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Microsoft unveils MAI-Image-2.7-Preview, second on Artificial Analysis image-editing leaderboard
Microsoft introduced MAI-Image-2.7-Preview, ranking second on Artificial Analysis’s image-editing leaderboard with 1,193 Elo, behind OpenAI’s GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max). The preview edits existing images using text instructions, with text-to-image generation not yet available. Microsoft reports improvements across all 10 evaluated use cases and seven editing-action categories. A public API, pricing and a commercial launch date have not been announced.

What to know
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Microsoft says the model leads the next-best model by 24 Elo points in scene-and-style editing.
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The model can be tried on Arena, Artificial Analysis and MAI Playground; its weights are not released, so self-hosting is unavailable.
Why it matters
The leaderboard offers a reference for image-editing performance, but practical use should be considered alongside the model’s preview status and unannounced public API and pricing.
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