Sept 9 (Reuters) - Microsoft ( MSFT ) will pay to use

Anthropic's technology for some AI features in Office 365 apps,

the Information reported on Tuesday, in a sign that the software

firm is diversifying its artificial intelligence portfolio.

The move will blend Anthropic and OpenAI technology in the

apps, after years in which Microsoft ( MSFT ) primarily used OpenAI for

the new features in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, the

report said.

Developers making Office AI features found Anthropic's

latest models performed better than OpenAI in automating tasks

such as financial functions in Excel or generating Powerpoint

presentations based on instructions, the report said.

Microsoft ( MSFT ) and Anthropic did not immediately respond to

Reuters requests for comment.