# MAI-Thinking-1 [Canonical model page](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1) · [Model library](https://headlessthrones.com/models) Public catalog reference from Headless Thrones. Exact catalog ID: `microsoft-mai-thinking-1`. Catalog source-check date: 2026-10-23. This brief contains the public catalog answers and any catalog guide, not private drafts, historical editorial revisions or independently measured rankings. The canonical HTML page may also display separately published editorial. Current catalog answers ## What to know about MAI-Thinking-1 AI-compiled from linked model documentation. This is a catalog reference, not an independent performance review. Catalog checked October 23, 2026. [Access](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-access) · [Exact model](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-identity) · [Pricing](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-pricing) · [Token limits](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-context) · [Dates & knowledge](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-dates) · [Inputs & outputs](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-modalities) · [Model details](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-thinking-1#model-answer-research) ### How can you access MAI-Thinking-1? The catalog documents **API** access for MAI-Thinking-1. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) As of the catalog check, this version was listed as a preview. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) For API use, confirm the exact model identifier, your account and region, and the endpoint's current limits in the linked documentation. An API listing does not establish access through a consumer subscription. ### Which MAI-Thinking-1 does this page describe? MAI-Thinking-1 is a model record from **Microsoft** in the MAI family. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) The recorded model identifier or checkpoint is `MAI-Thinking-1`. Use that exact identifier when checking documentation or a provider listing. [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) ### How much does MAI-Thinking-1 cost? The recorded token rates for MAI-Thinking-1 are: - **Input:** US$2 per 1 million input tokens. [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) - **Output:** US$8 per 1 million output tokens. [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) **Rate conditions:** Microsoft Foundry public-preview list pricing: USD per million input/output tokens. The card quotes $2 input and $8 output; separate preview and deployment terms apply. [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) **Illustrative arithmetic:** 10,000 input tokens plus 2,000 output tokens would cost US$0.036 at those recorded rates. This assumes every token is billed at the displayed rate and excludes any cache, batch, tool, storage or tier adjustments; it is not a quote or measured usage. Check the source's pricing conditions before budgeting. A token rate does not state the price of an app subscription or the full cost of running downloaded weights. ### What are MAI-Thinking-1's context and output limits? The publisher reports the context window as **256K tokens**. [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) We retain the publisher's notation and qualifiers; no exact token count or hosted serving allowance is inferred from it. A separate maximum-output value is not established in this record. The context or input figure should not be used as an output allowance. Context, input and output limits describe different constraints. Do not add the figures together to infer a larger window. Check the endpoint's accounting for conversation history, system instructions, tools, media and generated tokens; a documented maximum is not a guarantee of answer quality or a measured usable capacity. ### What dates are documented for MAI-Thinking-1? **Training-data cutoff: July 2026.** [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) This describes the reported data boundary, not the day training finished. The source labels this “Publisher training cut-off date.” Retrieval or web tools can supply newer information at run time. That does not change the model's recorded training or knowledge dates, and this record does not establish that a particular endpoint includes those tools. ### What can MAI-Thinking-1 receive and generate? Documented inputs: **text**. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) Documented outputs: **text**. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) Input support and output generation are separate capabilities. Reading an image does not establish image generation; a text output listing does not establish speech output. File sizes, formats and media limits depend on the documented implementation. ### What distinguishes MAI-Thinking-1? These details come from the linked publisher material for this model. Reported capabilities and training descriptions are publisher statements, not independent test results. **Architecture**: Microsoft describes a mixture-of-experts model with about one trillion total parameters and 35 billion active parameters. These are publisher-reported counts, not measured inference memory. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) **Access status**: The official model page offers MAI-Thinking-1 in public preview through Microsoft Foundry. [Source](https://microsoft.ai/models/mai-thinking-1/) **Integration responsibility**: Microsoft describes Chat Completions integration, but says the model has no native tool interface: the integrating application mediates tools and is responsible for their security boundary. Text-only input/output does not imply image, audio or video support. [Source](https://ai.azure.com/catalog/models/MAI-Thinking-1) **Catalog qualifications:** Microsoft Foundry public preview. Exact token limits require its model card. Headless Thrones has not independently benchmarked this model for this reference. Evaluate it on representative work before choosing it; these facts do not rank its accuracy, reliability, speed or suitability against another model. Keep the exact version in view ## Other MAI models from Microsoft. These are separate records in the same publisher family. A shared family name does not establish equal capabilities or interchangeable licenses. ### [MAI-Code-1.1-Flash](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-code-1-1-flash) Open weights · 256,000 context tokens ### [MAI-Code-1-Flash](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-code-1-flash) GitHub Copilot ### [MAI-1-preview](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-1-preview) API ### [MAI-Cyber-1-Flash](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-cyber-1-flash) MDASH private preview for approved defenders ### [MAI-DS-R1](https://headlessthrones.com/models/microsoft-mai-ds-r1) Open weights