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MAI-Image-2.5-Pro review

$0.170 per image via fal.ai · tested version: microsoft/mai-image-2.5-pro (fal, 2026-10) · no fixed seed (results not exactly reproducible)

Short answer

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro by Microsoft ranks #10 of 13 for interior & architecture (4.3/5), #11 of 13 for portraits & people (4.0/5), #9 of 13 for product photos (4.2/5) and #12 of 13 for social media ads (4.2/5) in our side-by-side tests. It costs $0.170 per image on average, with a median 30.3 s from request to finished image. Its strongest use case in our tests is product photos.

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Interior & architecture

AI judge
4.3

Time to image 30.0 s

Portraits & people

AI judge
4.0

Time to image 30.6 s

Product photos

AI judge
4.2

Time to image 34.2 s

Social media ads

AI judge
4.2

Time to image 29.1 s

Interior & architecture: where MAI-Image-2.5-Pro stands

Quality vs. price

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro is highlighted among every model tested for interior & architecture.

Cheap and good3.54.04.55.0$0.005$0.01$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2Price per image (log scale)Score (1–5)Grok Imagine 2.0: 4.74 · $0.06Grok Imagine 2.0Seedream 5.0 Pro: 4.70 · $0.07Seedream 5.0 ProNano Banana Pro: 4.64 · $0.15Nano Banana ProRecraft V4.1: 4.61 · $0.04Recraft V4.1GPT Image 2: 4.61 · $0.14GPT Image 2Luma Uni-1 Max: 4.58 · $0.1Luma Uni-1 MaxFLUX 3: 4.51 · $0.02FLUX 3FLUX.2 [pro]: 4.45 · $0.03FLUX.2 [pro]Qwen Image 3: 4.41 · $0.04Qwen Image 3MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.28 · $0.17MAI-Image-2.5-ProIdeogram V4.5: 4.20 · $0.06Ideogram V4.5FLUX.2 [dev]: 4.18 · $0.01FLUX.2 [dev]Krea 2 Turbo: 4.07 · $0.006Krea 2 Turbo
Quality vs. price
ModelScorePrice per image
Grok Imagine 2.04.74$0.06
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.70$0.07
Nano Banana Pro4.64$0.15
Recraft V4.14.61$0.04
GPT Image 24.61$0.14
Luma Uni-1 Max4.58$0.1
FLUX 34.51$0.02
FLUX.2 [pro]4.45$0.03
Qwen Image 34.41$0.04
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.28$0.17
Ideogram V4.54.20$0.06
FLUX.2 [dev]4.18$0.01
Krea 2 Turbo4.07$0.006

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Fast and good3.54.04.55.02 s5 s10 s20 s50 s100 sTime to image (log scale)Score (1–5)Grok Imagine 2.0: 4.74 · 87 sGrok Imagine 2.0Seedream 5.0 Pro: 4.70 · 32 sSeedream 5.0 ProNano Banana Pro: 4.64 · 21 sNano Banana ProRecraft V4.1: 4.61 · 9.5 sRecraft V4.1GPT Image 2: 4.61 · 89 sGPT Image 2Luma Uni-1 Max: 4.58 · 102 sLuma Uni-1 MaxFLUX 3: 4.51 · 25 sFLUX 3FLUX.2 [pro]: 4.45 · 11 sFLUX.2 [pro]Qwen Image 3: 4.41 · 40 sQwen Image 3MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.28 · 30 sMAI-Image-2.5-ProIdeogram V4.5: 4.20 · 8.5 sIdeogram V4.5FLUX.2 [dev]: 4.18 · 6.1 sFLUX.2 [dev]Krea 2 Turbo: 4.07 · 2.8 sKrea 2 Turbo
Quality vs. time to image
ModelScoreTime to image
Grok Imagine 2.04.7487 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.7032 s
Nano Banana Pro4.6421 s
Recraft V4.14.619.5 s
GPT Image 24.6189 s
Luma Uni-1 Max4.58102 s
FLUX 34.5125 s
FLUX.2 [pro]4.4511 s
Qwen Image 34.4140 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.2830 s
Ideogram V4.54.208.5 s
FLUX.2 [dev]4.186.1 s
Krea 2 Turbo4.072.8 s

Portraits & people: where MAI-Image-2.5-Pro stands

Quality vs. price

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro is highlighted among every model tested for portraits & people.

