ARTIFICIAL ANALYSIS
Image-T2I.
Artificial Analysis text-to-image arena, ranked by Elo. Higher is better. Snapshot 29 Oct 2026.
Higher Elo is better. The ± figure is Artificial Analysis’s 95% interval. Range is the overlapping rank band they publish.
Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard ↗Snapshot 29 Oct 2026. Rankings are Artificial Analysis’s, not scores from this newsroom.
| Rank | Range | Model | Creator | Elo | Appearances | Released | API price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | OpenAI | 1,222 ± 10 | 13,014 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | OpenAI | 1,207 ± 10 | 12,364 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3–4 | GPT Image 2 (high) | OpenAI | 1,186 ± 11 | 12,835 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3–6 | Nano Banana 2.1 | 1,176 ± 12 | 6,210 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs | |
| 5 | 4–6 | MAI-Image-2.6 | Microsoft AI | 1,166 ± 12 | 8,342 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 4–6 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | SpaceXAI | 1,166 ± 12 | 7,481 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 7–8 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1,140 ± 10 | 16,075 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs | |
| 8 | 7–12 | Muse Image | Meta | 1,127 ± 11 | 8,479 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 8–14 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | OpenAI | 1,123 ± 11 | 12,830 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8–15 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | Microsoft AI | 1,119 ± 12 | 5,482 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8–14 | MAI-Image-2.5 | Microsoft AI | 1,118 ± 11 | 13,789 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 8–14 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1,118 ± 10 | 15,174 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs | |
| 13 | 8–15 | FLUX 3 Image | Black Forest Labs | 1,117 ± 12 | 6,115 | Oct 2026 | $48.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 10–15 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | Microsoft AI | 1,114 ± 10 | 12,200 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 12–16 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1,107 ± 10 | 15,080 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs | |
| 16 | 15–17 | Seedream 5.0 Pro | ByteDance Seed | 1,100 ± 11 | 11,633 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 15–17 | Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | Alibaba | 1,095 ± 12 | 6,332 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 18–19 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | Alibaba | 1,070 ± 12 | 6,090 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 18–21 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | Alibaba | 1,056 ± 12 | 4,970 | Oct 2026 | $35.3 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 19–22 | grok-imagine-image-quality | SpaceXAI | 1,049 ± 9 | 16,728 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 19–26 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Black Forest Labs | 1,043 ± 12 | 5,184 | Oct 2026 | $9.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 20–26 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | Alibaba | 1,042 ± 12 | 5,712 | Sep 2026 | — /1k imgs |
| 23 | 20–29 | Fibo 2.0 | Bria | 1,039 ± 12 | 5,113 | Oct 2026 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 22–30 | Krea 2 Large | Krea | 1,034 ± 9 | 14,513 | May 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 23–36 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | Alibaba | 1,030 ± 11 | 6,138 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 23–37 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | Microsoft AI | 1,029 ± 11 | 5,855 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 23–38 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | Alibaba | 1,029 ± 12 | 4,625 | Oct 2026 | $16.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 23–39 | Wan 2.6 Image | Alibaba | 1,027 ± 12 | 5,370 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 24–38 | Recraft V4.1 Utility | Recraft | 1,026 ± 11 | 7,452 | May 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 23–39 | Seedream 4.5 | ByteDance Seed | 1,026 ± 12 | 6,392 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 24–39 | FLUX.2 [flex] | Black Forest Labs | 1,026 ± 11 | 6,082 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 24–38 | Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) | Ideogram | 1,026 ± 10 | 10,688 | Jun 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 25–41 | Luma UNI 1 Max | Luma Labs | 1,023 ± 12 | 5,539 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 25–41 | grok-imagine-image | SpaceXAI | 1,022 ± 11 | 6,330 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 27–41 | FLUX.2 [max] | Black Forest Labs | 1,021 ± 10 | 11,097 | Dec 2025 | $70.