Summary
On October 13, 2026, Vercel added Microsoft's MAI-Image-2.6 and MAI-Image-2.6-Flash models to its AI Gateway, letting developers generate and edit images through a single API key with unified billing and request traces.
What changed
Both MAI-Image-2.6 and MAI-Image-2.6-Flash image generation and editing models became callable through Vercel AI Gateway with one API key, unified billing, and request traces, without a separate provider account.
Why it matters
Routing another provider's image models through AI Gateway lets app and agent builders add or swap image generation without new provider contracts, reinforcing the gateway as a neutral aggregation and observability layer across model vendors.
Evidence excerpt
You can generate and edit images with both MAI-Image-2.6 models through Vercel AI Gateway... a single API key, with unified billing and request traces.