Microsoft will unveil a suite of new homegrown AI models next week at ​its annual "Build" conference for developers in San Francisco, including ‌a coding model to boost the usage of ​its GitHub Copilot tool, the Information ⁠reported on Thursday.

The company is also planning to roll out new models that specialize in tasks such as ‌transcription, reasoning, speech and images, the report said, citing a person with direct knowledge of ‌the plans. Microsoft declined to comment ‌on ⁠the report.

Here are some details:

* Microsoft ⁠shares climbed on the report, and were last up nearly 3%.

* It has been rushing to beef up its ​own AI products as ‌it gears up for a future independent of its once-vital partner OpenAI — the companies have changed their partnership terms in recent months to reduce ‌reliance on each other.

* The tech giant ​has primarily relied on AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Big Tech rival ⁠Google to power its GitHub Copilot AI tool for software developers.

* While the tool had seen ‌encouraging uptake initially, products such as Anthropic's Claude Code have quickly risen to the top spot in AI-assisted coding.

* Microsoft is now eyeing AI startup acquisitions, Reuters reported earlier this month, to diversify beyond its OpenAI partnership.

* The potential deals ‌could help Microsoft beef up AI talent and deliver ​on its stated goal of building a cutting-edge AI model by next year, three ⁠sources had told Reuters.

* Market sentiment on Microsoft ⁠has soured this year as investors question the viability of its early lead in ‌AI as its OpenAI partnership unravels, while rivals Google and Amazon report strong progress in their ​own AI efforts.

Published on May 29, 2026