MAI Image 2.5
Microsoft AI
Key facts · verified Oct 31, 2026
MAI Image 2.5 is a Microsoft AI image generation model released on 2 Jun 2026. Pricing: $5 text / $8 image input, $47 image output per 1M tokens (Microsoft Foundry). It ranks #13 on LMArena's text-to-image leaderboard (Elo 1253, read 1 Nov 2026). Source: learn.microsoft.com.
Microsoft AI's MAI-Image-2.5 image model, in preview on Microsoft Foundry (model version 2026-06-02). It generates images of about one megapixel from text and edits existing images, including object removal, inpainting and text updates. Microsoft prices it at $5 per 1M text input tokens, $8 per 1M image input tokens and $47 per 1M image output tokens.
Pricing & specs checkedSource: vendor documentation · checked Oct 31, 2026LMArena: 1253 Elo (rank 13) · source · retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Pricing
$5 text / $8 image input, $47 image output per 1M tokens (Microsoft Foundry)
Context
Not published
LMArena Elo
LMArena rank
Key Features
Image Generation
Full Specifications
$5 text / $8 image input, $47 image output per 1M tokens (Microsoft Foundry) | |
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| Identity | |
| Developer | Microsoft AI |
| Released | Jun 2026 |
| Status | Preview on Microsoft Foundry (model version 2026-06-02) |
| Cost | |
| Price per image | $5 text / $8 image input, $47 output per 1M tokens |
| Capacity | |
| Max resolution | About 1 megapixel (width × height up to 1,048,576; each side at least 768) |
| Capability | |
| Inpainting | Yes — object removal and replacement, inpainting, text updates |
| Image-to-image | Yes — image edits API (JPEG or PNG in, PNG out) |
| Text rendering | Yes — Microsoft documents improved text rendering |
| Access | |
| API | Yes — Microsoft Foundry (preview) |
| Measured quality | |
| LMArena Elo | 1253 (checked Nov 2026) |
| LMArena rank | Rank 13 |