Image model · Microsoft AI
MAI-Image-2.6 (+ Flash)
EditText2026-09-04#5 LMArena T2I
Specs
| Version | MAI-Image-2.6 |
| Released | 2026-09-04 (Foundry public preview) techcommunity.microsoft.com ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |
| Access | Microsoft Foundry, Copilot / Bing (not verified) |
| X | @MicrosoftAI |
Features
- text-to-image, editing
Price Estimate
| official rates | $38/M image output tokens, $8/M image input, $5/M text input; Flash $19/M output |
| per image estimate | ~$0.04 (runtimewire.com report) |
Benchmarks
| Board | Rank | Score | Board date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA-Image-T2I v2.1 | #6 | 1166 | live | artificialanalysis.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |
| LMArena Text-to-Image | #5 | 1332 | 2026-10-07 | lmarena.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |
| LMArena Image Edit | #5 | 1428 | 2026-10-06 | lmarena.ai ↗ checked 2026-10-17 |