MAI Image 2.6 Flash
Key facts · verified Oct 27, 2026
MAI Image 2.6 Flash is a Microsoft AI image generation model released on 31 Jul 2026. Pricing: $1.75 text / $2.50 image input, $19 image output per 1M tokens (Microsoft Foundry). Source: techcommunity.microsoft.com.
Microsoft AI’s MAI-Image-2.6-Flash, generally available on Microsoft Foundry since 27 October 2026 (model version 2026-07-31): the faster, lower-cost variant of MAI-Image-2.6 with the same generation and editing capabilities. It generates images of up to 2,359,296 total pixels (equivalent to 1536×1536) and edits existing images, at $1.75 per 1M text input tokens, $2.50 per 1M image input tokens and $19 per 1M image output tokens.
$1.75 text / $2.50 image input, $19 image output per 1M tokens (Microsoft Foundry)
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$1.75 text / $2.50 image input, $19 image output per 1M tokens (Microsoft Foundry) | |
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| Identity | |
| Developer | Microsoft AI |
| Released | Jul 2026 |
| Status | Generally available since 27 October 2026 (model version 2026-07-31) |
| Licence | API only — no open weights published |
| Cost | |
| Price per image | $1.75 text / $2.50 image input, $19 output per 1M tokens |
| Capacity | |
| Max resolution | Up to 2,359,296 total pixels (equivalent to 1536×1536) |
| Capability | |
| Inpainting | Yes — object removal and replacement, inpainting, text updates |
| Image-to-image | Yes — image edits API (JPEG or PNG in, PNG out) |
| Access | |
| API | Yes — Microsoft Foundry (generally available) |