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MAI-Image-2
imageMicrosoft•Released on 2026-03-20
Microsoft's latest text-to-image model, ranked #3 on Arena.ai leaderboard. Excels at photorealistic images with natural lighting, accurate skin tones, and lived-in environments. Standout feature: consistent text generation within images for infographics, slides, and diagrams.
88
Overall Score
Core Specs
0K
Context Window
0K
Max Output
✗
Reasoning
✗
Open Source
Multimodal Support
textimage
User Feedback Highlights
Based on community feedback. Hover to see original reviews.
+ Free access via Copilot/Bing+ Good for creative/professional work− Limited API access (enterprise only for now)+ Accurate text rendering in images− 30-second cooldown between generations+ Excellent photorealism with natural lighting− Rate limits on free tier (15 images/24h)+ Arena.ai top 3 ranking− No public pricing announced
Sentiment:👍 75%😐 20%👎 5%
Pros & Cons
Pros
- +Excellent photorealism with natural lighting
- +Accurate text rendering in images
- +Free access via Copilot/Bing
- +Arena.ai top 3 ranking
- +Good for creative/professional work
Cons
- −Limited API access (enterprise only for now)
- −Rate limits on free tier (15 images/24h)
- −No public pricing announced
- −30-second cooldown between generations
Reliability
Incidents (30d)0
Pricing
Input (per 1M tokens)$0.00
Output (per 1M tokens)$0.00
Free trial available
Updated on 2026-03-21
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Benchmarks
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noteRanked #3 on Arena.ai text-to-image leaderboard%