MAI-Image-2
#13 in AI Image Editingmicrosoft · v2 · since 19. März 2026 · 17× · last seen Jun 30, 2026
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MAI-Image-2 is Microsoft's second-generation proprietary text-to-image model, built on a flow-matching diffusion architecture with 10–50 billion non-embedding parameters. It is optimized for photorealism, reliable in-image text rendering, and complex creative workflows. Released on March 19, 2026 in MAI Playground and Microsoft Foundry, it debuted as a top-3 model family on the Arena.ai leaderboard. API access is available through Microsoft Foundry, and the model is also integrated into Copilot, Bing Image Creator, and PowerPoint.
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Features
| Fine-Tuning | Not documented/available for MAI-Image-2; weight tuning first announced for MAI-Image-2.5 (Build 2026) |
| Generation Time | 2–4 sec. (typical, Foundry API, P50); MAI-Image-2-Efficient: ~13.7 sec. P50 median per official benchmark |
| License | Product-specific terms of use per platform (MAI Playground Terms, Foundry Public Preview Terms) – no open-source license |
| Max Resolution | 1024 × 1024 px (max.); also 1365×768 (landscape) and 768×1365 (portrait) available |
| Platform | Microsoft Foundry (API), MAI Playground, Copilot, Bing Image Creator, PowerPoint |
| Price | $5 / 1M text input tokens; $33 / 1M image output tokens (Foundry API) |
| Release Date | March 19, 2026 (MAI Playground & Foundry Public Preview) |