VentureBeat July 23, 2026 • 23:37

Microsoft launches new in-house AI models it says cut costs up to 89% versus OpenAI - VentureBeat

By Michael Nuñez

Microsoft launches new in-house AI models it says cut costs up to 89% versus OpenAI - VentureBeat

Microsoft launched MAI-Image-2.5-Pro and MAI-Voice-2-Flash, new in-house AI models designed to cut GPU costs, power Bing, Excel, Copilot and Dynamics, and reduce reliance on OpenAI.

Microsoft AI released two new in-house models into public preview on Wednesday MAI-Image-2.5-Pro, its highest-fidelity image generator to date, and MAI-Voice-2-Flash, a speech model built for high-vo… [+10963 chars]

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