Microsoft
MAI Image
Current
2.6
shipped 3mo · 10 Aug 2026
Microsoft's in-house image model, aimed at design-ready output.
Specification
- Current
- 2.6
- Weights
- Closed
- Access
- Microsoft Foundry, fal.ai
Modalities: image, text
MAI Image — 6-Axis Capability Radar
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Shipping Cadence & Next Drop Forecast
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60 days
±50d variance93 days
Shipped on 2026-08-106.1 drops/yr
5 observed intervals · limited history2026-10-09
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Model Version Capability Delta
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Version history
6 releases tracked
2.6
minor10 Aug 2026 · 3moMAI-Image-2.6 launches at No. 2 on Arena’s text-to-image leaderboard.
- Microsoft reports +79 Elo over MAI-Image-2.5 overall and +91 Elo on text rendering.
- MAI-Image-2.6 and 2.6-Flash entered Public Preview on Microsoft Foundry (post updated 4 September 2026).
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗2.5P
minor23 Jul 2026 · 3moMAI-Image-2.5-Pro introduced alongside MAI-Voice-2-Flash.
- Microsoft highlights accurate text rendering and natural-language edits.
- Also listed on fal.ai as microsoft/mai-image-2.5-pro.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗2.5
major2 Jun 2026 · 5moMAI-Image-2.5 and 2.5-Flash launch; 2.5 ranks No. 2 on Arena’s image-edit leaderboard.
- Generation and precise, localized editing in one model.
- 2.5-Flash targets fast, scalable production workloads.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗2E
minor14 Apr 2026 · 7moMAI-Image-2-Efficient: flagship quality at nearly 41% lower cost.
- Microsoft reports 22% faster generation.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗2
major19 Mar 2026 · 7moMAI-Image-2 targets natural light, accurate skin tones and lived-in scenes.
- Official model announcement. See the source for capabilities and availability.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗1
major13 Oct 2025 · 1yMAI-Image-1 debuts in the top 10 on LMArena.
- Later added to Bing Image Creator.
Recorded announcementSpecific source link · unverified ↗