The MAI model family spans reasoning, coding, image, voice, and transcription — and lets Microsoft avoid paying third parties like OpenAI

At Build, Microsoft revealed its MAI-Thinking-1 model.

Microsoft introduced MAI-Thinking-1, its first advanced reasoning AI model, marking a major shift from relying on OpenAI's models after renegotiating their partnership.

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