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Microsoft's top-tier model family
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Microsoft's top-tier model family
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Microsoft AI is pioneering the future of what AI can do and what technology can be.
This is the 3rd launch from MAI. View more
MAI-Image-2-Efficient
Launching today
MAI-Image-2-Efficient delivers flagship image quality at 22% faster speed, 4x better efficiency, and 41% lower cost. 40% faster than leading models including Gemini and GPT-Image. $5/1M text tokens, $19.50/1M image tokens. Live in Microsoft Foundry now.




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Microsoft just made its flagship image model faster, cheaper, and built for production scale.
The problem: High-quality text-to-image generation is too slow and too expensive for real-time and high-volume workflows, forcing teams to choose between quality and speed.
The solution: MAI-Image-2-Efficient delivers the same flagship quality as MAI-Image-2 at 22% faster speed, 4x better efficiency, and 41% lower cost.
What stands out:
⚡ 13.70s render at P50: 40% faster than Gemini 3.1 Flash, Gemini 3 Pro, and GPT-Image-1.5-High
💸 41% lower cost: $5/1M text input tokens, $19.50/1M image output tokens
🏗️ 4x more efficient: more output per GPU, built for batch pipelines at scale
🎨 Sharp, defined visual signature: strong for illustration, animation, and attention-grabbing photoreal
📦 Built for product shots, marketing creatives, UI mockups, and branded assets at volume
🔌 Live in Microsoft Foundry and MAI Playground: no waitlist, plug in and go
📡 Rolling out to Copilot, Bing, and PowerPoint soon
✅ Shutterstock validated: "trending in the right direction for real-world use"
MAI-Image-2 vs MAI-Image-2-Efficient:
Need volume, speed, and cost control? → MAI-Image-2-Efficient
Need deep photorealism, complex text, or portrait fidelity? → MAI-Image-2
Built on the same architecture as MAI-Image-2, which debuted at #3 on the Arena.ai image model leaderboard.
Perfect for developers, e-commerce platforms, marketing teams, and anyone running high-volume image generation pipelines.
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