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 27–42 | Krea 2 Medium Turbo | Krea | 1,020 ± 11 | 6,060 | Jun 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 31–43 | Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | Recraft | 1,017 ± 9 | 15,414 | May 2026 | $210.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 30–43 | HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 | HiDream | 1,017 ± 11 | 12,168 | Jun 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 29–43 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | ByteDance Seed | 1,017 ± 12 | 5,605 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 27–45 | Ideogram 4.5 (High) | Ideogram | 1,015 ± 15 | 2,888 | Sep 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 31–44 | Wan2.6 Text to Image | Alibaba | 1,014 ± 12 | 5,561 | Jan 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 32–45 | GPT Image 1 (high) | OpenAI | 1,013 ± 12 | 5,518 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 36–44 | Krea 2 Medium | Krea | 1,012 ± 9 | 14,449 | May 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 42–50 | FLUX.2 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | 1,003 ± 10 | 10,826 | Nov 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 42–51 | Ideogram 4.0 | Ideogram | 1,002 ± 10 | 10,102 | Jun 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 44–51 | FLUX.2 [dev] | Black Forest Labs | 1,000 ± 0 | 18,040 | Nov 2025 | $12.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 44–52 | Ming-Image-0.1-Design | InclusionAI | 999 ± 9 | 20,241 | Sep 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 43–59 | P-Image-Ideogram (High) | Pruna AI | 995 ± 14 | 3,572 | Jul 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 45–58 | FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | Fal | 994 ± 11 | 6,274 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 46–58 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic) | NVIDIA | 993 ± 10 | 11,549 | May 2026 | — /1k imgs |
| 51 | 45–60 | Luma UNI 1 | Luma Labs | 992 ± 12 | 5,559 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 44–62 | P-Image-Ideogram (Very High) | Pruna AI | 992 ± 15 | 2,776 | Jul 2026 | $33.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 44–63 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | Alibaba | 990 ± 16 | 2,633 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 45–64 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | Tencent | 989 ± 16 | 2,531 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 48–62 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | Fal | 988 ± 12 | 5,344 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 48–62 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | Tencent | 987 ± 12 | 5,683 | Jan 2026 | — /1k imgs |
| 57 | 49–63 | Wan 2.7 | Alibaba | 986 ± 12 | 5,491 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 51–62 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image | NVIDIA | 985 ± 10 | 10,887 | May 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 49–64 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 985 ± 12 | 5,312 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs | |
| 60 | 52–64 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) | Fal | 982 ± 12 | 5,946 | Jul 2026 | $17.5 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 52–65 | Ideogram 4.0 Instant | Fal | 981 ± 12 | 5,492 | Jul 2026 | $7.5 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 53–66 | Wan 2.7 Pro | Alibaba | 979 ± 12 | 5,498 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 58–66 | HiDream-O1-Image | HiDream | 975 ± 10 | 10,662 | May 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 57–68 | P-Image-Ideogram (Medium) | Pruna AI | 972 ± 14 | 3,761 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 61–68 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4Step | NVIDIA | 970 ± 10 | 9,044 | Jul 2026 | — /1k imgs |
