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MAI-Image-2.6

Microsoft · MAI Image line · image

Released September 4, 2026Latest in the line

What changed

No. 2 on the Arena text-to-image leaderboard, +79 Elo over MAI-Image-2.5 across all eight categories.

Sources: Microsoft AI

Where the MAI Image line stands

MAI-Image-2.6 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

MAI-Image-2.6

Microsoft · MAI Image line · image
Just releasedreleased 5 days ago — usual gap is ~94
Released Sep 4, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
MAI-Image-2.6 · Sep 4, 2026
5
days
Usual gap
94
days
Recent gaps
MAI-Image-2.6 · Sep 2026
94
MAI-Image-2.5 · Jun 2026
75
MAI-Image-2 · Mar 2026
157

Every MAI Image release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Sep 4, 2026MAI-Image-2.6 · this page
  2. Jun 2, 2026MAI-Image-2.5
  3. Mar 19, 2026MAI-Image-2
  4. Oct 13, 2025MAI-Image-1

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