MAI-Thinking-1¶
Broad
No retirement date
Microsoft
25+ regions tracked
Available in 31 of 35 tracked regions with 2 deployment SKU types.
Global
Total regions
31
Coverage
89%
SKU types
2
Next retirement
None set
Widest SKU footprint
Global coverage
31 regions · 89% coverage · Global
Lifecycle¶
No deprecation or retirement date has been announced for this model in Microsoft's retirement table. See the lifecycle guide for how dates are set.
Pricing¶
Pay-as-you-go · Global
$3.50 per 1M tokens
Blended at 3:1 input:output
Project monthly cost
| Per 1M tokens | Global |
|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 |
| Cached input | $0.20 |
| Output | $8.00 |
Pay-as-you-go list price in USD for East US 2 from the Azure Retail Prices API, checked daily, last updated 2026-11-01. Excludes tax and negotiated discounts; other regions can differ.
Deployment Options¶
Global
Global deployments
Worldwide availability with intelligent routing
Best for applications needing global reach with automatic failover
Global Standard
31 regions · 89% coverage
Global coverage
31 regions · 89% coverage
Australia East Brazil South Canada Central Canada East Central US East US East US 2 France Central Germany West Central Italy North Japan East Japan West Korea Central North Central US Norway East Poland Central South Africa North South Central US +13 more in matrix
⚠ Data may be processed in any Azure region — not suitable for HIPAA, FedRAMP, or strict data-residency requirements
Full Availability Matrix¶
31 regions
| Region | Global Standard | Global coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Australia East | ✓ | ✓ |
| Brazil South | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canada Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| Canada East | ✓ | ✓ |
| Central US | ✓ | ✓ |
| East US | ✓ | ✓ |
| East US 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| France Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| Germany West Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| Italy North | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japan East | ✓ | ✓ |
| Japan West | ✓ | ✓ |
| Korea Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| North Central US | ✓ | ✓ |
| Norway East | ✓ | ✓ |
| Poland Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Africa North | ✓ | ✓ |
| South Central US | ✓ | ✓ |
| South India | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spain Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sweden Central | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switzerland North | ✓ | ✓ |
| Switzerland West | ✓ | ✓ |
| UAE North | ✓ | ✓ |
| UK South | ✓ | ✓ |
| UK West | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Central US | ✓ | ✓ |
| West Europe | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US 2 | ✓ | ✓ |
| West US 3 | ✓ | ✓ |
Last updated: 2026-11-12 16:36 UTC