# MAI-Image-2e — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For MAI-Image-2e, provider is Microsoft Azure / Foundry; lifecycle status is Preview; 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 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** Microsoft Azure / Foundry
- **Model ID / API name:** MAI-Image-2e _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Human-readable model name:** MAI-Image-2e _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Preview _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** 2026-08-15 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** MAI-Image-2.5-Flash _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Platform / deployment scope:** Azure / Microsoft Foundry _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> MAI-Image-2e | 2026-04-09 | Preview | 2026-08-15 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash |

## Source

- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).