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Microsoft Launches Cheaper, Faster MAI-Image-2-Efficient
💡41% cheaper, 22% faster image model beats Gemini latency—ideal for prod workloads.
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What Changed
Priced at $5/million input tokens and $19.50/million output tokens (41% cheaper)
Why It Matters
This launch enables cost-effective, scalable image generation for enterprises, reducing dependency on external providers like OpenAI. It intensifies competition in AI image models, pressuring rivals like Google to match pricing and speed.
What To Do Next
Test MAI-Image-2-Efficient in MAI Playground for batch image generation to cut costs by 41%.
Who should care:Enterprise & Security Teams
Key Points
- •Priced at $5/million input tokens and $19.50/million output tokens (41% cheaper)
- •22% faster than MAI-Image-2 with 4x throughput efficiency on NVIDIA H100 GPUs
- •Outpaces Google Gemini 3.1 models by 40% on p50 latency benchmarks
- •Optimized for high-volume tasks like product photography and UI mockups
- •Rolling out to Copilot and Bing with more integrations planned
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