Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models
THE SO WHAT
The margin story on AI is shifting from "spend whatever it takes" to "own the stack or bleed." If you're building on third-party models at scale, assume your vendors are under the same pressure and revisit your cost structure and lock-in this quarter.
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