GPT Image 2 vs MAI-Image-2.6: price and capabilities
GPT Image 2 (openai/gpt-image-2) from OpenAI and MAI-Image-2.6 (microsoft/mai-image-2.6) from Microsoft AI are both image generation models on the OceanToken API. GPT Image 2 costs less per token than MAI-Image-2.6: $4.50 against $5.00 per 1M input tokens (10% less). GPT Image 2 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. Both take text prompts and reference images.
Side by side
| Spec | GPT Image 2 −10% | MAI-Image-2.6 |
|---|---|---|
| Model | GPT Image 2openai/ | MAI-Image-2.6microsoft/ |
| Publisher | OpenAI | Microsoft AI |
| Kind | Image generation | Image generation |
| Input price | $4.50 / 1M tokens | $5.00 / 1M tokens |
| Image output price | $27.00 / 1M image tokens | – |
| Cached input price | $1.25 / 1M tokens | – |
| Output price | – | $38.00 / 1M tokens |
| Discount (vs official, top tier) | −10% | — |
| Inputs | text and images | text and images |
| Outputs | image | image |
About these prices
Which should you choose?
- Choose GPT Image 2 to spend less per token: 10% less for input than MAI-Image-2.6.
- Both take the same inputs: text prompts and reference images.
- Not sure? Call both with the same OceanToken API key and compare them on your own prompts and references; each request is billed per use from one prepaid balance.
Get API Key GPT Image 2 MAI-Image-2.6
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, GPT Image 2 or MAI-Image-2.6?
GPT Image 2. GPT Image 2 costs less per token than MAI-Image-2.6: $4.50 against $5.00 per 1M input tokens (10% less). GPT Image 2 is 10% off its official price on OceanToken, for every account. The OceanToken console always shows the current price.
Which takes more kinds of input, GPT Image 2 or MAI-Image-2.6?
Neither: both take text and images.
Can I call both GPT Image 2 and MAI-Image-2.6 with one API key?
Yes. Both are on the OceanToken API at https://api.oceantoken.ai/v1: one API key and one prepaid balance call either model. Send the model id openai/gpt-image-2 or microsoft/mai-image-2.6.
Models and publishers
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