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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12 models added in the last 30 days
FLUX 3 Image Klein, Fibo 2.0, Krea 3 (Fast), and 9 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1199±1195% interval 1188 to 1210 | 18,250 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1182±1195% interval 1171 to 1193 | 19,136 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3-6 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1151±1295% interval 1139 to 1163 | 16,644 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3-6 |  Krea 3 (Ultra) | 1151±1495% interval 1137 to 1165 | 5,505 | Oct 2026 | $270.0 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 3-6 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1151±1395% interval 1138 to 1164 | 6,868 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 3-7 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1144±1395% interval 1131 to 1157 | 10,753 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-10 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1136±1395% interval 1123 to 1149 | 14,570 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-13 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1131±1395% interval 1118 to 1144 | 13,380 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 7-14 |  Muse Image | 1129±1295% interval 1117 to 1141 | 13,358 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 7-15 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1127±1395% interval 1114 to 1140 | 13,545 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 7-16 | Krea 3 (Fast) | 1126±1495% interval 1112 to 1140 | 5,203 | Oct 2026 | $70.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-16 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1123±1295% interval 1111 to 1135 | 16,658 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 8-16 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1123±1295% interval 1111 to 1135 | 15,654 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 8-16 |  FLUX 3 Image | 1122±1495% interval 1108 to 1136 | 4,900 | Oct 2026 | $48.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 10-17 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1119±1395% interval 1106 to 1132 | 13,507 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 11-17 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1117±1395% interval 1104 to 1130 | 8,692 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 15-18 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1108±1295% interval 1096 to 1120 | 15,558 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 17-22 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1095±1295% interval 1083 to 1107 | 8,787 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 18-23 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1093±1395% interval 1080 to 1106 | 6,405 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 18-23 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1091±1395% interval 1078 to 1104 | 13,533 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 18-23 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1091±1395% interval 1078 to 1104 | 13,364 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 18-25 |  Fibo 2.0  | 1088±1495% interval 1074 to 1102 | 5,009 | Oct 2026 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 20-27 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | 1081±1395% interval 1068 to 1094 | 6,409 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 24 | 21-28 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1079±1395% interval 1066 to 1092 | 6,473 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 23-31 | grok-imagine-image | 1073±1395% interval 1060 to 1086 | 6,100 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 23-31 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | 1072±1495% interval 1058 to 1086 | 4,904 | Oct 2026 | $9.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 23-33 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1070±1595% interval 1055 to 1085 | 3,325 | Sep 2026 | $220.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 24-32 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1069±1395% interval 1056 to 1082 | 5,382 | Oct 2026 | $35.3 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 24-32 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1068±1395% interval 1055 to 1081 | 8,072 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 25-34 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1064±1495% interval 1050 to 1078 | 5,023 | Oct 2026 | $16.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 26-34 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1063±1395% interval 1050 to 1076 | 6,123 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 32 | 27-35 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1062±1395% interval 1049 to 1075 | 6,471 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 27-38 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1058±1795% interval 1041 to 1075 | 2,888 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 30-37 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1054±1295% interval 1042 to 1066 | 8,104 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 32-39 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1050±1395% interval 1037 to 1063 | 6,331 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 33-40 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1048±1395% interval 1035 to 1061 | 6,249 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 34-40 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1044±1395% interval 1031 to 1057 | 6,267 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 34-41 | Seedream 4.5 | 1043±1395% interval 1030 to 1056 | 5,473 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 35-41 | Luma UNI 1 | 1043±1395% interval 1030 to 1056 | 9,459 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 35-41 | Wan 2.7 | 1042±1395% interval 1029 to 1055 | 7,613 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 38-43 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1029±1695% interval 1013 to 1045 | 3,093 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 41-47 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1019±1895% interval 1001 to 1037 | 2,545 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 42-46 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1015±1395% interval 1002 to 1028 | 7,176 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 41-49 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1012±1895% interval 994 to 1030 | 2,593 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 42-49 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1012±1595% interval 997 to 1027 | 4,229 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 42-49 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1009±1395% interval 996 to 1022 | 5,496 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 45-51 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 9,012 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 44-53 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 999±1795% interval 982 to 1016 | 2,739 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 46-52 | FLUX.2 [max] | 999±1395% interval 986 to 1012 | 6,940 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 45-55 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 995±1895% interval 977 to 1013 | 2,619 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 46-55 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 991±1895% interval 973 to 1009 | 2,724 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 47-56 |  Reve V1 (December) | 987±1895% interval 969 to 1005 | 2,797 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 50-56 |  P-Image-Edit | 985±1495% interval 971 to 999 | 5,157 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 50-56 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 984±1495% interval 970 to 998 | 5,213 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 49-56 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 982±1895% interval 964 to 1000 | 2,789 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 54-59 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 966±1895% interval 948 to 984 | 2,767 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 54-60 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 965±1895% interval 947 to 983 | 2,587 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 56-62 |  HiDream-O1-Image | 954±1495% interval 940 to 968 | 5,193 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 57-62 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 952±1495% interval 938 to 966 | 5,180 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 56-63 |  Vidu Q2 | 951±1895% interval 933 to 969 | 2,612 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 58-63 | Kling Image O1 | 944±1495% interval 930 to 958 | 5,098 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 59-64 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 938±1795% interval 921 to 955 | 3,635 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 59-65 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 934±1995% interval 915 to 953 | 2,428 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 60-66 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 932±1995% interval 913 to 951 | 2,622 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 63-68 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 916±1995% interval 897 to 935 | 2,511 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 63-68 | FIBO Edit | 915±1995% interval 896 to 934 | 2,591 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-70 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 901±2095% interval 881 to 921 | 2,515 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 66-71 |  LongCat Image | 897±2095% interval 877 to 917 | 2,472 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 67-71 | Qwen Image Edit | 889±2095% interval 869 to 909 | 2,589 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 67-71 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 883±2195% interval 862 to 904 | 2,356 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 68-71 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 880±1595% interval 865 to 895 | 5,177 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 72-73 |  GLM-Image | 824±2295% interval 802 to 846 | 2,532 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73-75 | Bagel | 792±2595% interval 767 to 817 | 2,367 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 73-75 |  OmniGen V2 | 785±2395% interval 762 to 808 | 2,603 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 73-75 | HiDream-E1.1 | 768±2695% interval 742 to 794 | 2,271 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 76 | Step1X-Edit | 601±3995% interval 562 to 640 | 2,466 | 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. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1182), 3. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1151), 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.