MAI-Image-1
No estimate
No hardware requirements for this model
The weights for this model have not been published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any size. It is reachable only through its provider, and no graphics card changes that.
On record
Full specification
Everything on record for this model. Most of it describes how it was trained rather than how it runs — useful context for judging how much work went into it, and how it compares with models built at a different scale.
Origin
Who built this model, where, and when it was published.
- Organisation
- Microsoft
- Organisation type
- Industry
- Country
- United States of America
- Published
- 13 October 2025
What it does
The problem areas the model was built for. A model can carry several of each.
- Domain
- Image generation
- Task
- Image generation, Text-to-image
Size
How large the model is and how much data it was trained on. Parameters are the figure that decides whether it fits on a given graphics card.
- Training data
- tokens
The training run
What it physically took to train: which chips, how many, for how long, and what that drew from the wall.
- Training hardware
- NVIDIA GB200
Availability
Whether you can obtain the model and run it on your own hardware, which is what decides if any of the graphics-card figures on this page apply.
- Weights
- Closed — provider access only
- Model access
- Hosted access (no API)
- Training code
- Unreleased
Microsoft is now testing its own in-house AI image generation model. You can test the new model at the LMArena leaderboard site. The new model will soon be available in Copilot and Bing Image Creator.
How it is classified
Labels the source dataset applies when tracking notable models, and how confident it is in the entry.
- Record confidence
- Unknown
Sources
Where this record came from and when it was last checked.
- Reference
- Introducing MAI-Image-1, debuting in the top 10 on LMArena
- Last updated
- 28 November 2025
What the numbers mean
About this model
MAI-Image-1 was published by Microsoft, in United States of America, in October 2025. The organisation is categorised as industry.
It works in Image generation, and is recorded as doing image generation, Text-to-image.
Because the weights are not available, none of the hardware figures elsewhere on this site apply to it.
Answers
MAI-Image-1 — common questions
How many parameters does MAI-Image-1 have?
No parameter count has been published for MAI-Image-1, which is why no memory or speed figure appears on this page.
Who created MAI-Image-1?
MAI-Image-1 was published by Microsoft, based in United States of America, categorised as industry.
When was MAI-Image-1 released?
MAI-Image-1 was published in October 2025.
What is MAI-Image-1 used for?
MAI-Image-1 works in Image generation, and is recorded as handling image generation, Text-to-image. These are the areas it was designed around; they describe intent rather than a hard boundary.
What GPU do I need to run MAI-Image-1?
None. MAI-Image-1 is a closed model — its weights were never published, so it cannot be downloaded or run on your own hardware at any price. It is reachable only through its provider.
Is MAI-Image-1 open source?
No. MAI-Image-1 has not had its weights published, so it exists only as a service controlled by its owner.
The other direction
Looking at it from the other side?
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