Cheap and good3.03.54.04.55.0$0.005$0.01$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2Price per image (log scale)Score (1–5)Nano Banana Pro: 4.65 · $0.15Nano Banana ProSeedream 5.0 Pro: 4.59 · $0.07Seedream 5.0 ProLuma Uni-1 Max: 4.43 · $0.1Luma Uni-1 MaxGrok Imagine 2.0: 4.35 · $0.06Grok Imagine 2.0Ideogram V4.5: 4.27 · $0.06Ideogram V4.5GPT Image 2: 4.27 · $0.16GPT Image 2Krea 2 Turbo: 4.15 · $0.006Krea 2 TurboFLUX 3: 4.13 · $0.02FLUX 3Recraft V4.1: 4.11 · $0.04Recraft V4.1Qwen Image 3: 4.10 · $0.04Qwen Image 3MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.02 · $0.17MAI-Image-2.5-ProFLUX.2 [pro]: 3.99 · $0.03FLUX.2 [pro]FLUX.2 [dev]: 3.52 · $0.01FLUX.2 [dev]
Quality vs. price
ModelScorePrice per image
Nano Banana Pro4.65$0.15
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.59$0.07
Luma Uni-1 Max4.43$0.1
Grok Imagine 2.04.35$0.06
Ideogram V4.54.27$0.06
GPT Image 24.27$0.16
Krea 2 Turbo4.15$0.006
FLUX 34.13$0.02
Recraft V4.14.11$0.04
Qwen Image 34.10$0.04
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.02$0.17
FLUX.2 [pro]3.99$0.03
FLUX.2 [dev]3.52$0.01

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Fast and good3.03.54.04.55.05 s10 s20 s50 s100 sTime to image (log scale)Score (1–5)Nano Banana Pro: 4.65 · 23 sNano Banana ProSeedream 5.0 Pro: 4.59 · 40 sSeedream 5.0 ProLuma Uni-1 Max: 4.43 · 81 sLuma Uni-1 MaxGrok Imagine 2.0: 4.35 · 66 sGrok Imagine 2.0Ideogram V4.5: 4.27 · 9.1 sIdeogram V4.5GPT Image 2: 4.27 · 101 sGPT Image 2Krea 2 Turbo: 4.15 · 3 sKrea 2 TurboFLUX 3: 4.13 · 28 sFLUX 3Recraft V4.1: 4.11 · 13 sRecraft V4.1Qwen Image 3: 4.10 · 17 sQwen Image 3MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.02 · 31 sMAI-Image-2.5-ProFLUX.2 [pro]: 3.99 · 11 sFLUX.2 [pro]FLUX.2 [dev]: 3.52 · 8.3 sFLUX.2 [dev]
Quality vs. time to image
ModelScoreTime to image
Nano Banana Pro4.6523 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.5940 s
Luma Uni-1 Max4.4381 s
Grok Imagine 2.04.3566 s
Ideogram V4.54.279.1 s
GPT Image 24.27101 s
Krea 2 Turbo4.153 s
FLUX 34.1328 s
Recraft V4.14.1113 s
Qwen Image 34.1017 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.0231 s
FLUX.2 [pro]3.9911 s
FLUX.2 [dev]3.528.3 s

Product photos: where MAI-Image-2.5-Pro stands

Quality vs. price

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro is highlighted among every model tested for product photos.

