Microsoft cuts GitHub Copilot AI costs by 75%
Microsoft just rolled out MAI-Code-1.1-Flash inside GitHub Copilot, slashing inference costs by 75% while boosting token speed by 25%. The model specifically targets CLI and .NET workflows, showing a 22% jump on Terminal-Bench. A newly added 3-bit quantized version also lets developers run the 256K-context model entirely on local hardware.