MAI-Thinking, a reasoning model focused on high performance with lower compute costs.
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MAI-Thinking is now in private preview through Microsoft Foundry, targeting enterprise developers.
Microsoft is expanding beyond OpenAI and Anthropic by building its own models for multiple AI domains.
New small Aion models can run directly on Windows PCs, reducing reliance on cloud-based AI.
The group also introduced MAI-Thinking, a reasoning model designed to deliver high performance while containing computational costs. According to Microsoft, this medium-sized model is intended to help developers lower their AI-related expenditures, a critical issue as the costs of the most advanced models continue to climb. MAI-Thinking is currently available in private preview via Microsoft Foundry, the company's enterprise-focused platform.
These launches are part of a broader strategy to establish Microsoft as a comprehensive provider of AI technologies. While models from OpenAI and Anthropic remain accessible via Azure, the group is now developing its own alternatives for coding, speech recognition, text-to-speech, image generation and edge AI. Microsoft also showcased small Aion models capable of running directly on Windows PCs, significantly reducing dependence on the cloud.