# mai-image-2e

Calls to the model mai-image-2e on Azure AI Foundry stopped working on August 15, 2026.

On August 15, 2026, model mai-image-2e was retired. Calls targeting model mai-image-2e fail since that date. The model lifecycle reached retired status under version 2026-04-09.

## What to use instead

The original replacement MAI-Image-2.5-Flash, also referred to as mai-image-2.5-flash, stopped working on October 1, 2026. No replacement that holds is named yet.

- API: Azure AI Foundry (*.services.ai.azure.com)
- Model: mai-image-2e
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: August 15, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model mai-image-2e`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Azure AI Foundry's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/azure-ai-foundry/mai-image-2e/

## Azure AI Foundry's words

> Model: MAI-Image-2e; Version: 2026-04-09; Lifecycle: Retired; Retirement date: 2026-08-15; Replacement: MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

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