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MAI-Code-1-Flash Is a Model Routing Signal

Microsoft's new in-house coding model matters less as a benchmark headline and more as a signal that Copilot is becoming a routing layer for cost, latency, ownership, and review quality.

Jun 3, 20267 min read

Microsoft PHI-4: A 14B Parameter Model That Rivals Models 5x Its Size

Microsoft's PHI-4 is an MIT-licensed 14 billion parameter model that matches Llama 3.3 70B and Qwen 2.5 72B on key benchmarks. Here is what makes it special, how to run it locally, and why small language models are increasingly practical for real development work.

Jan 9, 20259 min read