# MAI-Thinking-1

Model tracker · checked 2026-11-09 · https://dbggr.dev/models/mai-thinking-1/

Microsoft AI's sparse MoE reasoning model (35B active, ~1T total) for complex tasks

MAI-Thinking-1 is an everyday model from Microsoft, released 12 August 2026. It's in preview. At Microsoft it costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens, with a 256K-token context window.

- Made by: Microsoft (incl. Azure, GitHub)
- Released: 2026-08-12
- Status: Preview
- Tier: Everyday
- Weights: Closed
- Context window: 256,000 tokens
- Max output: 64,000 tokens
- Input: text
- API id: MAI-Thinking-1
- Docs: https://microsoft.ai/news/introducing-mai-thinking-1/

## MAI-Thinking-1 price at Microsoft

US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on.

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | $2.00 | $8.00 | $0.20 | $3.50 | – | [2026-11-09](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/ai-foundry-models/microsoft/) |

- Microsoft: Microsoft Foundry, Global deployment (US East), public preview. US Gov regions $2.50 / $0.25 cached / $10. Context 256,000 tokens and output up to 64,000 tokens, per Foundry's model list. No batch price listed.

## Models like MAI-Thinking-1

| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAI-Thinking-1 | $2.00 | $8.00 | 256K | Closed |
| [Claude Sonnet 5.5](https://dbggr.dev/models/claude-sonnet-5-5/) | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1M | Closed |
| [GPT-6.1 Sol](https://dbggr.dev/models/gpt-6-1-sol/) | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.1M | Closed |
| [GPT-6 Sol](https://dbggr.dev/models/gpt-6-sol/) | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1.1M | Closed |
| [Kimi K3.1 Pro](https://dbggr.dev/models/kimi-k3-1-pro/) | $2.00 | $10.00 | 1M | Open |
| [Qwen3.8 Max](https://dbggr.dev/models/qwen3-8-max/) | $2.00 | $6.00 | 1M | Open |

## FAQ

### How much does MAI-Thinking-1 cost?

MAI-Thinking-1 costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens at Microsoft, and $0.20 per million cached input tokens. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 9 November 2026.

### What is MAI-Thinking-1's context window?

MAI-Thinking-1 takes up to 256,000 tokens in one request and writes up to 64,000 tokens in one response.

### Is MAI-Thinking-1 open weight?

No. MAI-Thinking-1 is only available through Microsoft's API; Microsoft doesn't publish the weights.

### Where can I use MAI-Thinking-1?

MAI-Thinking-1 is available from Microsoft. At Microsoft, call it as `MAI-Thinking-1`.