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Microsoft Maia 300 AI Chip Announced as Company Expands Its In-House AI Infrastructure

3:12 PM IST · October 13, 2026

Microsoft introduced its first AI inference chip in 2023. Later, in January 2026, the tech giant introduced the Maia 200 AI chip, which is capable of running OpenAI's AI models and Microsoft's MAI model. The inference chip is claimed to serve Microsoft's production workloads now, including Copilot, and will be able to run next-generation MAI models. Now, the Satya Nadella-led tech giant has introduced its third-generation Maia 300 AI inference chip with notable improvements. It is claimed to deliver more tokens per watt compared to comparable GPU-based inference systems. The company says that the new Maia 300 AI chip will serve as its primary AI inference system.