AA-Image-Editing v2.0Artificial Analysis
Ranks image models on editing an image from a text instruction, by Elo from pairwise human preference votes.
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9 models added in the last 30 days
Ideogram 4.5 (High), HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud), and 6 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1182±895% interval 1174 to 1190 | 17,899 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1162±895% interval 1154 to 1170 | 18,643 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1137±895% interval 1129 to 1145 | 15,488 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 4-6 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1125±895% interval 1117 to 1133 | 10,693 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 4-6 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1122±895% interval 1114 to 1130 | 14,114 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 4-7 |  Muse Image | 1118±895% interval 1110 to 1126 | 12,272 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-11 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1113±895% interval 1105 to 1121 | 12,849 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-12 |  Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1108±895% interval 1100 to 1116 | 15,644 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 7-12 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1108±895% interval 1100 to 1116 | 14,733 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 7-13 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1107±995% interval 1098 to 1116 | 7,308 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 7-13 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1106±895% interval 1098 to 1114 | 12,701 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-13 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1102±895% interval 1094 to 1110 | 13,076 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 10-13 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1099±895% interval 1091 to 1107 | 14,671 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 14-16 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1088±995% interval 1079 to 1097 | 5,550 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 14-16 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1087±895% interval 1079 to 1095 | 12,680 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 14-16 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1085±895% interval 1077 to 1093 | 7,844 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 17-20 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1076±895% interval 1068 to 1084 | 12,856 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 17-22 | Qwen-Image-2.1  | 1074±995% interval 1065 to 1083 | 5,536 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 19 | 17-23 | grok-imagine-image | 1071±995% interval 1062 to 1080 | 5,473 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 17-23 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1069±995% interval 1060 to 1078 | 5,787 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 18-24 |  HiDream-O1-Edit-1.5 | 1066±995% interval 1057 to 1075 | 5,573 | Aug 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 18-24 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1066±995% interval 1057 to 1075 | 5,221 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 23 | 18-25 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1064±1195% interval 1053 to 1075 | 2,382 | Sep 2026 | $220.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 21-25 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1058±995% interval 1049 to 1067 | 5,784 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 24-25 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1055±895% interval 1047 to 1063 | 7,594 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 26-30 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1045±895% interval 1037 to 1053 | 7,158 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 26-32 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1041±995% interval 1032 to 1050 | 5,649 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 26-32 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1041±995% interval 1032 to 1050 | 5,653 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 26-32 | Luma UNI 1 | 1040±895% interval 1032 to 1048 | 9,170 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 26-33 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1038±995% interval 1029 to 1047 | 5,594 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 26-33 | Seedream 4.5 | 1036±995% interval 1027 to 1045 | 4,834 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 27-33 | Wan 2.7 | 1035±895% interval 1027 to 1043 | 7,105 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 30-34 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1030±1095% interval 1020 to 1040 | 2,209 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 34-37 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 1021±895% interval 1013 to 1029 | 4,478 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 34-39 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1017±895% interval 1009 to 1025 | 3,882 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 34-42 | Seedream 4.0 | 1013±895% interval 1005 to 1021 | 6,355 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 34-42 |  FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1013±895% interval 1005 to 1021 | 6,365 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 34-43 |  Eigen Image | 1013±1095% interval 1003 to 1023 | 3,185 | Jan 2026 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 34-45 |  Agnes Image 2.0 Flash | 1011±1195% interval 1000 to 1022 | 2,190 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-45 |  Reve V1 (December) | 1008±895% interval 1000 to 1016 | 4,296 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 38-47 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1006±795% interval 999 to 1013 | 7,700 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 39-47 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1005±795% interval 998 to 1012 | 5,768 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 38-49 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1004±995% interval 995 to 1013 | 4,870 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 40-49 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1001±895% interval 993 to 1009 | 4,951 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 45 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 8,246 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 41-49 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 1000±895% interval 992 to 1008 | 5,036 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 41-49 |  Kling Image 3.0 | 999±895% interval 991 to 1007 | 4,899 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 42-49 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 997±895% interval 989 to 1005 | 5,037 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 43-49 | FLUX.2 [max] | 996±995% interval 987 to 1005 | 6,162 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 50-54 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 986±995% interval 977 to 995 | 4,582 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 50-54 | Wan 2.5 Preview | 983±1095% interval 973 to 993 | 2,964 | Sep 2025 | $21.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 50-54 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 981±795% interval 974 to 988 | 7,390 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 50-55 |  P-Image-Edit | 980±995% interval 971 to 989 | 4,582 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 50-55 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 980±795% interval 973 to 987 | 7,487 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 52-58 | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9B | 973±1095% interval 963 to 983 | 3,188 | Jan 2026 | $22.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 54-59 |  ImagineArt 2.0 | 968±1295% interval 956 to 980 | 1,821 | Apr 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 56-58 |  Vidu Q2 | 966±795% interval 959 to 973 | 7,152 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 56-59 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 963±895% interval 955 to 971 | 3,682 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 57-61 | Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 957±995% interval 948 to 966 | 4,523 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 59-62 | HiDream-O1-Image | 950±995% interval 941 to 959 | 4,531 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 60-62 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 948±795% interval 941 to 955 | 6,753 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 60-62 | Kling Image O1 | 947±995% interval 938 to 956 | 4,485 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 63-64 |  LongCat Image | 938±895% interval 930 to 946 | 3,958 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 64-66 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 930±795% interval 923 to 937 | 7,340 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 64-67 |  FIBO Edit | 929±995% interval 920 to 938 | 4,001 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 64-68 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 923±795% interval 916 to 930 | 6,857 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 64-69 | Step1X-Edit-v1p2 | 922±1095% interval 912 to 932 | 2,878 | Nov 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 66-70 | Qwen Image Edit | 918±795% interval 911 to 925 | 7,415 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 68-70 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 915±795% interval 908 to 922 | 7,414 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 68-70 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 912±795% interval 905 to 919 | 7,446 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 71 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 885±1095% interval 875 to 895 | 4,535 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 72 | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4B | 868±1095% interval 858 to 878 | 3,662 | Jan 2026 | $18.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 856±895% interval 848 to 864 | 6,126 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 74-75 | HiDream-E1.1 | 808±1195% interval 797 to 819 | 3,441 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 74-75 | step1x-edit-v1p2-preview | 803±995% interval 794 to 812 | 5,688 | Sep 2025 | Coming soon |
| 76 | 76 |  GLM-Image | 781±995% interval 772 to 790 | 5,324 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 77-78 | Bagel | 771±895% interval 763 to 779 | 5,994 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 77-78 |  OmniGen V2 | 769±895% interval 761 to 777 | 6,720 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 79-80 | Step1X-Edit | 674±1095% interval 664 to 684 | 6,428 | Apr 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 79-80 | HiDream-E1-Full | 669±1895% interval 651 to 687 | 1,510 | Apr 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
1 API Pricing reflects the cost to generate 1,000 images on the model creator's API at 1024x1024 with the model's default settings
Frequently Asked Questions
The top models on AA-Image-Editing v2.0 by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1182), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1162), 3. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1137), 4. MAI-Image-2.6-Flash (Elo 1125), and 5. GPT Image 2 (high) (Elo 1122). Rankings are based on blind votes from our recruited human panel, together with public Image Arena votes cast before 1 January 2026.
Models are ranked using an Elo rating system derived from blind comparisons judged by our recruited human panel, together with public Image Arena votes cast before 1 January 2026. Voters compare edited outputs from the same input image and editing instruction, choosing the result they prefer. Higher Elo scores indicate a model is preferred more often. Vote in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena