MAI-Image-2e

MAI-Image-2e

Built for creatives, delivering enhanced photorealism at scale.
Microsoft
Direct from Azure
Version: 2026-04-09
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About this model

MAI‑Image‑2e is a text‑to‑image generation model designed to create high‑quality, visually rich images from natural language prompts.
The model is optimized to produce diverse and coherent images across a wide range of creative and design scenarios, making it well suited for tasks such as concept visualization, creative content generation, and image design workflows.

Key model capabilities

  • Text‑to‑image generation: Generates high‑quality images from natural language prompts, enabling users to translate textual descriptions into visually coherent outputs suitable for a wide range of creative and design use cases.
  • Photorealistic image synthesis: Capable of generating realistic imagery with consistent visual structure, making it suitable for concept visualization and content creation scenarios
  • Creative Range: Generates visually diverse outputs across styles and compositions, reducing repetitive or templated results. 
  • Professional-Grade Outputs: Trained with carefully curated datasets and evaluated against real creative use cases to support production-quality design workflows. 

Quick facts

Model providerMicrosoft
TypeText to image
LifecycleGenerally available (GA)
Input typetext
Output typeimage
Context window131.072k
Token limits4096 output