Microsoft ships local MAI Code 1.1 Flash coding MoE: 137B total, 6.8B active params
jacek2023 · reddit · 2026-10-15
A Reddit post spotlights Microsoft AI's local MAI Code 1.1 Flash, a coding-optimized MoE model with 137B total and only 6.8B active parameters, designed to run locally on Windows alongside sandboxed local-model tooling integrated with GitHub.
- Official page: commandline.microsoft.com/local-models-sandboxed-tools-github-windows
- llama.cpp already has PR #29778 adding support for its maion-coder architecture (+211 lines, in review), showing the open-source inference stack is catching up fast
The tiny active-parameter count makes it a candidate for consumer hardware local deployment.
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