Cheap and good3.54.04.55.0$0.005$0.01$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2Price per image (log scale)Score (1–5)GPT Image 2: 4.81 · $0.17GPT Image 2Grok Imagine 2.0: 4.58 · $0.06Grok Imagine 2.0Qwen Image 3: 4.43 · $0.04Qwen Image 3Seedream 5.0 Pro: 4.41 · $0.07Seedream 5.0 ProFLUX 3: 4.37 · $0.02FLUX 3Luma Uni-1 Max: 4.29 · $0.1Luma Uni-1 MaxIdeogram V4.5: 4.28 · $0.07Ideogram V4.5Nano Banana Pro: 4.28 · $0.15Nano Banana ProMAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.23 · $0.17MAI-Image-2.5-ProFLUX.2 [pro]: 4.16 · $0.03FLUX.2 [pro]FLUX.2 [dev]: 4.13 · $0.01FLUX.2 [dev]Krea 2 Turbo: 4.09 · $0.007Krea 2 TurboRecraft V4.1: 4.02 · $0.04Recraft V4.1
Quality vs. price
ModelScorePrice per image
GPT Image 24.81$0.17
Grok Imagine 2.04.58$0.06
Qwen Image 34.43$0.04
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.41$0.07
FLUX 34.37$0.02
Luma Uni-1 Max4.29$0.1
Ideogram V4.54.28$0.07
Nano Banana Pro4.28$0.15
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.23$0.17
FLUX.2 [pro]4.16$0.03
FLUX.2 [dev]4.13$0.01
Krea 2 Turbo4.09$0.007
Recraft V4.14.02$0.04

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Fast and good3.54.04.55.02 s5 s10 s20 s50 s100 sTime to image (log scale)Score (1–5)GPT Image 2: 4.81 · 95 sGPT Image 2Grok Imagine 2.0: 4.58 · 57 sGrok Imagine 2.0Qwen Image 3: 4.43 · 61 sQwen Image 3Seedream 5.0 Pro: 4.41 · 39 sSeedream 5.0 ProFLUX 3: 4.37 · 24 sFLUX 3Luma Uni-1 Max: 4.29 · 82 sLuma Uni-1 MaxIdeogram V4.5: 4.28 · 8.8 sIdeogram V4.5Nano Banana Pro: 4.28 · 20 sNano Banana ProMAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.23 · 34 sMAI-Image-2.5-ProFLUX.2 [pro]: 4.16 · 9.9 sFLUX.2 [pro]FLUX.2 [dev]: 4.13 · 7.9 sFLUX.2 [dev]Krea 2 Turbo: 4.09 · 2.9 sKrea 2 TurboRecraft V4.1: 4.02 · 11 sRecraft V4.1
Quality vs. time to image
ModelScoreTime to image
GPT Image 24.8195 s
Grok Imagine 2.04.5857 s
Qwen Image 34.4361 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.4139 s
FLUX 34.3724 s
Luma Uni-1 Max4.2982 s
Ideogram V4.54.288.8 s
Nano Banana Pro4.2820 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.2334 s
FLUX.2 [pro]4.169.9 s
FLUX.2 [dev]4.137.9 s
Krea 2 Turbo4.092.9 s
Recraft V4.14.0211 s

Social media ads: where MAI-Image-2.5-Pro stands

Quality vs. price

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro is highlighted among every model tested for social media ads.

Cheap and good3.54.04.55.0$0.005$0.01$0.02$0.05$0.1$0.2Price per image (log scale)Score (1–5)Recraft V4.1: 4.67 · $0.04Recraft V4.1GPT Image 2: 4.66 · $0.17GPT Image 2FLUX 3: 4.53 · $0.02FLUX 3Seedream 5.0 Pro: 4.53 · $0.07Seedream 5.0 ProNano Banana Pro: 4.53 · $0.15Nano Banana ProGrok Imagine 2.0: 4.49 · $0.06Grok Imagine 2.0Qwen Image 3: 4.33 · $0.04Qwen Image 3Ideogram V4.5: 4.33 · $0.06Ideogram V4.5Luma Uni-1 Max: 4.28 · $0.1Luma Uni-1 MaxKrea 2 Turbo: 4.26 · $0.007Krea 2 TurboFLUX.2 [pro]: 4.24 · $0.03FLUX.2 [pro]MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.24 · $0.17MAI-Image-2.5-ProFLUX.2 [dev]: 4.12 · $0.01FLUX.2 [dev]
Quality vs. price
ModelScorePrice per image
Recraft V4.14.67$0.04
GPT Image 24.66$0.17
FLUX 34.53$0.02
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.53$0.07
Nano Banana Pro4.53$0.15
Grok Imagine 2.04.49$0.06
Qwen Image 34.33$0.04
Ideogram V4.54.33$0.06
Luma Uni-1 Max4.28$0.1
Krea 2 Turbo4.26$0.007
FLUX.2 [pro]4.24$0.03
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.24$0.17
FLUX.2 [dev]4.12$0.01

Quality vs. time to image

Median wait per image, including queue time.

