Microsoft Replaces OpenAI With MAI Models in PowerPoint
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- Microsoft is replacing OpenAI's image-generating models with its in-house MAI models across products including PowerPoint.
- Mustafa Suleyman said the MAI models are approximately 85% cheaper to run in PowerPoint than OpenAI's models.
Why it matters: Microsoft sheds a key OpenAI dependency in image generation while claiming an 85% cost reduction, directly shifting the unit economics of AI features baked into its flagship productivity apps and reducing reliance on a once-essential partner.
