MAI Image 2.5
Jun 2026
MAI Image 2.5Compare inon
MAI Image 2.5 measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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10MAI Image 2.6 Flash1,11911MAI Image 2.51,11811Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)1,118Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 58%-30%$0.034
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 39%-58%$0.02CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 57%-19%$0.039
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedsame-79%$0.01CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-59%$0.019ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 58%-30%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 57%-19%$0.039Muse Imageunstatedsame-79%$0.01MAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-59%$0.019Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)unstatedsame-30%$0.034ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 58%-30%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 57%-19%$0.039
Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 57%+25%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 53%+39%$0.067
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 65%+338%$0.21
History
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,400.9#8
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,254.2#10
Text-to-image Arena July 5 2026lab1,257
Single-image edit Arena July 5 2026lab1,399
FAQ
How much does MAI Image 2.5 cost?›
$0.048 per image.
Is MAI Image 2.5 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.048 per image.
How good is MAI Image 2.5, and what is it best at?›
#11 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is MAI Image 2.5 better than MAI Image 2.6 Flash?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, MAI Image 2.5 scores 1,118 vs 1,119 — about the same. It is 147% more expensive.
When was MAI Image 2.5 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-06-02. It is the current version in its line.
Is MAI Image 2.5 open source?›
No, MAI Image 2.5 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is MAI Image 2.5?›
MAI Image 2.5 is a closed image generation & editing model from Microsoft, released Jun 2026.
What are the best alternatives to MAI Image 2.5?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).