MAI-Image-2.6 Flash

Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 Flash. Lower-latency, lower-cost AI image generation and editing.

POST/v1/media/queue

from $0.05/image

Overview

Lower-latency, lower-cost image generation and editing via Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 Flash. Async operation — submit a job, poll for completion.

Property	Value
Model ID	`microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash`
Alias	`mai-image-2-6-flash`
Provider	Microsoft
Category	Image Generation
Output Formats	png
Reference Images	Supported
Billing	Dynamic (actual cost per job)
Typical Cost	~$0.05 per image

Usage

All media models use the async job queue. Submit a job, then poll for the result.

Step 1: Submit Job

Text-to-Image

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: 'microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash',
    prompt: 'White running shoes on a pale concrete step, morning side light',
  }),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
// data.jobId — use this to poll for results

curl -X POST https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash", "prompt": "White running shoes on a pale concrete step, morning side light"}'

Image-to-Image (Edit / Transform)

Pass a reference image via imageData alongside your prompt to edit or transform an existing image.

const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    model: 'microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash',
    prompt: 'Make the sky purple and add northern lights',
    imageData: {
      mimeType: 'image/png',
      base64: '...', // Base64-encoded image
    },
  }),
});

Step 2: Poll for Result

const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${data.jobId}`, {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status — "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result.image — { mimeType, base64 } when completed

curl https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/JOB_ID \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Default
`model`	`string`	Yes	`microsoft/mai-image-2.6-flash` or alias `mai-image-2-6-flash`	—
`prompt`	`string`	Yes	Text description of the image to generate or edit	—
`options.outputFormat`	`string`	No	`png`	`png`
`imageData.mimeType`	`string`	No	MIME type of input image (image/png, image/jpeg, image/webp)	—
`imageData.base64`	`string`	No	Base64-encoded input image for image-to-image editing	—

Features

Lower-latency, lower-cost tier of MAI-Image-2.6
Built for high-throughput production
Reference-image editing via imageData
PNG output

Pricing

Billing is dynamic — each job is billed from the actual cost of that generation.

Metric	Cost
Typical cost per image	~$0.05

Info

Image jobs typically complete in 5–60 seconds. Results retained for 1 hour.

Under the Hood

MAI-Image-2.6 Flash

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