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Microsoft launches MAI-Thinking-1 and MAI-Code-1-Flash LLMs

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Microsoft has unveiled two new large language models, MAI-Thinking-1 and MAI-Code-1-Flash. The MAI-Thinking-1 model, with 35 billion parameters, is intended for reasoning tasks and is currently available to select early partners. MAI-Code-1-Flash, a smaller 5 billion parameter model, is specifically designed for GitHub Copilot and VS Code, aiming for high performance and reduced costs, with a rollout planned for GitHub Copilot individual users. AI

IMPACT Microsoft's new LLMs aim to enhance reasoning and coding capabilities, potentially improving developer tools like GitHub Copilot and VS Code.

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Microsoft launches MAI-Thinking-1 and MAI-Code-1-Flash LLMs

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