Microsoft replaces OpenAI image models with its own AI technology across PowerPoint and Bing

Microsoft is replacing OpenAI image models in PowerPoint, Bing

Microsoft is replacing OpenAI's image-generating models with its own technology in popular products like PowerPoint and Bing. "It's faster, it's cheaper, it's higher quality, it drives better retention," Microsoft's model chief Mustafa Suleyman said in an interview. The world's largest software maker has been developing artificial intelligence models that can compete with those from OpenAI and Anthropic. In part, this is to drive down the costs of deploying AI across Microsoft's products. Suleyman said the company's Microsoft AI (MAI) models are about 85% cheaper to run in PowerPoint, for example. For now, the company gets free access to OpenAI models owing to its longstanding partnership. Still, Microsoft must provide the expensive computing infrastructure to run these models, meaning it can realize significant savings by using more efficient ones. Customers routinely generate and edit images in Microsoft apps, such as creating infographics in PowerPoint, Suleyman said. Asking the software to create an image is also one of the first AI prompts new users make, meaning it's important for the experience to be positive, he added. Companies such as T-Mobile US Inc. and easyJet PLC are now using Microsoft's newest voice-generating AI models in their call centers, the company announced. Bloomberg previously reported that Microsoft was beginning to replace OpenAI and Anthropic text models within widely used office apps. Microsoft said that MAI models in Excel are on-par with OpenAI's GPT-5.6 for common tasks while being more cost-efficient. MAI models are now being used in more than half of all Microsoft products and tested in all of them, Suleyman said. "It is a very strong showing, and we're going to continue to push extremely hard," he said.

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Investing.com -- Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is swapping out OpenAI's image-generating models for its own technology across products including PowerPoint and Bing, the company's model chief Mustafa Suleyman said in an interview. The software maker has been building artificial intelligence models designed to compete with those from OpenAI and Anthropic PBC. One goal is to reduce the costs of deploying AI across Microsoft's product lineup. Suleyman told Bloomberg in an interview that the company's Microsoft AI models cost about 85% less to run in PowerPoint compared to OpenAI's technology. "It's faster, it's cheaper, it's higher quality, it drives better retention," he said. Microsoft currently receives free access to OpenAI models through its partnership with the company. The software maker must still provide the computing infrastructure needed to run these models, allowing it to achieve savings by using more efficient alternatives. Users frequently generate and edit images in Microsoft applications, such as creating infographics in PowerPoint, according to Suleyman. Image creation is also among the first AI prompts that new users make, making it important for the experience to be positive, he added. This article was generated with the support of AI and reviewed by an editor. For more information see our T&C.