# MAI-Image-2.7

MAI-Image-2.7 is Microsoft's latest image-generation model in our dataset (public preview), released Oct 27, 2026. Microsoft AI's image editing model, released in preview Oct 27, 2026: restyle, relight, edit text in, or restore an existing image from a text instruction. Verified against vendor sources on Nov 1, 2026.

Primary source (source of record; Agentic Weekly is the fast independent index): https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-image-2-7-debut/

Last verified: 2026-11-01 · Evidence: Reported · Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/models/mai-image-2-7 · JSON: https://theagenticweekly.com/api/models/mai-image-2-7

## Key facts

| Fact | Value | Source | Label | Anchor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Microsoft |  | editorial | https://theagenticweekly.com/models/mai-image-2-7#fact-vendor |
| Released | Oct 27, 2026 | https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-image-2-7-debut/ | vendor-reported, confirmed | https://theagenticweekly.com/models/mai-image-2-7#fact-release-date |
| Input | image, text | https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-image-2-7-debut/ | vendor-reported, confirmed | https://theagenticweekly.com/models/mai-image-2-7#fact-input-modalities |
| Output | image | https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-image-2-7-debut/ | vendor-reported, confirmed | https://theagenticweekly.com/models/mai-image-2-7#fact-output-modalities |

## Vendor claims and neutral signals

- Vendor claim (Microsoft): launches in preview at No. 3 on Arena Edit and No. 2 on Artificial Analysis's image editing leaderboard. We did not verify this.
- Microsoft says it improves on MAI-Image-2.6 across all 10 use cases and 7 editing actions Artificial Analysis evaluates, with its largest lead (24 Elo) in scene and style.

## What we tested

Nothing yet. We have not run MAI-Image-2.7 ourselves, so every fact here is Reported from the sources below.

## Not verified, left out

- Pricing and API access: Microsoft has not published either for MAI-Image-2.7; the post lists MAI Playground, Arena and Artificial Analysis only.
- Text-to-image generation: not part of this preview release.
- We have not used the model.

## Alternatives to MAI-Image-2.7

Models from other vendors that share at least one of our groups, from each model's sourced facts (not tested by us).

- [Nano Banana 2.1](https://theagenticweekly.com/models/nano-banana-2-1) (Google): Both in: Image · 1K image $0.0336; 2K image $0.0504; 4K image $0.113 (per image) · released Oct 6, 2026

## MAI-Image-2.7 FAQ

**When was MAI-Image-2.7 released?**

Microsoft released MAI-Image-2.7 on Oct 27, 2026; it is listed as public preview. Source: https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-image-2-7-debut/

**Has Agentic Weekly tested MAI-Image-2.7?**

Not yet. Every fact on this page is Reported: read from the linked vendor pages, not measured by us.

## Sources

- [Microsoft AI announcement: MAI Image 2.7](https://microsoft.ai/news/mai-image-2-7-debut/)

Data licence: CC BY 4.0. Data: Agentic Weekly (https://theagenticweekly.com), CC BY 4.0.