Microsoft model product
MAI Image 2.5
5 is Microsoft's photorealistic image generation and editing model that turns text prompts or uploaded images into high-quality, design-ready visuals with fine-grained, pixel-level control.
Updated Aug 17, 2026. Default version: MAI-Image-2.5
LLMBoard Image Generation Score82.8MAI-Image-2.5
Coverage100%9 benchmark families
Context windowN/ATokens
Native catalog price$0.05 / imageimage
MAI Image 2.5 Capability Profile
This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.
MAI Image 2.5 Benchmark Results
Benchmark scores for MAI-Image-2.5.
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Benchmark | Score | Rank | Participants | Percentile | Evidence | Evaluated |
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| BenchmarkArtificial Analysis Image Editing | Score1,255 Elo | Rank03 | Participants67 | PercentileN/A | EvidenceA | Evaluated |
| BenchmarkArtificial Analysis Text To Image | Score1,308 Elo | Rank05 | Participants148 | PercentileN/A | EvidenceA | Evaluated |
MAI Image 2.5 Arena Results
Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.
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Arena | Category | Rank | Rating / score | Votes | Observations | Result date |
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| Arenaimage edit | Categoryoverall | Rank03 | Rating / score1401.9 | Votes155,115 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
| Arenatext to image | Categoryoverall | Rank08 | Rating / score1256.1 | Votes44,940 | ObservationsN/A | Result date |
MAI Image 2.5 Pricing
Prices are shown in the model's native media unit and resolution tier.
- Native price
- $0.05 / image
- Price unit
- image
- Tier
- Standard
- Tracked offerings
- 1
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Provider | Provider model ID | Region | Native price | Unit | Tier | Updated |
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| ProviderFal | Provider model IDmai-image-2.5 | Regionglobal | Native price$0.05 / image | Unitimage | TierN/A | Updated |
Media catalog prices are not converted into token input or output prices.
MAI Image 2.5 Runtime Performance
Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for MAI-Image-2.5. Runtime does not affect the capability score.
No runtime data
Browse runtime rankingsNo provider-specific speed or latency record is linked to the default version yet.
Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.
MAI Image 2.5 Specifications
Technical details for the model's default version.
- Version
- MAI-Image-2.5
- Released
- Unknown
- Knowledge cutoff
- Unknown
- Parameters
- N/A
- Context window
- N/A
- Max output
- N/A
- Inputs
- image, text
- Outputs
- image
- Open weights
- No
- License
- Unspecified
MAI Image 2.5 Versions
Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.
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Version | Released | LLMBoard | Parameters | Context | Max output | Open weights | License |
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| VersionMAI-Image-2.5 | ReleasedN/A | LLMBoard82.8 | ParametersN/A | ContextN/A | Max outputN/A | Open weightsNo | LicenseUnspecified |
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What is MAI Image 2.5?
Key information about MAI Image 2.5 and its available data.
5 is Microsoft's photorealistic image generation and editing model that turns text prompts or uploaded images into high-quality, design-ready visuals with fine-grained, pixel-level control. It launched at No. 2 for image editing on Arena and is built end-to-end by Microsoft on clean, appropriately licensed data.
Data as of 2026-08-17.
FAQ
Common questions about MAI Image 2.5.
When was MAI Image 2.5 released?
A release date is not available for the default version.
How much does MAI Image 2.5 cost?
MAI Image 2.5's current catalog price is $0.05 / image.
Who created MAI Image 2.5?
MAI Image 2.5 was created by Microsoft.
What is the context window for MAI Image 2.5?
A context window is not available for the default version.
Is MAI Image 2.5 open weight?
No. The default version is not marked as having publicly available weights.
How many API providers offer MAI Image 2.5?
1 provider offerings are linked to the default version.
What models should I compare MAI Image 2.5 with?
Nearby ranked alternatives include GPT-Image-2, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, Gemini 3 Pro Image.