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892 Microsoft launches MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a cheaper and faster AI image model

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VentureBeat · 04/14/2026 12:00 EDT

Microsoft today launched MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a lower-cost, higher-speed variant of its flagship text-to-image model that the company says delivers production-ready quality at nearly half the price. The release, available immediately in Microsoft Foundry and MAI Playground with no waitlist, marks the fastest turnaround yet from Microsoft's in-house AI superintelligence team — and the clearest signal that Redmond is serious about building a self-sufficient AI stack that doesn't depend on OpenAI.The new mod

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