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Models tracked
8
Open weight
0
API only
8
Avg score
71.0
Top benchmark
99.5
Image Edit Arena
Total HF downloads
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262K
First release
Dec 2025
Latest release
Jun 2026
Ranked by composite score across benchmarks, popularity, efficiency, and versatility.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAI-Transcribe-1.5API | audio | AA84.8 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 2 | MAI-Thinking-1API | text |
The strongest model from this provider in each modality. Click a card to open the model page.
Text
MAI-Thinking-1
Image
MAI-Image-2.5
When each model shipped, newest first.
Jun 2
Closed-source models accessed through Microsoft AI’s API.
API pricing is per million tokens unless noted otherwise.
| # | Model | Modality | Score | Params | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAI-Transcribe-1.5API | audio | AA84.8 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 2 | MAI-Thinking-1API |
Microsoft AI ships 8 models that we track. Of those, 0 are open weight and 8 are accessed through their API.
It depends on the model. See the open-weight section above for models you can run locally, and the API-only section for closed models priced per token.
By composite score, MAI-Transcribe-1.5 is currently the top Microsoft AI model in our directory. Composite score blends benchmarks, popularity, efficiency, and versatility.
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| 1.0T |
| Jun 2026 |
| 3 | MAI-Image-2.5API | image | AA77.2 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 4 | MAI-Code-1-FlashAPI | text | AA76.1 | 137B | Jun 2026 |
| 5 | MAI-Image-2.5-FlashAPI | image | AA72.0 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 6 | MAI-1 PreviewAPI | text | BB63.3 | — | Dec 2025 |
| 7 | MAI-Voice-2API | audio | BB59.5 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 8 | MAI-Voice-2-FlashAPI | audio | BB57.8 | — | Jun 2026 |
Audio
MAI-Transcribe-1.5
How this provider’s catalog splits across text, image, video, audio, and embedding.
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Composite grades across this provider’s catalog. Higher is better, blending benchmarks, popularity, and efficiency.
AA77.3 |
| 1.0T |
| Jun 2026 |
| 3 | MAI-Image-2.5API | image | AA77.2 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 4 | MAI-Code-1-FlashAPI | text | AA76.1 | 137B | Jun 2026 |
| 5 | MAI-Image-2.5-FlashAPI | image | AA72.0 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 6 | MAI-1 PreviewAPI | text | BB63.3 | — | Dec 2025 |
| 7 | MAI-Voice-2API | audio | BB59.5 | — | Jun 2026 |
| 8 | MAI-Voice-2-FlashAPI | audio | BB57.8 | — | Jun 2026 |
