AA-Image-Editing v2.1Artificial Analysis
Ranks image models on editing an image from a text instruction, by Elo from pairwise human preference votes.
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8 models added in the last 30 days
MAI-Image-2.7-Preview, FLUX 3 Image Klein, Fibo 2.0, and 5 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1199±1195% interval 1188 to 1210 | 18,300 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 1-2 |  MAI-Image-2.7-Preview | 1196±1595% interval 1181 to 1211 | 4,954 | Oct 2026 | No API available |
| 3 | 3 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1183±1195% interval 1172 to 1194 | 19,199 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 4-7 |  Krea 3 (Ultra) | 1151±1495% interval 1137 to 1165 | 5,573 | Oct 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 4-7 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1151±1395% interval 1138 to 1164 | 6,937 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 4-7 | MAI-Image-2.6 | 1151±1295% interval 1139 to 1163 | 16,713 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 4-8 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1145±1395% interval 1132 to 1158 | 10,825 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-11 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1137±1395% interval 1124 to 1150 | 14,632 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 8-15 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1129±1395% interval 1116 to 1142 | 13,446 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-15 |  Muse Image | 1129±1295% interval 1117 to 1141 | 13,426 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 8-16 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1127±1395% interval 1114 to 1140 | 13,602 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-17 | Krea 3 (Fast) | 1125±1495% interval 1111 to 1139 | 5,279 | Oct 2026 | $70.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 9-17 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1124±1295% interval 1112 to 1136 | 16,720 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 9-17 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1124±1295% interval 1112 to 1136 | 15,718 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 9-17 |  FLUX 3 Image | 1123±1495% interval 1109 to 1137 | 4,967 | Oct 2026 | $48.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 11-18 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1119±1395% interval 1106 to 1132 | 13,577 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 11-18 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1118±1395% interval 1105 to 1131 | 8,767 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 16-19 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1109±1295% interval 1097 to 1121 | 15,639 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 19-23 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1096±1295% interval 1084 to 1108 | 8,844 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 19-24 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1092±1395% interval 1079 to 1105 | 13,614 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 19-24 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1092±1395% interval 1079 to 1105 | 6,476 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 19-24 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1090±1395% interval 1077 to 1103 | 13,429 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 19-26 |  Fibo 2.0  | 1088±1495% interval 1074 to 1102 | 5,068 | Oct 2026 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 21-28 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | 1081±1395% interval 1068 to 1094 | 6,475 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 25 | 22-28 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1080±1395% interval 1067 to 1093 | 6,547 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 24-32 | grok-imagine-image | 1073±1395% interval 1060 to 1086 | 6,167 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 24-33 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | 1072±1495% interval 1058 to 1086 | 4,959 | Oct 2026 | $9.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 25-33 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1070±1395% interval 1057 to 1083 | 5,448 | Oct 2026 | $35.3 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 25-33 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1069±1395% interval 1056 to 1082 | 8,137 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 25-34 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1069±1595% interval 1054 to 1084 | 3,380 | Sep 2026 | $220.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 26-35 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1064±1495% interval 1050 to 1078 | 5,081 | Oct 2026 | $16.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 26-35 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1064±1395% interval 1051 to 1077 | 6,203 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 33 | 28-36 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1062±1395% interval 1049 to 1075 | 6,526 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 27-39 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1058±1695% interval 1042 to 1074 | 2,961 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 31-38 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1055±1295% interval 1043 to 1067 | 8,163 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 33-40 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1051±1395% interval 1038 to 1064 | 6,408 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 34-41 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1049±1395% interval 1036 to 1062 | 6,329 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 35-42 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1044±1395% interval 1031 to 1057 | 6,342 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 35-42 | Seedream 4.5 | 1044±1395% interval 1031 to 1057 | 5,539 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-42 | Luma UNI 1 | 1042±1395% interval 1029 to 1055 | 9,523 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 36-42 | Wan 2.7 | 1042±1395% interval 1029 to 1055 | 7,672 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 39-44 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1031±1695% interval 1015 to 1047 | 3,161 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 42-49 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1017±1895% interval 999 to 1035 | 2,607 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 43-48 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1016±1395% interval 1003 to 1029 | 7,240 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 42-50 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1014±1795% interval 997 to 1031 | 2,661 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 43-50 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1013±1595% interval 998 to 1028 | 4,298 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 43-49 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1011±1395% interval 998 to 1024 | 5,567 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 44-54 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1002±1795% interval 985 to 1019 | 2,799 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 47-53 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 9,076 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 47-53 | FLUX.2 [max] | 999±1395% interval 986 to 1012 | 7,007 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 46-55 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 998±1795% interval 981 to 1015 | 2,698 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 47-56 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 993±1795% interval 976 to 1010 | 2,794 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 49-57 |  Reve V1 (December) | 987±1795% interval 970 to 1004 | 2,857 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 51-57 |  P-Image-Edit | 985±1495% interval 971 to 999 | 5,212 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 50-57 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 984±1795% interval 967 to 1001 | 2,842 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 51-57 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 984±1495% interval 970 to 998 | 5,291 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 55-60 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 968±1895% interval 950 to 986 | 2,827 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 55-61 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 966±1895% interval 948 to 984 | 2,658 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 58-63 |  HiDream-O1-Image | 955±1495% interval 941 to 969 | 5,262 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 58-63 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 953±1495% interval 939 to 967 | 5,246 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 57-64 |  Vidu Q2 | 952±1895% interval 934 to 970 | 2,682 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 59-64 | Kling Image O1 | 944±1495% interval 930 to 958 | 5,151 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 60-65 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 941±1695% interval 925 to 957 | 3,691 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 60-66 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 935±1995% interval 916 to 954 | 2,493 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 62-67 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 932±1995% interval 913 to 951 | 2,711 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 64-69 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 915±1995% interval 896 to 934 | 2,582 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-69 | FIBO Edit | 914±1995% interval 895 to 933 | 2,648 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 66-71 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 901±2095% interval 881 to 921 | 2,577 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 67-72 |  LongCat Image | 897±2095% interval 877 to 917 | 2,524 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 67-72 | Qwen Image Edit | 890±2095% interval 870 to 910 | 2,646 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 68-72 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 885±2195% interval 864 to 906 | 2,424 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 70-72 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 880±1595% interval 865 to 895 | 5,236 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73-74 |  GLM-Image | 821±2295% interval 799 to 843 | 2,601 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 74-76 | Bagel | 789±2595% interval 764 to 814 | 2,438 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 74-76 |  OmniGen V2 | 786±2395% interval 763 to 809 | 2,671 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 74-76 | HiDream-E1.1 | 771±2695% interval 745 to 797 | 2,341 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 77 | Step1X-Edit | 601±3995% interval 562 to 640 | 2,536 | Apr 2025 | $30.0 /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 v2.1 by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1199), 2. MAI-Image-2.7-Preview (Elo 1196), 3. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1183), 4. Krea 3 (Ultra) (Elo 1151), and 5. Nano Banana 2.1 (Elo 1151). Rankings are based on blind votes from our validated private evaluators.
Models are ranked using an Elo rating system derived from blind comparisons judged by our validated private evaluators. 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.