Microsoft announced a major expansion of the AI gateway capabilities in Azure API Management at Build 2026. The headline additions: a Unified Model API that lets clients speak one API format while ...
Microsoft launched seven first-party AI models at Build 2026, creating a direct alternative to OpenAI’s offerings on Azure and signaling a strategic shift in how the company plans to serve developers.
Microsoft released a family of seven new in-house AI models at Build 2026, a direct bid to reduce its reliance on OpenAI’s technology while offering developers cheaper inference costs. The centerpiece ...