MAI-Image-2.7 (Preview)
Microsoft AI's image-editing preview model: restyling, relighting, text edits and asset restoration, free in MAI Playground.
Overview
MAI-Image-2.7 is Microsoft AI's image model, released October 27, 2026 as an editing-only preview in the MAI Playground web app. It handles full-scene restyling and relighting, text and symbol revision, asset restoration and reasoning-based edits that account for object relationships. On Artificial Analysis' AA-Image-Editing v2.1 it scores 1193 Elo, second behind GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1199) and ahead of MAI-Image-2.6 (1151); on Arena's Image Edit leaderboard it is third with 1470 points. Text-to-image generation for 2.7 is planned with no date, and Microsoft has not announced an API or pricing.
This is a sourced directory entry. Features and capabilities are reported in the linked sources; this entry does not document independent Aymorphic testing.
Key features
- Editing-only preview: restyle, relight, revise text and symbols, restore assets
- Ranked 2nd on Artificial Analysis image editing (1193 Elo) and 3rd on Arena Image Edit (1470)
- Gains over MAI-Image-2.6 across all 10 use cases Microsoft evaluated
- Available in the MAI Playground web app with a Microsoft account
- Text-to-image for 2.7 announced as coming, no date
Use cases
- Editing marketing and product images by instruction
- Restoring or enhancing existing image assets
- Correcting text or symbols inside images
Pricing
Free in MAI Playground with a Microsoft account. No API access or pricing announced.
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Dates and sources
- Released
- 27 Oct 2026
- Record updated
- 2 Nov 2026
- Record last checked
- 2 Nov 2026