Microsoft debuts MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a faster version of its flagship text-to-image model, which it says offers production-ready quality at ~50% the cost (Michael Nuñez/VentureBeat)

Michael Nuñez / VentureBeat: Microsoft debuts MAI-Image-2-Efficient, a faster version of its flagship text-to-image model, which it says offers production-ready quality at ~50% the cost — The release, available immediately in Microsoft Foundry and MAI Playground with no waitlist, marks the fastest turnaround yet …