# Mai Image 2.5 Text to Image

> MAI-Image-2.5 is Microsoft's photorealistic image generation and editing model that turns text prompts or uploaded images into high-quality, design-ready visuals with fine-grained, pixel-level control.


## Overview

- **Endpoint**: `https://fal.run/microsoft/mai-image-2.5`
- **Model ID**: `microsoft/mai-image-2.5`
- **Category**: text-to-image
- **Kind**: inference
**Tags**: realism, typography, stylized



## Pricing

Text tokens (per 1M): $5.00 input. Image output: ~$0.05 per generated image (billed as 1024 output tokens). Each requested image is billed separately. Token cost is rounded up to the nearest $0.0001. Note: Pricing is subject to change.

For more details, see [fal.ai pricing](https://fal.ai/pricing).

## API Information

This model can be used via our HTTP API or more conveniently via our client libraries.
See the input and output schema below, as well as the usage examples.


### Input Schema

The API accepts the following input parameters:


- **`prompt`** (`string`, _required_):
  The text prompt to generate an image from.
  - Examples: "A photorealistic concept-art poster of a university campus at sunset, cinematic lighting, a banner reading \"LOUISVILLE\" in bold serif type."

- **`num_images`** (`integer`, _optional_):
  The number of images to generate. Default value: `1`
  - Default: `1`
  - Range: `1` to `4`

- **`aspect_ratio`** (`Enum`, _optional_):
  The aspect ratio of the generated image. Use "auto" to let the model decide based on the prompt. Default value: `auto`
  - Default: `"auto"`
  - Options: `"auto"`, `"21:9"`, `"16:9"`, `"3:2"`, `"4:3"`, `"5:4"`, `"1:1"`, `"4:5"`, `"3:4"`, `"2:3"`, `"9:16"`

- **`output_format`** (`OutputFormatEnum`, _optional_):
  The format of the generated image. Default value: `"png"`
  - Default: `"png"`
  - Options: `"jpeg"`, `"png"`, `"webp"`

- **`sync_mode`** (`boolean`, _optional_):
  If `True`, the media will be returned as a data URI and the output data won't be available in the request history.
  - Default: `false`



**Required Parameters Example**:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A photorealistic concept-art poster of a university campus at sunset, cinematic lighting, a banner reading \"LOUISVILLE\" in bold serif type."
}
```

**Full Example**:

```json
{
  "prompt": "A photorealistic concept-art poster of a university campus at sunset, cinematic lighting, a banner reading \"LOUISVILLE\" in bold serif type.",
  "num_images": 1,
  "aspect_ratio": "auto",
  "output_format": "png"
}
```


### Output Schema

The API returns the following output format:

- **`images`** (`list<ImageFile>`, _required_):
  The generated images.
  - Array of ImageFile

- **`description`** (`string`, _required_):
  The description of the generated images.



**Example Response**:

```json
{
  "images": [
    {
      "url": "",
      "content_type": "image/png",
      "file_name": "z9RV14K95DvU.png",
      "file_size": 4404019
    }
  ],
  "description": ""
}
```


## Usage Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl --request POST \
  --url https://fal.run/microsoft/mai-image-2.5 \
  --header "Authorization: Key $FAL_KEY" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
     "prompt": "A photorealistic concept-art poster of a university campus at sunset, cinematic lighting, a banner reading \"LOUISVILLE\" in bold serif type."
   }'
```

### Python

Ensure you have the Python client installed:

```bash
pip install fal-client
```

Then use the API client to make requests:

```python
import fal_client

def on_queue_update(update):
    if isinstance(update, fal_client.InProgress):
        for log in update.logs:
           print(log["message"])

result = fal_client.subscribe(
    "microsoft/mai-image-2.5",
    arguments={
        "prompt": "A photorealistic concept-art poster of a university campus at sunset, cinematic lighting, a banner reading \"LOUISVILLE\" in bold serif type."
    },
    with_logs=True,
    on_queue_update=on_queue_update,
)
print(result)
```

### JavaScript

Ensure you have the JavaScript client installed:

```bash
npm install --save @fal-ai/client
```

Then use the API client to make requests:

```javascript
import { fal } from "@fal-ai/client";

const result = await fal.subscribe("microsoft/mai-image-2.5", {
  input: {
    prompt: "A photorealistic concept-art poster of a university campus at sunset, cinematic lighting, a banner reading \"LOUISVILLE\" in bold serif type."
  },
  logs: true,
  onQueueUpdate: (update) => {
    if (update.status === "IN_PROGRESS") {
      update.logs.map((log) => log.message).forEach(console.log);
    }
  },
});
console.log(result.data);
console.log(result.requestId);
```


## Additional Resources

### Documentation

- [Model Playground](https://fal.ai/models/microsoft/mai-image-2.5)
- [API Documentation](https://fal.ai/models/microsoft/mai-image-2.5/api)
- [OpenAPI Schema](https://fal.ai/api/openapi/queue/openapi.json?endpoint_id=microsoft/mai-image-2.5)

### fal.ai Platform

- [Platform Documentation](https://docs.fal.ai)
- [Python Client](https://docs.fal.ai/clients/python)
- [JavaScript Client](https://docs.fal.ai/clients/javascript)