MAI-Image-2.5

Microsoft AI's own image model, third on the public preference arena.

Specifications

Developer: Microsoft AI
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Model type: Image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Availability: Current
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Arena Elo: 1270
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Accepts: text, image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Produces: image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
API available: Yes
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Open source: No
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated

AI model

Amazon Polly NeuralThe default inside AWS: $16 per million characters and no new vendor to onboard.

AI model

Claude Fable 5Anthropic's most capable widely released model, for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work.

AI model

Claude Haiku 4.5Near-frontier quality at commodity prices and high speed.

AI model

Claude Mythos 5Anthropic's limited-availability frontier model, Fable-tier pricing on a new tokenizer.

Microsoft AI's own image model, third on the public preference arena.

Developer: Microsoft AI
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Model type: Image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Availability: Current
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Arena Elo: 1270
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Accepts: text, image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Produces: image
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
API available: Yes
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated
Open source: No
confidence 88%
howaiworks.ai
Verified Aug 20, 2026 · curated

AI model

Amazon Polly NeuralThe default inside AWS: $16 per million characters and no new vendor to onboard.

AI model

Claude Fable 5Anthropic's most capable widely released model, for demanding reasoning and long-horizon agentic work.

AI model

Claude Haiku 4.5Near-frontier quality at commodity prices and high speed.

AI model

Claude Mythos 5Anthropic's limited-availability frontier model, Fable-tier pricing on a new tokenizer.