New model

MAI Image 2.5 Pro joins the lineup.

Microsoft · closed weights · added September 22, 2026. It was run across the entire back catalogue using the same prompts every other model received, one generation per candy, no retries. Below, its version of each candy sits next to what the rest of the lineup made from the identical prompt.

Text accuracy across 2 candies

Japanese name correct: 100%; 2/2 correct
English name correct: 0%; 0/2 correct, 2 partial
Rendered: 2; of 2 attempted
Failed to generate: 0; recorded, not retried

Crackle Core Zunda Strawberry Mochi ぱりもちずんだ苺

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MAI Image 2.5 Pro

Already in the lineup, same prompt (10)

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Nano Banana Pro
JA ✓ · EN ✗
Nano Banana 2
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Seedream 5.0 Pro
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Ideogram V4
JA ✓ · EN ✗
Grok Imagine 2.0
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Qwen Image 3
JA ✓ · EN ✓
FLUX 2 Pro
JA ~ · EN ✓
Z-Image Turbo
JA ✗ · EN ✗
HunyuanImage 3
JA ✓ · EN ✓

Thunder Yuzu Gummies ゆず雷グミ

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MAI Image 2.5 Pro

Already in the lineup, same prompt (10)

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Nano Banana Pro
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Nano Banana 2
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Seedream 5.0 Pro
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Ideogram V4
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Grok Imagine 2.0
JA ✓ · EN ✓
Qwen Image 3
JA ✓ · EN ✓
FLUX 2 Pro
JA ✓ · EN ~
Z-Image Turbo
JA ✓ · EN ✓
HunyuanImage 3
JA ✓ · EN ✓

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