Technology7 Jul 2026SEO 801 min read

Analysis: Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models

As AI costs continue to rise , companies are looking for ways to cut back. The most recent example is Microsoft, which has reportedly begun to deploy a cost-sa…

As AI costs continue to rise , companies are looking for ways to cut back. The most recent example is Microsoft, which has reportedly begun to deploy a cost-savings strategy by relying less on software from OpenAI and Anthropic and instead deploying its own in-house models. Indeed, when it comes to two of its most widely used programs — Excel and Word — Microsoft has begun to use its homemade MAI models to respond to a certain percentage of user prompts, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. In the past,…

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