| 66 | 60–68 | HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | Tencent | 970 ± 12 | 5,586 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 63–69 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast | Fal | 963 ± 12 | 5,438 | Jul 2026 | $10.5 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 64–70 | P-Image-Ideogram (Low) | Pruna AI | 959 ± 14 | 3,832 | Jul 2026 | $7.5 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 66–72 | Qwen Image Plus 2601 | Alibaba | 952 ± 16 | 2,584 | Jan 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 68–72 | Recraft V4.1 Flash | Recraft | 949 ± 12 | 5,770 | Sep 2026 | $7.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 69–77 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | OpenAI | 936 ± 17 | 2,333 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 70–76 | Z-Image Turbo | Alibaba | 936 ± 11 | 8,170 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 70–79 | HunyuanImage 3.0 | Tencent | 932 ± 16 | 2,443 | Sep 2025 | — /1k imgs |
| 74 | 70–79 | Dreamina 3.1 | Bytedance | 931 ± 17 | 2,372 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 71–77 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Black Forest Labs | 929 ± 10 | 10,730 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 71–78 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | Black Forest Labs | 929 ± 12 | 5,276 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 73–84 | Kling Image 3.0 Omni | KlingAI | 918 ± 17 | 2,672 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 73–84 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | Black Forest Labs | 917 ± 18 | 2,229 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 76–83 | ERNIE Image Turbo | Baidu | 914 ± 10 | 10,560 | Apr 2026 | $10.5 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 75–86 | Ideogram 3.0 | Ideogram | 911 ± 18 | 2,333 | Mar 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 81 | 77–86 | P-Image-Ideogram (Very Low) | Pruna AI | 909 ± 15 | 3,309 | Jul 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 82 | 78–85 | ERNIE Image | Baidu | 907 ± 10 | 10,760 | Apr 2026 | $31.5 /1k imgs |
| 83 | 77–88 | Qwen Image | Alibaba | 903 ± 18 | 2,339 | Aug 2025 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 84 | 78–88 | P-Image | Pruna AI | 900 ± 18 | 2,351 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 85 | 73–92 | FLUX.1 Krea [dev] | Black Forest Labs | 896 ± 39 | 515 | Jul 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 86 | 80–89 | Vidu Q2 | Vidu | 896 ± 17 | 2,524 | Nov 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 87 | 81–89 | Z-Image Base | Alibaba | 891 ± 17 | 2,500 | Jan 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 88 | 83–90 | GLM-Image | Z AI | 885 ± 18 | 2,457 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 89 | 86–91 | Lucid Origin Ultra | Leonardo.Ai | 877 ± 17 | 2,689 | Aug 2025 | $86.7 /1k imgs |
| 90 | 87–93 | FLUX1.1 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | 870 ± 19 | 2,247 | Oct 2024 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 91 | 89–95 | Lucid Origin Fast | Leonardo.Ai | 860 ± 18 | 2,611 | Aug 2025 | $17.9 /1k imgs |
| 92 | 89–96 | LongCat Image | Meituan | 856 ± 19 | 2,146 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 93 | 90–97 | FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra | Black Forest Labs | 855 ± 19 | 2,284 | Nov 2024 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 94 | 90–98 | FIBO | Bria | 849 ± 19 | 2,258 | Oct 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 95 | 91–99 | Luma Photon | Luma Labs | 843 ± 19 | 2,251 | Dec 2024 | $19.0 /1k imgs |
| 96 | 94–99 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | Black Forest Labs | 837 ± 12 | 6,418 | Jan 2026 | $14.0 /1k imgs |
| 97 | 93–101 | Phoenix 0.9 Ultra | Leonardo.Ai | 833 ± 20 | 2,214 | Jun 2024 | $76.2 /1k imgs |
| 98 | 94–102 | Phoenix 1.0 Fast | Leonardo.Ai | 827 ± 20 | 2,151 | Dec 2024 | $19.4 /1k imgs |
| 99 | 95–102 | SRPO | Tencent | 826 ± 20 | 2,154 | Sep 2025 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 100 | 91–102 | FLUX.1 [dev] | Black Forest Labs | 823 ± 45 | 511 | Aug 2024 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 101 | 98–102 | FIBO Lite | Bria | 813 ± 16 | 3,300 | Nov 2025 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 102 | 98–102 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | HiDream | 810 ± 20 | 2,323 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 103 | 103–104 | Luma Photon Flash | Luma Labs | 769 ± 23 | 2,052 | Dec 2024 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 104 | 103–105 | FLUX.1 [schnell] | Black Forest Labs | 740 ± 20 | 3,045 | Aug 2024 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 105 | 104–105 | OmniGen V2 | VectorSpaceLab | 717 ± 26 | 2,043 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 106 | 106 | Bagel | Bytedance | 594 ± 35 | 2,081 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |