MAI Image 2.6
Aug 2026
MAI Image 2.6Compare inon
MAI Image 2.6 measured on 5 of 9 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 63%+442%$0.21
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 42%-49%$0.02
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 46%-74%$0.01BetterGPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 58%+442%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedsame-14%$0.034Muse Imageunstatedwins 46%-74%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 42%-49%$0.02ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 63%+442%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 58%+442%$0.21GPT Image 2highwins 55%+442%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 42%-49%$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 33%——Reference images: not verifiedQwen Image EditOpenwins 25%-23%$0.03Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511Openwins 25%+54%$0.06Reference images: not verified
FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 24%-56%$0.017History
2 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,428.3#4
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?›
On Arena Image Editing · overall, MAI Image 2.6 scores 1,428.3 vs 1,461.7 — 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).