MAI Image 2.5 ProAI image generator
Microsoft's image model — realism, edits. Pay only for the takes you keep — kill the rest for a full refund.
MAI Image 2.5 Pro is Microsoft's highest-fidelity image model, released July 23, 2026 as the quality tier of the in-house MAI-Image-2.5 family. Microsoft built it for photoreal hero imagery, detailed natural-language edits, and precise in-image text — product shots, portraits, packaging, and commercial design where objects, faces, and materials have to hold. On Elyum you use it as text to image and image editing, with eight aspect ratios.
Use it when the still has to look real — campaign stills, product photography, posters with readable type, and prompt-driven edits that keep a layout intact. One credit balance across 50+ models, from a Free plan with 150 starter credits up to Ultra, plus top-ups. Also runs from Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor through Elyum's MCP server and REST API.
MAI Image 2.5 Pro pricing on Elyum
| Resolution | Credits / render | USD |
|---|---|---|
| per render | $0.03 |
1 credit = $0.01. The struck-through number is the pre-cut rate — the discount is already in the live price. You only pay for takes you keep; previews and killed takes cost nothing. Full plan details on the pricing page.
Why MAI Image 2.5 Pro is good
Microsoft calls Pro its highest-fidelity image model to date. It is the quality tier of MAI-Image-2.5: photoreal hero imagery, product work, and commercial design rather than a speed-first Flash pass.
Attach a still and describe the change. Microsoft rebuilt Pro for surgical image-to-image work: object swaps, layout tweaks, text updates, and artifact cleanup while the rest of the frame holds.
Microsoft positions Pro for precise type on posters, packaging, labels, and signage — the usual failure point for image models. Useful for ads, mockups, and branded stills.
Microsoft documents object identity across dense scenes, character likeness across poses and lighting, and materials that behave like the real thing: reflection, translucency, weight, and texture.
Credits charge only when you keep a take. A kept render is 3.2 credits ($0.03). Kill unused takes and they refund in full. Kept downloads are clean, full quality, and watermark-free.
Eight framing options in the image studio. Credits are shared with 50+ video, image, and audio models, from the web studio, MCP server, or REST API.
Why generate with Elyum?
- Pay only for what you keep — full refund on kills.
- Every top image model in one place, one balance.
- Rates ~20% under comparable platforms.
- Kept files download clean and full quality — no watermark, commercial use included.
- Works from the studio, or from Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor via MCP.
- Free plan with 150 credits — no card required.
How it works
- Sign up free on Elyum. Previews cost nothing; the Free plan includes 150 starter credits.
- Open the image studio and pick MAI Image 2.5 Pro from the model list.
- Write a prompt, or attach a still and describe the edit. Choose an aspect ratio.
- Generate a free preview take.
- Keep the takes you want — 3.2 credits ($0.03) each — or kill the rest for a full refund. Kept files download clean, no watermark, commercial use included.
What people make with it
- Photoreal product shots and lifestyle stills that keep the SKU identical
- Packaging, posters, and ads with readable on-image type
- Natural-language edits: swap an object, restyle a garment, keep the subject
- Portraits and character stills of the same person across poses and lighting
- Brand and campaign stills at eight aspect ratios
- Concept frames before a video pass on another Elyum model
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