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AI model rankingsImageMAI-Image-2.5

MAI-Image-2.5

Microsoft AI Released June 2026

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#12 of 106 for image generation 13,789 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How MAI-Image-2.5 compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Strong choice. Ranked #12 of 106, 104 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 90% of models.

  • Close race with 9 models. Its score range overlaps with Muse Image, GPT Image 1.5, MAI-Image-2.6-Flash and 6 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 68% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Microsoft AI
Category
Image
Released
June 2026 · 5 months ago
Best Microsoft AI model
MAI-Image-2.6
Win rate vs all
68%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#12

of 106 models

Elo rating

1,118

104 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±11

how certain the score is

Votes

13,789

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 overall35%
  • vs Nano Banana Pro · The model just above (#11)50%
  • vs FLUX 3 Image · The model just below (#13)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)68%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image editing#11 of 77

Nearby in the ranking

  • MAI-Image-2.6-Flash

    Microsoft AI

    1,119

    Elo

    #10

    rank

  • Nano Banana Pro

    GoogleGemini 3 Pro Image

    1,118

    Elo

    #11

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5

    Microsoft AI

    1,118

    Elo

    #12

    rank

  • FLUX 3 Image

    Black Forest Labs

    1,117

    Elo

    #13

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Pro

    Microsoft AI

    1,114

    Elo

    #14

    rank

More from Microsoft AI

  • MAI-Image-2.6

    Microsoft AI

    1,166

    Elo

    #5

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.6-Flash

    Microsoft AI

    1,119

    Elo

    #10

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Pro

    Microsoft AI

    1,114

    Elo

    #14

    rank

  • MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

    Microsoft AI

    1,029

    Elo

    #26

    rank

Questions people ask

Is MAI-Image-2.5 the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #12 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 104 Elo points ahead. People would still pick MAI-Image-2.5 over it in about 35% 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-2.5 has been in 13,789 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes MAI-Image-2.5?
Microsoft AI (microsoft.ai). They have 5 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to MAI-Image-2.5?
MAI-Image-2.6-Flash (Microsoft AI), Nano Banana Pro (Google), FLUX 3 Image (Black Forest Labs), MAI-Image-2.5-Pro (Microsoft AI) 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.