MAI Image 2.6
Aug 2026
MAI Image 2.6Compare inon
MAI Image 2.6 measured on 5 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
Full ranking →Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedsame-14%$0.034
BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 57%+442%$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 40%-49%$0.02CheaperMAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-50%$0.019
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 47%-74%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedsame-14%$0.034MAI Image 2.6 Flashsame-50%$0.019Muse Imageunstatedwins 47%-74%$0.01
HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)wins 42%-38%$0.024Reference images: not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 57%+442%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 54%+442%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 40%-49%$0.02HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 38%——Reference images: not verifiedHunyuanImage 3.0unstatedOpenwins 33%+106%$0.08Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 31%-56%$0.017FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 31%-87%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedHistory
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.11,165.9#5
AA Image Arena · editing v2.11,151.4#3
Arena Image Editing · overall1,425.3#6
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,332.1#4
FAQ
How much does MAI Image 2.6 cost?›
$0.039 per image.
Is MAI Image 2.6 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.039 per image.
How good is MAI Image 2.6, and what is it best at?›
#5 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is MAI Image 2.6 better than GPT Image 2.5 Flare?›
On AA Image Arena · editing v2.1, MAI Image 2.6 scores 1,151.4 vs 1,181.6 — lower. It is 82% cheaper.
When was MAI Image 2.6 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-08-10. It is the current version in its line.
Is MAI Image 2.6 open source?›
No, MAI Image 2.6 is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is MAI Image 2.6?›
MAI Image 2.6 is a closed image generation & editing model from Microsoft, released Aug 2026.
What are the best alternatives to MAI Image 2.6?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).