Bringing local models and sandboxed tools to Windows and GitHub Copilot

Microsoft is integrating local AI models with sandboxed tools on Windows and GitHub Copilot, enabling automatic orchestration between cloud and local inference to balance performance, cost, and security for developer tools. The new MAI Code 1.1 Flash model, optimized for local coding with significant memory and latency improvements, is launching on NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows PCs by the end of October 2026.

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