Microsoft has released an update to its MAI image model, MAI-Image-2.5, which currently sits at number three on Arena's text-to-image leaderboard, according to the MAI team. The model is now on par with Google's Nano Banana 2, though still behind OpenAI's Image-2. Microsoft describes MAI-Image-2.5 as its strongest image model yet, with significant improvements over MAI-Image-2 in text rendering, stylized illustrations, and commercial visuals. The update also claims better adherence to prompts and more consistent lighting, depth, and spatial relationships.
Microsoft is positioning the model for professional applications such as product photography and brand design. According to the Arena ranking, MAI-Image-2.5 clearly outperforms its predecessors in all eight categories, particularly in text rendering, portraits, and commercial motifs. MAI-Image-2.5 is available on Arena and is expected to roll out to the MAI Playground and Foundry within two weeks.
Source: thedecoder
