Microsoft's new MAI Code 1.1 Flash gets crushed by Deepseek on both price and performance

Microsoft released MAI Code 1.1 Flash, a code model for GitHub Copilot that is 25 percent more token-efficient at a quarter of the cost of its predecessor, but benchmarks show it is outperformed by the cheaper Deepseek V4 Flash. The move fits a pattern of Microsoft touting open AI while integrating proprietary models into its apps to protect margins.

Microsoft has released MAI Code 1.1 Flash, a code model for GitHub Copilot that's said to be 25 percent more token-efficient at a quarter of the cost of its predecessor. In benchmarks, though, it gets crushed by the cheaper Deepseek V4 Flash. The move fits a pattern: Microsoft talks up open AI, then bakes worse proprietary models into its apps to protect margins. The article Microsoft's new MAI Code 1.1 Flash gets crushed by Deepseek on both price and performance https://the-decoder.com/microsofts-new-mai-code-1-1-flash-gets-crushed-by-deepseek-on-both-price-and-performance/ appeared first on The Decoder https://the-decoder.com .