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MAI-Image-1 is a closed-weights image model from Microsoft AI, released November 2025.
Model information sources
Score within the LMArena text-to-image comparison set only.
$ how it compares
The image models ranked either side of MAI-Image-1, out of 197 with a score, then more from Microsoft AI.
| # | model | score | where | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 |  Emu3.5 | 57±5 | local | ||
| 70 |  JoyAI-Image-Edit | 57±3 | comparison only | ||
| 71 | MAI-Image-1 | 57±3 | comparison only | ||
| 72 |  LongCat-Image-Edit | 56±2 | api $0.15/image +local | ||
| 73 |  Seedream 3.0 | 56±2 | comparison only | ||
| more from Microsoft AI | |||||
| 4 | MAI-Image-2.6 | 81±2 | comparison only | ||
| 15 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 74±2 | comparison only | ||
| 25 | MAI-Image-2 | 66±3 | comparison only | ||
$ what it's good at
text to image▁▂▇▇▆▅█▇▂▃▁▁ #61 of 157 * · 97% of its score · 1 test
Beats HunyuanImage 2.1 here, though they rank higher overall. Trails Qwen-Image-2512 here, though they rank lower overall.
| test | result | vs the others in its run | counts |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena text-to-image | 1092.7 ✎ | ▂▂▃▄▇█▄▂▄▂·▂ beats 23/75 | 97% |
$ where to run it
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$ how the score was worked out · LMArena leaderboard dataset 97%
Each result implies a score on its own, after adjusting for how hard its test is and who ran it. The score is their weighted average, with a small pull toward the middle for thinly tested models. Each test's weight is its counts column above; here it's added up by who ran the tests. How it works
| source | results | share of the score |
|---|---|---|
 LMArena leaderboard dataset | 1 | 97% |
| prior · pull toward the middle | 3% | |
| weighted average | = 56.6 |
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