MAI-Image-2.6 API
Microsoft MAI-Image-2.6 from $0.09 per image — design-ready generation and editing through one API key.
The precision tier of Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 family. Image generation and reference-image editing for design-ready visuals — from $0.09 per image.
No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.
MAI-Image-2.6 API pricing
Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.
| Billing | Price |
|---|---|
| Rate | $0.09/image |
| What it costs | Per job |
|---|---|
| 1 imagefrom default size | $0.09 |
| 100 imagesa product catalog batch | $9.00 |
| 1,000 imagesa month of app traffic | $90.00 |
2,400+
Developers
1.2M+
API calls served
100+
Endpoints
$0.01
Per call
Yep, that's it.
Try it live
Enter a prompt and generate an image with MAI-Image-2.6.
Drop image or click to upload
For image-to-image editing
MAI-Image-2.6 specs
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Model ID | microsoft/mai-image-2.6 |
| Endpoint | /v1/media/queue |
| Type | Image Generation |
| Output formats | png |
| Image input | Yes |
How to get a MAI-Image-2.6 API key
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.
- 2
Create an API key
Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.
- 3
Call MAI-Image-2.6
Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "microsoft/mai-image-2.6".
- 4
Pay as you go
Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.
Strengths
MAI-Image-2.6 is the precision tier of the family, alongside the faster MAI-Image-2.6 Flash.
Suited to visuals that go straight into design and marketing work.
Upload an image to edit or restyle rather than regenerating from scratch.
Per-image pricing with no Azure setup.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls with MAI-Image-2.6.
// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "microsoft/mai-image-2.6",
"prompt": "A clean hero image for a banking app: a hand holding a phone above a city plaza at blue hour, glass towers softly blurred, cool teal and white palette",
"options": {
"aspectRatio": "1:1"
}
}),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;
// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }MAI-Image-2.6 vs similar models
Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.
| Model | Provider | Price |
|---|---|---|
| MAI-Image-2.6 | Microsoft | from $0.09/image |
| MAI-Image-2.6 Flash | Microsoft | from $0.05/image |
| MAI Image 2.5 | Microsoft | from $0.11/image |
| MAI Image 2.5 Pro | Microsoft | from $0.24/image |
| FLUX 3 Image Klein | Black Forest Labs | from $0.02/image |
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT Image 1 Mini | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT-5.4 Image 2 | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
Why use MAI-Image-2.6 through YepAPI?
MAI-Image-2.6 API — Microsoft image generation from $0.09
MAI-Image-2.6 is an image generation and editing model from Microsoft AI, the precision tier of the MAI-Image-2.6 family alongside the faster MAI-Image-2.6 Flash. It is suited to design-ready visuals.
On YepAPI it is one `POST /v1/media/queue` call at roughly $0.09 per image, with no Azure setup and the same key as the rest of the catalog.
Start generating in 30 seconds
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
What developers say
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Frequently asked questions
The precision tier of Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 family. Image generation and reference-image editing for design-ready visuals — from $0.09 per image.
MAI-Image-2.6 costs from $0.09/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.09.
Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for MAI-Image-2.6 and every other model — no separate Microsoft account or waitlist.
New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test MAI-Image-2.6 without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.
Use "microsoft/mai-image-2.6" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "mai-image-2-6" also works.
Ready to use MAI-Image-2.6?
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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