Last refreshed 2026-05-19. Next refresh: weekly.
Why use MAI-Image-2 on Microsoft Foundry?
Microsoft Foundry offers MAI-Image-2 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $5.00/1M input tokens. Microsoft Foundry is a unified Azure platform-as-a-service offering for enterprise AI operations, model builders, and application development.
Setup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: mai-image-2mai-image-2Request example
mai-image-2.Gotchas
No curated gotchas have been sourced for this exact provider/model route yet.
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $5.00 |
| Output tokens | $33.00 |
Capabilities
About MAI-Image-2
Microsoft AI second-generation image generation model. 2x faster than its predecessor, with improved handling of natural lighting, diverse skin tones, and in-image text. Ranked top-3 on Arena.ai leaderboard at launch. Available via MAI Playground and Microsoft Foundry API; rolling out to Copilot and Bing Image Creator. Official announcement: march 19, 2026.
FAQ
What does MAI-Image-2 cost on Microsoft Foundry?
On Microsoft Foundry, MAI-Image-2 costs $5.00 per 1M input tokens and $33.00 per 1M output tokens.
Who created MAI-Image-2?
MAI-Image-2 was created by Microsoft AI as part of the MAI model family.
Is MAI-Image-2 open source?
MAI-Image-2 is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.