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Seven new models launching at Build: let’s go! Reasoning. Code. Image. Transcribe. Voice. Built from scratch on a clean data lineage, designed for efficiency, working seamlessly as a family of models Thread 🧵 #MSBuild

Introducing Ode Poetry. Ode is a wonderful poetry pharmacy that reads you a poem for the moment you’re in. Just tell Ode what you're feeling, and it uses Microsoft AI audio models to connect you with the same work that poetry expert William Sieghart would recommend. The best technology doesn't replace human creativity, it helps more people experience it. Super proud of the team for making this truly humanist tool. More in the blog: microsoft.ai/news/ode-poetr…

Say how you feel. Get a poem that meets you there. Ode connects you with a poem for your moment. Guided by William Sieghart. Powered by Microsoft AI models. Try it out here: msft.it/6017vID2l

On the cover of @Nature Health: @MicrosoftAI analyzed 500K+ de-identified Copilot conversations and found health is a top reason people turn to AI — with 1 in 7 personal health queries asked on behalf of someone else nature.com/articles/s4436… #DigitalHealth #AI

@_enzo_dev Nice to see MAI-Transcribe-1.5 powering a real project. What are you hoping to build next?

@MicrosoftAI @Copilot @MSFTResearch MAI 1.5 transcription accuracy and speed works well Using it for my basic voice-to-list progressive web app list55.enzom.dev

@aiseomastery That's exactly the kind of conversation we hope the video starts.

@MicrosoftAI The line about building AI that understands every voice stood out most, feels rare when a company actually backs that up.

AI is ultimately about people. Understanding every voice, building with empathy, and taking a responsible approach aren't side goals. They're part of the work itself. Meet some of the people behind MAI. Watch the full video here: msft.it/6015vUaoc

@aiseomastery It really is a team effort. What stood out to you from the video?

@MicrosoftAI Good to see the human side of these teams getting some spotlight, easy to forget there are real people behind these launches.

@TongHeConv That's an important perspective. Where do you think AI can make the biggest difference?

This is exactly the direction AI needs more of. For many families, the problem isn’t lack of intelligence, it’s being left outside fast, natural conversation because of language, age, accent, or confidence. Empathy in AI has to include the people at the table who are usually quietest.

Thrilled to announce by popular demand MAI-Code-1-Flash is now generally available for GitHub Copilot Business and GitHub Copilot Enterprise - fast, efficient, and custom designed to help you build more for less on @github

We shipped a new coding model built for your everyday dev work. MAI-Code-1-Flash is fast, token-efficient, and trained inside real GitHub Copilot environments. It plans, builds, runs, and tests. All from Copilot Chat in VS Code. Watch it go from a single frost banner to a full seasonal snapshot with passing tests. In minutes. For cents. ▶️ msft.it/6018vqZSQ

@TongHeConv That’s a good framing. What would you use it for?

@MicrosoftAI Great voice experiences sound natural. Great multilingual experiences make everyone feel included. The hardest problems aren’t pronunciation or translation anymore. They’re conversation, context, and multiple people speaking naturally together

@ArtificialAnlys Learn more about MAI-Image-2.5: msft.it/6013vUa5U

MAI-Image-2.5 ranked #2 for text-to-image and #3 for image editing on @ArtificialAnlys - showing strong performance across both generation and precise image edits. From rainy-window blur to a clear, usable street scene, while preserving object consistency, lighting, reflections, and scene geometry. Available now in Foundry API (msft.it/6011vUa5W), MAI Playground (msft.it/6012vUa5o) and @OpenRouter

Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.5 ranks #2 in Text to Image and #3 in Image Editing in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena, behind only OpenAI's image models The latest addition to the MAI Image family is capable of handling both text to image generation and image editing, up to a maximum output resolution of roughly 1MP at flexible aspect ratios with a 32K token context. MAI-Image-2.5 is one of the strongest image models we have tested, ranking #2 in Text to Image behind only OpenAI's GPT Image 2. Its Image Editing capabilities rank at #3 on our leaderboard, ranking just behind OpenAI’s image models, with performance comparable to Google’s Nano Banana 2. MAI-Image-2.5-Flash, the faster, lower-cost variant, lands at #8 in Text to Image and #6 in Image Editing. MAI-Image-2.5 is priced at $48 per 1k images and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash at $20 per 1k images on the Foundry API. Both are also available in the MAI Playground, and MAI-Image-2.5 is available to users in PowerPoint and OneDrive. Congratulations to @MicrosoftAI on the release! See below for comparisons between MAI-Image-2.5 and other leading models in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena 🧵

@aiseomastery That’s the goal with this model. What’s your first impression from using it?

@github @MicrosoftAI A small model tuned specifically for Copilot beating others its size in early testing shows how much fine tuning still matters

📣 @MicrosoftAI's MAI‑Code‑1‑Flash is now available across additional GitHub Copilot surfaces. Designed and tuned specifically for GitHub Copilot, it delivers best‑in‑class quality for its size, outperforming other small models in early testing. Try it out in Copilot CLI or the GitHub Copilot app. github.blog/changelog/2026…

@AfterValueX That’s where it starts to get useful. What would you use it for first?

@MicrosoftAI wow

What happens when speech, transcription, and coding models work together? This prototype demo, built using a VS Code fork, showcases how MAI-Transcribe, MAI-Voice, and MAI-Code-1-Flash can work together in a unified workflow to transform spoken instructions into working code.

@aiseomastery That’s the interesting part. What would you build with it first?

@MicrosoftAI You just talk and it writes the code, we are so early 👀

Behind every model is a team dedicated to solving difficult challenges, exploring new ideas, and continuously pushing technology forward. Meet some of the people behind Microsoft AI. Watch the full video here: msft.it/6016vYgsq

Satya lays out perfectly the enduring value people play in building a frontier ecosystem.