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The Decoder · FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2026

Microsoft's Open-Weight AI Models Are an Azure Subscription Play, Plainly

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT

The models are open. The infrastructure required to run them at scale is not. This was visible at announcement. Adequate does not consider this a contradiction. Adequate considers this a pricing strategy with an adjective in front.

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