Fast and good3.54.04.55.02 s5 s10 s20 s50 s100 sTime to image (log scale)Score (1–5)Recraft V4.1: 4.67 · 11 sRecraft V4.1GPT Image 2: 4.66 · 97 sGPT Image 2FLUX 3: 4.53 · 28 sFLUX 3Seedream 5.0 Pro: 4.53 · 63 sSeedream 5.0 ProNano Banana Pro: 4.53 · 22 sNano Banana ProGrok Imagine 2.0: 4.49 · 65 sGrok Imagine 2.0Qwen Image 3: 4.33 · 14 sQwen Image 3Ideogram V4.5: 4.33 · 11 sIdeogram V4.5Luma Uni-1 Max: 4.28 · 80 sLuma Uni-1 MaxKrea 2 Turbo: 4.26 · 3 sKrea 2 TurboFLUX.2 [pro]: 4.24 · 10 sFLUX.2 [pro]MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: 4.24 · 29 sMAI-Image-2.5-ProFLUX.2 [dev]: 4.12 · 7.2 sFLUX.2 [dev]
Quality vs. time to image
ModelScoreTime to image
Recraft V4.14.6711 s
GPT Image 24.6697 s
FLUX 34.5328 s
Seedream 5.0 Pro4.5363 s
Nano Banana Pro4.5322 s
Grok Imagine 2.04.4965 s
Qwen Image 34.3314 s
Ideogram V4.54.3311 s
Luma Uni-1 Max4.2880 s
Krea 2 Turbo4.263 s
FLUX.2 [pro]4.2410 s
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro4.2429 s
FLUX.2 [dev]4.127.2 s

Strengths

  • Clean, catalog-style product and interior shots (perfume, serum, marble kitchen)
  • Reliable layouts: requested objects, counts and perspective are almost always there
  • Accurate text on most prompts: 5 of 9 exact, the rest close

Weaknesses

  • Adds unrequested extras: a swoosh-like logo on the sneaker, extra ad copy and badges
  • Misses specific lighting and camera requests (no true Rembrandt light, no true top-down flat lay)
  • Slow (about 30 s median) and token-billed, roughly $0.17 per image

All 20 MAI-Image-2.5-Pro outputs

Every image MAI-Image-2.5-Pro generated in our tests, one per prompt. Click an image to enlarge it, or open the prompt to see every model side by side.

Interior & architecture5 images

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Street-level photo of a small corner café with a dark green painted facade, large windows and two bistro chairs outside. Gold lettering above the door reads "Maison Clair", and a chalkboard sign on the sidewalk reads "Fresh croissants".
Café storefront with a signAI 4.4 · 43.0 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Architectural exterior photo of a two-story modern concrete and glass house at blue hour, warm interior lights glowing through floor-to-ceiling windows, a rectangular swimming pool in front reflecting the house, minimal landscaping.
Modern house at blue hourAI 4.5 · 27.4 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Luxury kitchen interior with a white marble island with gray veining, exactly three brass pendant lights in a row above it, dark green cabinets and two bar stools. Evening ambient light with the pendants switched on.
Marble kitchen with three pendantsAI 4.3 · 46.9 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Interior design photo of a bright Scandinavian living room: a light gray sofa, an oak coffee table, a wool rug, a large window with sheer curtains and a fiddle-leaf fig plant in the corner. Soft overcast daylight, wide-angle view with vertical lines kept straight.
Scandinavian living roomAI 4.0 · 30.0 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Bathroom interior with blue and white patterned cement floor tiles, a freestanding white bathtub, a round mirror above a wooden vanity and a brass faucet. Morning light from a small frosted window.
Bathroom with patterned tilesAI 4.2 · 27.3 sSee all models →

