MAI Image 2.6 is Microsoft's image generation model with a 32K context window, available from 2 providers, starting at $5.00 / 1M input and $38.00 / 1M output. An image generation model from Microsoft AI designed for producing high-quality visuals from text prompts.
Specifications
Canonical IDmicrosoft-mai-image-2-6
TypeImage Generation
StatusActive
CreatorMicrosoftMicrosoft
Providers
Context Window32K tokens
Input ModalitiesText
Output ModalitiesImage
Release Date · 21 days ago
Benchmarks
Elo Rating
#93

Capabilities

Input1/5
Text✓
Image·
Audio·
Video·
PDF·
Output1/5
Text·
Image✓
Audio·
Video·
Embedding·
Capabilities0/13
Reasoning·
Adaptive Reasoning·
Function Calling·
Parallel Function Calling·
Structured Outputs·
Native JSON Schema·
Web Search·
URL Context·
Computer Use·
Code Execution·
File Search·
Prompt Caching·
Assistant Prefill·

Pricing by Provider

US Dollar ($)
Per 1M tokens
ProviderStandard
Input
$ / 1M
Output
$ / 1M
Azure AI Foundry logo
Azure AI Foundry
azure_ai/MAI-Image-2.6
$5.00N/A
Vercel AI Gateway logo
Vercel AI Gateway
microsoft/mai-image-2.6
$5.00$38.00

Cost Calculator

US Dollar ($)
Preset:

Versions

VersionReleasedContextInput / 1MOutput / 1MStatus
MAI Image 2.632K$5.00$38.00Current
MAI Image 2.6 Flash32K$1.75$19.00Available
MAI Transcribe 2 Streaming———Available
MAI Voice 2.1—$22.00—Available
MAI Voice 2.1 Flash—$15.00—Available
MAI Transcribe 2———Available
MAI Voice 2 Flash—$15.00—Available
MAI Voice 2—$22.00—Available
MAI Image 2 Efficient————Available
MAI Image 2.5—32K$5.00—Deprecated
MAI Image 2.5 Pro—32K$5.00—Deprecated

Model IDs

azure_ai/MAI-Image-2.6
mai-image-2-6
microsoft-mai-image-2-6
microsoft/mai-image-2.6