Microsoft Introduces Aion 1.0 Instruct and Aion 1.0 Plan On-Device Models

Core summary

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At Microsoft Build 2026, Microsoft unveiled two new on-device models, Aion 1.0 Instruct and Aion 1.0 Plan, with Aion 1.0 Instruct being a smaller, faster, and more efficient next-gen small language model.

Impact & opportunity

What this could mean

Developers building edge AI applications can leverage these new on-device models for improved efficiency and performance, enabling more powerful local AI capabilities.