The cloud provider said the upgraded model is now better at completing tasks more quickly and using fewer tokens.
August 12, 2026
Microsoft updated its coding model in a move that appears to position itself as a leading model developer capable of meeting enterprises' business needs and staying competitive in the AI market.
On August 11, the tech giant released MAI-Code-1.1-Flash. According to Microsoft, the model produces more efficient code at a quarter of the cost compared to MAI-Code-1-Flash, first released in June.
The updated model focuses on CLI tasks (which involve using text or natural language to complete tasks), enabling enterprise developers to use fewer tokens to complete them, according to Microsoft. Previously, users paid $0.75 per million tokens for input and $4.50 per million tokens for output. Now, users pay $0.20 per million tokens for input and $1.20 per million tokens for output on GitHub.
