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MAI Image

Microsoft AI’s image-generation and editing line, separate from its language and coding models.

First model
2025
Models
4
Latest
MAI-Image-2.6

01 / LINEAGE MAP

Model lineage

predecessor derived / sibling
  1. 2025-10-13MAI-Image-1Image generation
  2. 2026-03-19MAI-Image-2Image generationPredecessor · MAI-Image-1
  3. 2026-05-27MAI-Image-2.5Image generationPredecessor · MAI-Image-2
  4. 2026-08-10MAI-Image-2.6Image generationPredecessor · MAI-Image-2.5

02 / GENERATIONS

What changed

01

MAI-Image-1

Microsoft’s first image model developed entirely in-house, initially shown on LMArena before entering Bing Image Creator.

02

MAI-Image-2

The second MAI image generation, improving realism and text rendering, initially offered in Playground and selected customer APIs.

03

MAI-Image-2.5

MAI’s unified image generation and editing model, improving text rendering, localized edits, and identity consistency.

04

MAI-Image-2.6

Microsoft’s image-generation and editing model with improved text rendering and commercial design, available in Playground and Foundry private preview.