MAI-Image-2.6-Preview tops image editing benchmarks

Artificial Analysis shared multiple replies detailing AI image editing performance. MAI-Image-2.6-Preview leads UI/UX editing by 26 Elo and marketing edits by 23 Elo over GPT Image 2. Productivity and knowledge work shows a three-way tie among GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro, and MAI-Image-2.6-Preview. Pricing data places MAI-Image-2.5-Flash at $20 per 1,000 images on the low end and GPT Image 2 (high) at $211 on the high end, with MAI-Image-2.5 at $48.1 and Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro at $40 in between. MAI-Image-2.6-Preview pricing remains unannounced.