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AI model rankingsImage editingMAI-Image-2.6-Flash

MAI-Image-2.6-Flash

Microsoft AI Released September 2026

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#7 of 77 for image editing 10,753 votes Updated Oct 31, 2026, 06:59 PM UTC

At a glance

How MAI-Image-2.6-Flash compares with the other 76 image editing models.

  • Strong choice. Ranked #7 of 77, 55 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 92% of models.

  • Close race with 12 models. Its score range overlaps with MAI-Image-2.6, Krea 3, Nano Banana 2.1 and 9 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 64% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Microsoft AI
Category
Image editing
Released
September 2026 · 2 months ago
Best Microsoft AI model
MAI-Image-2.7-Preview
Win rate vs all
66%
Companies ranked
25

Rank

#7

of 77 models

Elo rating

1,144

55 behind #1

typical 1,043

± range

±13

how certain the score is

Votes

10,753

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall42%
  • vs Nano Banana 2.1 · The model just above (#6)49%
  • vs GPT Image 2 · The model just below (#8)51%
  • vs Seedream 4.5 · A typical model (the median)64%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image generation#10 of 106

Nearby in the ranking

  • Krea 3

    KreaUltra

    1,151

    Elo

    #5

    rank

  • Nano Banana 2.1

    Google

    1,151

    Elo

    #6

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.6-Flash

    Microsoft AI

    1,144

    Elo

    #7

    rank

  • GPT Image 2

    OpenAIhigh

    1,136

    Elo

    #8

    rank

  • Seedream 5.0 Pro

    ByteDance Seed

    1,131

    Elo

    #9

    rank

More from Microsoft AI

  • MAI-Image-2.7-Preview

    Microsoft AI

    1,193

    Elo

    #2

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.6

    Microsoft AI

    1,151

    Elo

    #4

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5

    Microsoft AI

    1,127

    Elo

    #11

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Pro

    Microsoft AI

    1,123

    Elo

    #14

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

    Microsoft AI

    1,091

    Elo

    #22

    rank

Questions people ask

Is MAI-Image-2.6-Flash the best image editing model?
Not quite: it's #7 of 77. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 55 Elo points ahead. People would still pick MAI-Image-2.6-Flash over it in about 42% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. MAI-Image-2.6-Flash has been in 10,753 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes MAI-Image-2.6-Flash?
Microsoft AI (microsoft.ai). They have 6 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to MAI-Image-2.6-Flash?
Krea 3 (Krea), Nano Banana 2.1 (Google), GPT Image 2 (OpenAI), Seedream 5.0 Pro (ByteDance Seed) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.