MAI-Image-2.5 (and Flash)
Text-to-image and editing model that Microsoft says tops Google's Nano Banana Pro on Arena Elo; in PowerPoint and Foundry.
Moves in-house image generation into Office (PowerPoint) and developer APIs with a cheaper Flash variant; the Arena claim is Microsoft's.
- Date
- Tuesday, 2 June 2026
- Lab
- Microsoft
- Kind
- model
- Access
- closed API
Figures
| Measure | Value | Measured by |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Elo vs Nano Banana Pro | higher ranked third on Arena text-to-image per one trade report | company |
Sources
- microsoft.ai/news/building-a-hillclimbing-machine-launching-seven-new-mai-models/
- www.thurrott.com/a-i/336960/build-2026-microsoft-launches-first-flagship-reasoning-ai-mode
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