Microsoft announced MAI-Thinking-1, its first in-house reasoning model, on August 12, 2026, making it available in public preview via Microsoft Foundry. This medium-sized MoE model (roughly 35B active parameters) targets strong performance on software engineering benchmarks, math reasoning, and complex multi-step tasks at lower token costs than larger competitors, with internal evaluations showing preference over Anthropic’s Sonnet 4.6. The release follows June 2026’s broader MAI model family launch at Build, reflecting Microsoft’s push to reduce OpenAI dependency through clean-data training and enterprise-focused efficiency. Traders are weighing rapid iteration potential against typical lab timelines for successor reasoning models, with key catalysts including developer feedback on Foundry, upcoming benchmark updates, and any signals around 2026 earnings or additional MAI releases that could accelerate or delay a publicly accessible next-generation thinking model.
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if Microsoft releases a successor to MAI-Thinking-1 that is made available to the general public by the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No."
A “successor to MAI-Thinking-1” refers to any model explicitly designated by Microsoft as part of its MAI (Microsoft AI) model family and as a thinking or reasoning model, or presented as Microsoft’s next general-purpose reasoning model or widely regarded as the successor to MAI-Thinking-1.
Task-specialized models, cost-efficiency variants, or similar releases will not count unless they are explicitly designated as thinking or reasoning models or widely regarded as successors to MAI-Thinking-1.
Products outside of the MAI family or not designated as thinking or reasoning models will NOT qualify.
For this market to resolve to "Yes," a qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice.
The release must be either clearly defined and publicly announced by Microsoft as being accessible to the general public or otherwise made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled within the company’s official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Microsoft (e.g., https://microsoft.ai/models), with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.Microsoft announced MAI-Thinking-1, its first in-house reasoning model, on August 12, 2026, making it available in public preview via Microsoft Foundry. This medium-sized MoE model (roughly 35B active parameters) targets strong performance on software engineering benchmarks, math reasoning, and complex multi-step tasks at lower token costs than larger competitors, with internal evaluations showing preference over Anthropic’s Sonnet 4.6. The release follows June 2026’s broader MAI model family launch at Build, reflecting Microsoft’s push to reduce OpenAI dependency through clean-data training and enterprise-focused efficiency. Traders are weighing rapid iteration potential against typical lab timelines for successor reasoning models, with key catalysts including developer feedback on Foundry, upcoming benchmark updates, and any signals around 2026 earnings or additional MAI releases that could accelerate or delay a publicly accessible next-generation thinking model.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Microsoft releases a successor to MAI-Thinking-1 that is made available to the general public by the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No."
A “successor to MAI-Thinking-1” refers to any model explicitly designated by Microsoft as part of its MAI (Microsoft AI) model family and as a thinking or reasoning model, or presented as Microsoft’s next general-purpose reasoning model or widely regarded as the successor to MAI-Thinking-1.
Task-specialized models, cost-efficiency variants, or similar releases will not count unless they are explicitly designated as thinking or reasoning models or widely regarded as successors to MAI-Thinking-1.
Products outside of the MAI family or not designated as thinking or reasoning models will NOT qualify.
For this market to resolve to "Yes," a qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice.
The release must be either clearly defined and publicly announced by Microsoft as being accessible to the general public or otherwise made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled within the company’s official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Microsoft (e.g., https://microsoft.ai/models), with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
A “successor to MAI-Thinking-1” refers to any model explicitly designated by Microsoft as part of its MAI (Microsoft AI) model family and as a thinking or reasoning model, or presented as Microsoft’s next general-purpose reasoning model or widely regarded as the successor to MAI-Thinking-1.
Task-specialized models, cost-efficiency variants, or similar releases will not count unless they are explicitly designated as thinking or reasoning models or widely regarded as successors to MAI-Thinking-1.
Products outside of the MAI family or not designated as thinking or reasoning models will NOT qualify.
For this market to resolve to "Yes," a qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice.
The release must be either clearly defined and publicly announced by Microsoft as being accessible to the general public or otherwise made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled within the company’s official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Microsoft (e.g., https://microsoft.ai/models), with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Jul 11, 2026, 2:45 PM ET
Volume
$489End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Jul 11, 2026, 2:45 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if Microsoft releases a successor to MAI-Thinking-1 that is made available to the general public by the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No."
