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Copilot goes cheap as Microsoft phases out OpenAI and Anthropic models to cut costs

Microsoft is replacing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic with its own MAI models in products like Excel and Outlook, with tens of thousands of queries per week already running through them. AI chief Mustafa Suleyman aims to "ultimately eliminate" the cost of external models, potentially reducing performance for Copilot customers at the same price.

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Microsoft is replacing AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic with its own MAI models in products like Excel and Outlook. Tens of thousands of queries per week already run through them. AI chief Mustafa Suleyman wants to "ultimately eliminate" the cost of external models. For Copilot customers, that could mean less performance for the same price.

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