Microsoft replaces OpenAI and Anthropic with in-house MAI models to cut costs
Microsoft is gradually replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models with its in-house MAI models in products like Excel and Outlook, with tens of thousands of weekly queries already processed.
AI chief Mustafa Suleyman aims to eventually eliminate costs associated with external models, potentially reducing performance for Copilot users at the same price point.
This shift may impact the quality of Copilot's generated responses while keeping customer pricing unchanged.