A “successor to MAI-Thinking-1” refers to any model explicitly designated by Microsoft as part of its MAI (Microsoft AI) model family and as a thinking or reasoning model, or presented as Microsoft’s next general-purpose reasoning model or widely regarded as the successor to MAI-Thinking-1.
Task-specialized models, cost-efficiency variants, or similar releases will not count unless they are explicitly designated as thinking or reasoning models or widely regarded as successors to MAI-Thinking-1.
Products outside of the MAI family or not designated as thinking or reasoning models will NOT qualify.
For this market to resolve to "Yes," a qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice.
The release must be either clearly defined and publicly announced by Microsoft as being accessible to the general public or otherwise made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled within the company’s official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Microsoft (e.g., https://microsoft.ai/models), with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.Microsoft announced MAI-Thinking-1, its first in-house reasoning model, on August 12, 2026, making it available in public preview via Microsoft Foundry. This medium-sized MoE model (roughly 35B active parameters) targets strong performance on software engineering benchmarks, math reasoning, and complex multi-step tasks at lower token costs than larger competitors, with internal evaluations showing preference over Anthropic’s Sonnet 4.6. The release follows June 2026’s broader MAI model family launch at Build, reflecting Microsoft’s push to reduce OpenAI dependency through clean-data training and enterprise-focused efficiency. Traders are weighing rapid iteration potential against typical lab timelines for successor reasoning models, with key catalysts including developer feedback on Foundry, upcoming benchmark updates, and any signals around 2026 earnings or additional MAI releases that could accelerate or delay a publicly accessible next-generation thinking model.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Microsoft releases a successor to MAI-Thinking-1 that is made available to the general public by the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No."
A “successor to MAI-Thinking-1” refers to any model explicitly designated by Microsoft as part of its MAI (Microsoft AI) model family and as a thinking or reasoning model, or presented as Microsoft’s next general-purpose reasoning model or widely regarded as the successor to MAI-Thinking-1.
Task-specialized models, cost-efficiency variants, or similar releases will not count unless they are explicitly designated as thinking or reasoning models or widely regarded as successors to MAI-Thinking-1.
Products outside of the MAI family or not designated as thinking or reasoning models will NOT qualify.
For this market to resolve to "Yes," a qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice.
The release must be either clearly defined and publicly announced by Microsoft as being accessible to the general public or otherwise made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled within the company’s official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Microsoft (e.g., https://microsoft.ai/models), with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
A “successor to MAI-Thinking-1” refers to any model explicitly designated by Microsoft as part of its MAI (Microsoft AI) model family and as a thinking or reasoning model, or presented as Microsoft’s next general-purpose reasoning model or widely regarded as the successor to MAI-Thinking-1.
Task-specialized models, cost-efficiency variants, or similar releases will not count unless they are explicitly designated as thinking or reasoning models or widely regarded as successors to MAI-Thinking-1.
Products outside of the MAI family or not designated as thinking or reasoning models will NOT qualify.
For this market to resolve to "Yes," a qualifying model must be launched and publicly accessible, including via open beta or open rolling waitlist signups. A closed beta or any form of private access will not suffice.
The release must be either clearly defined and publicly announced by Microsoft as being accessible to the general public or otherwise made publicly accessible and explicitly labeled within the company’s official website. Labeling errors, placeholder text, or version names displayed on the website that do not correspond to a model that is actually accessible to the general public will not qualify.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from Microsoft (e.g., https://microsoft.ai/models), with additional verification from a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$489End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Jul 11, 2026, 2:45 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...Microsoft announced MAI-Thinking-1, its first in-house reasoning model, on August 12, 2026, making it available in public preview via Microsoft Foundry. This medium-sized MoE model (roughly 35B active parameters) targets strong performance on software engineering benchmarks, math reasoning, and complex multi-step tasks at lower token costs than larger competitors, with internal evaluations showing preference over Anthropic’s Sonnet 4.6. The release follows June 2026’s broader MAI model family launch at Build, reflecting Microsoft’s push to reduce OpenAI dependency through clean-data training and enterprise-focused efficiency. Traders are weighing rapid iteration potential against typical lab timelines for successor reasoning models, with key catalysts including developer feedback on Foundry, upcoming benchmark updates, and any signals around 2026 earnings or additional MAI releases that could accelerate or delay a publicly accessible next-generation thinking model.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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