Microsoft launches MAI-Image-2.6-Flash: 2x faster than GPT-Image-2, 72% more GPU-efficient

mustafasuleyman · x · 2026-09-05

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman announced MAI-Image-2.6-Flash, claiming it generates images 2x faster than GPT-Image-2 while using 72% less GPU, enabling an "incredible" price and the world's best price-performance score. He teased more to come and invited users to try it now.

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