MAI-Image-2e — Retired — shutdown 2026-08-15
For MAI-Image-2e, provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry; lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is 2026-08-15; recommended replacement is MAI-Image-2.5-Flash; platform / deployment scope is Azure / Microsoft Foundry, recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Microsoft Azure / Foundry our reading
- Model ID / API name
- MAI-Image-2e verified
- Human-readable model name
- MAI-Image-2e verified
- Lifecycle status
- Retired verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- 2026-08-15 verified
- Recommended replacement
- MAI-Image-2.5-Flash verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Azure / Microsoft Foundry our reading
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| MAI-Image-2e | 2026-04-09 | Retired | 2026-08-15 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash |
— raw.githubusercontent.com, retrieved 2026-08-28
Sources
- raw.githubusercontent.comhttps://raw.githubusercontent.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-ai-docs/main/articles/foundry/openai/includes/concepts-model-retirement-schedule-content.md
- learn.microsoft.comhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
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