MAI Image 2.5 Pro
MAI Image 2.5 Pro is Microsoft's highest-fidelity image generation and editing model from Microsoft, built for production-grade, design-ready visuals. It turns text prompts into high-detail images with strong prompt alignment and legible typography, and accepts a source image for instruction-based edits that preserve composition, identity, and type. Ideal for hero marketing creative, concept art, product shots, and commercial design.
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MAI Image 2.5 Pro is Microsoft's highest-fidelity image generation and editing model from Microsoft, built for production-grade, design-ready visuals. It turns text prompts into high-detail images with strong prompt alignment and legible typography, and accepts a source image for instruction-based edits that preserve composition, identity, and type. Ideal for hero marketing creative, concept art, product shots, and commercial design.
Connect Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or Codex to Layer’s MCP server and MAI Image 2.5 Pro becomes a tool your agent can reach for — it picks the parameters, runs the generation, and shows you the result in the conversation.
https://mcp.app.layer.ai/mcpAsk your agent
“Use MAI Image 2.5 Pro to generate 4 variations of a crystal sword icon on a transparent background.”
execute_forge({
"base_model_id": "mai-image-2.5-pro",
"prompt": "A crystal sword icon on a transparent background, game UI art",
"batch_size": 4,
"width": 1024,
"height": 1024
})Authenticate with a personal access token, post the model’s own form, and poll the inference until it completes. Every field below is accepted by this endpoint.
# Start the generation — returns an inference id straight away.
curl -X POST https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/base-models/microsoft-mai-image-2-5-pro/inferences \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "A crystal sword icon on a transparent background, game UI art"
}'
# Poll until status is "complete" — the response then carries the asset URLs.
curl https://api.app.layer.ai/api/v2/workspaces/$WORKSPACE_ID/inferences/$INFERENCE_ID \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LAYER_TOKEN"- prompt stringrequired
- Describe what to generate, or the change to make.
- aspect_ratio enumdefault SQUARE_1K7 options
- The shape and size of the output.
- seed integer
- The starting point for the model's randomness. The same seed and settings give the same result.
- guidance_file_init_image file[]
- The image to modify
- output_fit any
- Trim the transparent margin, and place the image on a canvas of a fixed size.
- prompt_language string
- The language the prompt is written in, so it reaches the model as you meant it.
Why use MAI Image 2.5 Pro for image?
High-quality image generation
MAI Image 2.5 Pro delivers production-ready outputs with clean structure, sharp detail, and strong prompt adherence. Ideal for character art, environments, and marketing assets.
Strong prompt control
The model interprets creative instructions with high accuracy, even when switching between different styles, lighting setups, or character directions.
Clean compositions for UA
Maintains stable framing, clear silhouettes, and high focal clarity. Assets read well at mobile sizes, making it strong for UA experiments and ad creatives.
Rapid character and cosmetic ideation with strong structure
Quickly explore character poses, cosmetic ideas, and early art directions. Clean silhouettes and expressive results help teams evaluate concepts before moving to heavier models.
Fast UA creative exploration and thumbnail testing
Generate clear, high-readability frames that work well for quick A/B testing across networks. Test multiple creative angles and iterate quickly based on results.
Lightweight environment and item exploration for LiveOps
Draft environments, themed content, shop items, and event visuals in a rapid loop. Ideal for early-stage direction setting before committing to final polish.
FAQ
How much does MAI Image 2.5 Pro cost? Is it free?+
How does Layer's pricing work?+
There are no seat fees, feature gates, or plans on Layer. Instead, our platform uses a consumption based system with Creative Units (CUs) with a flexible monthly subscription. Every generation on Layer (image, video, 3D, or audio) consumes a Creative Unit, and you only pay for what you create.
What Elo score does MAI Image 2.5 Pro have?+
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