# MAI-Code-1.1-Flash



Microsoft



Vs 1-Flash: Terminal-Bench 2.1 +22%, about +25% token efficiency, price about 1/4. The October 7 update makes a 3-bit quantized version available for local use with the full 256K context window and no local inference charges. Microsoft recommends more than 120GB of RAM. Experimental local access in the Copilot app, CLI and VS Code is planned by the end of October, not already delivered.


## Availability

GitHub Copilot; downloadable local inference
- Released: Aug 11, 2026
- Review updated: Oct 12, 2026 05:52 Mon · Beijing Time (UTC+8)

## Sources

- Source excerpt: https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-code-1-1-flash-br-better-faster-at-a-quarter-of-the-cost/

Canonical entry: https://www.ailyre.com/source/?id=microsoft-mai-code-1-1-flash&lang=en