{"slug": "microsoft-hopes-to-cut-its-genai-costs-by-focusing-on-its-own-models", "title": "Microsoft hopes to cut its genAI costs by focusing on its own models", "summary": "Microsoft is shifting to its own MAI models in Word and Excel to cut generative AI costs, replacing some reliance on OpenAI and Anthropic. The company unveiled seven new MAI models at its Build conference, including a code assistant and image generator, as tech giants like Amazon and Meta also seek to reduce AI expenses.", "body_md": "Microsoft plans to focus more on in-house AI models in an effort to reduce its costs for generative AI (genAI), [Bloomberg reports](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-07/microsoft-replaces-openai-anthropic-with-own-ai-in-some-apps?embedded-checkout=true). The company has begun using its own MAI models to handle some user AI requests in Word and Excel rather than relying solely on models from OpenAI and Anthropic.\n\nThe company still uses third-party models, but has invested increasingly in its own AI solutions over the past year. At the Build developer conference in June, Microsoft [unveiled seven new MAI models](https://www.computerworld.com/article/4154119/microsoft-builds-its-own-ai-stack-to-help-wean-it-from-its-reliance-on-openai.html), including an AI code assistant and an image-generation model.\n\nAs the costs of advanced genAI models have risen, several tech companies — including Amazon, Meta, and Accenture — have reportedly been trying to find ways to reduce their expenses.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-hopes-to-cut-its-genai-costs-by-focusing-on-its-own-models", "canonical_source": "https://www.computerworld.com/article/4194600/microsoft-wants-to-cut-its-ai-costs-is-focusing-on-its-own-models.html", "published_at": "2026-07-08 18:20:06+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 18:47:13.988195+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["generative-ai", "ai-products", "ai-tools", "large-language-models", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Microsoft", "OpenAI", "Anthropic", "Amazon", "Meta", "Accenture", "MAI"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-hopes-to-cut-its-genai-costs-by-focusing-on-its-own-models", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-hopes-to-cut-its-genai-costs-by-focusing-on-its-own-models.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-hopes-to-cut-its-genai-costs-by-focusing-on-its-own-models.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/microsoft-hopes-to-cut-its-genai-costs-by-focusing-on-its-own-models.jsonld"}}