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MicrosoftImage Generation/v1/media/queue

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash API

Microsoft MAI-Image-2.6 Flash from $0.05 per image — lower-latency generation and editing for production.

The lower-latency, lower-cost member of Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 family. High-throughput generation and editing — from $0.05 per image.

No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash API pricing

Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.

BillingPrice
Rate$0.05/image
What it costsPer job
1 imagefrom default size$0.05
100 imagesa product catalog batch$5.00
1,000 imagesa month of app traffic$50.00

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 Flash.

POST/v1/media/queue

Drop image or click to upload

For image-to-image editing

Response
Hit "Send Request" to see the response

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash specs

ProviderMicrosoft
Model IDmicrosoft/mai-image-2.6-flash
Endpoint/v1/media/queue
TypeImage Generation
Output formatspng
Image inputYes

How to get a MAI-Image-2.6 Flash API key

  1. 1

    Create a free account

    Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.

  2. 2

    Create an API key

    Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.

  3. 3

    Call MAI-Image-2.6 Flash

    Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash".

  4. 4

    Pay as you go

    Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.

Strengths

✓
Lower latency

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash is built for latency-sensitive production generation.

✓
High throughput

Suited to high-volume pipelines and in-product image features.

✓
Comparable quality

Positioned at comparable quality to the precision tier, MAI-Image-2.6, at a lower price.

✓
Generation and editing

Generate from text or send a reference image to edit.

Quick start

Copy this snippet and start making calls with MAI-Image-2.6 Flash.

// 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-flash",
    "prompt": "A product thumbnail of white running shoes on a pale concrete step, morning side light, crisp shadow, minimal background",
    "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 Flash vs similar models

Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.

ModelProviderPrice
MAI-Image-2.6 FlashMicrosoftfrom $0.05/image
MAI-Image-2.6Microsoftfrom $0.09/image
MAI Image 2.5Microsoftfrom $0.11/image
MAI Image 2.5 ProMicrosoftfrom $0.24/image
FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labsfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT Image 1 MiniOpenAIfrom $0.02/image
GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAIfrom $0.02/image

Why use MAI-Image-2.6 Flash through YepAPI?

✓One API key for all models — no separate accounts
✓No monthly minimums — pay per call
✓Switch models with one line of code
✓Simple REST API — works from any language
✓Unified billing across all providers
✓No rate limits for most use cases

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash API — fast Microsoft image generation from $0.05

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash is the lower-latency, lower-cost member of Microsoft AI's MAI-Image-2.6 family, built for latency-sensitive, high-throughput production image generation and editing at comparable quality to the precision tier.

On YepAPI it runs on `/v1/media/queue` at about $0.05 per image — move a prompt between Flash and MAI-Image-2.6 by changing only the model ID.

Start generating in 30 seconds

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

What developers say

“Switched from SerpAPI and cut our SERP costs by 80%. Same data quality, way simpler billing.”

Marcus T.

SEO Platform Founder

“One API key for AI models, SERP data, and web scraping. Saved us from managing 4 separate providers.”

Priya S.

Full-Stack Developer

“The $5 free credit let us prototype our entire rank tracking feature before committing. No other API does that.”

Jake R.

Indie Hacker

Frequently asked questions

The lower-latency, lower-cost member of Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 family. High-throughput generation and editing — from $0.05 per image.

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash costs from $0.05/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.05.

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 Flash 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 Flash without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.

Use "microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "mai-image-2-6-flash" also works.

Ready to use MAI-Image-2.6 Flash?

$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.

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