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Microsoft Says MAI-Cyber-1.1-Flash Cuts MDASH Scan Costs 18%

October 27, 2026 at 13:15 EDT

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On Oct. 27, Microsoft added MAI-Cyber-1.1-Flash to MDASH, saying it delivers performance comparable to MAI-Cyber-1-Flash while reducing cost per scan by 18%. The comparison comes from an internal vulnerability-scanning evaluation, and the model is available to verified MDASH customers. Microsoft said the new profile is ready for use in MDASH.

OCTOBER 27 · MICROSOFT

Lower-cost vulnerability scans in MDASH

MAI-Cyber-1.1-Flash reports comparable performance to its predecessor at 18% lower cost per scan in Microsoft's internal evaluation.

Comparable performance, lower scan cost

Indexed per-scan cost: the prior profile is 100%; version 1.1 is 82% of that baseline.

100%

Prior profile

82%

Version 1.1

No dollar price or new public benchmark score was reported.

How MDASH checks a finding

Scan code→Validate finding→Test exploitability

Usage signal

Microsoft says customers who try the MAI profile tend to use it again on later scans.

Evidence limit

The cost comparison is internal; access is currently limited to verified MDASH customers.

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