Portraits & people5 images

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Professional corporate headshot of a man in his forties with short salt-and-pepper hair, wearing a navy suit and a white shirt, with a slight smile, against a neutral mid-gray seamless backdrop. Soft key light from the left with a gentle fill, sharp focus on the eyes, shallow depth of field.
Corporate headshot on grayAI 4.0 · 27.5 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Candid photo of four friends of different ethnicities laughing together at a picnic table in a park at golden hour, one of them raising a glass of lemonade. Natural expressions, warm backlight, 35mm lens look.
Four friends laughing outdoorsAI 4.5 · 31.6 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Friendly portrait of a female nurse in teal scrubs standing in a bright hospital corridor with her arms crossed and a stethoscope around her neck. Her name badge clearly reads "MARIA LOPEZ, RN".
Nurse with a readable name badgeAI 3.8 · 30.6 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Close-up documentary photo of an elderly woman's wrinkled hands shaping wet clay on a spinning pottery wheel, with clay slip on her fingers. Warm window light; her smiling face is softly out of focus in the background.
Elderly potter's hands at workAI 3.7 · 33.9 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Fine-art portrait of a young man with curly dark hair and a short beard, wearing a textured wool sweater. Rembrandt lighting with a small triangle of light on the shadow-side cheek, a black background, moody low-key photographic look.
Rembrandt-lit dramatic portraitAI 4.2 · 29.6 sSee all models →

Product photos5 images

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: E-commerce packshot of a matte kraft paper stand-up coffee pouch with a resealable zip, on a plain warm white background with a soft contact shadow, a few roasted coffee beans in front. The label has three lines of text: "HIGHLAND ROAST" in bold serif, "Single Origin · Ethiopia" below it, and "250 g" at the bottom.
Coffee pouch with a 3-line labelAI 4.6 · 34.2 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Lifestyle product photo of a woman's hand holding matte black over-ear wireless headphones by the headband, in a sunlit café with a softly blurred background. Natural window light, visible leather texture on the ear cushions, a small brushed aluminum hinge on each side.
Headphones held in handAI 3.8 · 36.5 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Luxury studio photo of a faceted clear glass perfume bottle with a heavy black cap, standing on a glossy black mirror surface that reflects it. Thin rim light outlines the edges, a soft gradient from charcoal to black in the background, crisp caustic highlights in the glass. The front label reads "NOIR 07" in thin gold capital letters.
Perfume on a black mirrorAI 4.9 · 29.2 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Studio product photo of a frosted glass skincare serum bottle with a bamboo cap, standing on a wet dark slate stone. Soft window light from the left, tiny water droplets on the glass, shallow depth of field, clean neutral background. The label reads "LUMA" in a minimalist sans-serif font.
Serum bottle on wet slateAI 4.5 · 34.9 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Top-down flat lay e-commerce photo of a single white leather sneaker with orange accents on a pastel sage green background, surrounded by a folded beige sock, a pair of sunglasses and a small potted succulent. Even soft lighting, crisp short shadows, generous empty space.
Sneaker flat layAI 3.3 · 28.7 sSee all models →

Social media ads5 images

MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Square ad announcing a budgeting app: a modern smartphone tilted at an angle, its screen showing a simple bar chart, on a deep purple to pink gradient background with a soft glow. The headline above reads "Your money, sorted." and smaller text below reads "Download free".
App launch ad with a phoneAI 4.4 · 29.1 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Vertical social media ad for an iced latte: a tall glass with visible ice cubes and swirling milk on a pastel peach background, condensation droplets on the glass. The top text in a playful rounded font reads "Summer Sips", and a round green sticker in the corner reads "$4.50".
Iced latte promo with a priceAI 4.5 · 28.6 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Landscape Facebook ad for pizza delivery: a top-down shot of a pepperoni pizza on a dark wooden table, with one slice being pulled away and stretching melted cheese. A red banner on the left side reads "2 FOR 1" and below it, in white, "Tuesdays only".
Pizza delivery 2-for-1 adAI 3.6 · 28.1 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Authentic user-generated style photo for a skincare ad: a smiling young woman with freckles holds a small plain white moisturizer jar next to her cheek in a bright bathroom, natural daylight, a slight phone-camera look, no heavy makeup.
UGC-style skincare selfieAI 4.3 · 31.6 sSee all models →
MAI-Image-2.5-Pro: Square Instagram ad for a running shoe sale: a single bright orange running shoe floating mid-air against a solid cobalt blue background, with subtle motion lines behind it. A large bold white sans-serif headline at the top reads "RUN FASTER", and a yellow rounded button at the bottom reads "30% OFF TODAY".
Sneaker sale ad with a buttonAI 4.4 · 35.9 sSee all models →

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