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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7 models added in the last 30 days
Nano Banana 2.1, Ideogram 4.5 (High), HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, and 4 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1184±795% interval 1177 to 1191 | 19,245 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1165±795% interval 1158 to 1172 | 20,186 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3-4 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1140±895% interval 1132 to 1148 | 17,160 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3-4 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1140±995% interval 1131 to 1149 | 6,265 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 5-7 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1128±895% interval 1120 to 1136 | 11,323 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 5-7 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1127±895% interval 1119 to 1135 | 14,722 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-8 |  Muse Image | 1121±795% interval 1114 to 1128 | 13,912 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-12 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1116±895% interval 1108 to 1124 | 13,498 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 8-13 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1111±895% interval 1103 to 1119 | 8,946 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-12 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1111±795% interval 1104 to 1118 | 17,313 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 8-13 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1110±795% interval 1103 to 1117 | 16,357 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-14 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1110±895% interval 1102 to 1118 | 13,350 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 9-14 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1104±895% interval 1096 to 1112 | 13,620 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 13-14 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1103±795% interval 1096 to 1110 | 16,217 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 15-17 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1088±895% interval 1080 to 1096 | 13,280 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 15-18 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1087±995% interval 1078 to 1096 | 6,091 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 15-18 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1087±895% interval 1079 to 1095 | 9,350 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 16-21 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1079±895% interval 1071 to 1087 | 13,401 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 18-23 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1075±895% interval 1067 to 1083 | 6,302 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 18-23 | Qwen-Image-2.1  | 1074±995% interval 1065 to 1083 | 6,108 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 21 | 18-23 | grok-imagine-image | 1074±895% interval 1066 to 1082 | 6,053 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 19-24 |  HiDream-O1-Edit-1.5 | 1069±895% interval 1061 to 1077 | 6,166 | Aug 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 19-24 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1068±995% interval 1059 to 1077 | 5,767 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 24 | 22-26 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1062±1095% interval 1052 to 1072 | 2,912 | Sep 2026 | $220.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 24-26 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1059±895% interval 1051 to 1067 | 8,079 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 24-26 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1059±895% interval 1051 to 1067 | 6,361 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 27-32 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1047±895% interval 1039 to 1055 | 8,554 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 27-33 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1045±895% interval 1037 to 1053 | 6,171 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 27-33 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1043±895% interval 1035 to 1051 | 6,153 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 27-33 | Luma UNI 1 | 1042±895% interval 1034 to 1050 | 9,662 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 27-33 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1042±895% interval 1034 to 1050 | 5,982 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 27-33 | Wan 2.7 | 1040±895% interval 1032 to 1048 | 7,563 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 28-34 | Seedream 4.5 | 1038±895% interval 1030 to 1046 | 5,252 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 32-36 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1030±1095% interval 1020 to 1040 | 2,573 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 34-36 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1025±895% interval 1017 to 1033 | 4,323 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 35-40 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 1020±895% interval 1012 to 1028 | 4,849 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 36-43 | Seedream 4.0 | 1016±895% interval 1008 to 1024 | 6,355 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 35-44 |  Eigen Image | 1015±1095% interval 1005 to 1025 | 3,185 | Jan 2026 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 36-45 |  Agnes Image 2.0 Flash | 1014±1195% interval 1003 to 1025 | 2,190 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-44 |  FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1013±895% interval 1005 to 1021 | 7,501 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 37-45 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1011±795% interval 1004 to 1018 | 6,112 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 37-45 |  Reve V1 (December) | 1010±795% interval 1003 to 1017 | 4,658 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 38-45 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1009±795% interval 1002 to 1016 | 8,728 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 38-47 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1008±895% interval 1000 to 1016 | 5,293 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 41-49 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1005±795% interval 998 to 1012 | 5,269 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 44-50 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1001±795% interval 994 to 1008 | 5,365 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 47 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 9,256 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 45-50 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 998±795% interval 991 to 1005 | 5,451 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 45-50 |  Kling Image 3.0 | 998±795% interval 991 to 1005 | 5,285 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 45-51 | FLUX.2 [max] | 998±895% interval 990 to 1006 | 7,083 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 48-55 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 990±995% interval 981 to 999 | 4,921 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 51-55 | Wan 2.5 Preview | 986±1095% interval 976 to 996 | 2,963 | Sep 2025 | $21.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 51-55 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 984±795% interval 977 to 991 | 7,697 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 52-56 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 981±795% interval 974 to 988 | 7,781 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 51-56 |  P-Image-Edit | 981±995% interval 972 to 990 | 4,882 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 53-58 | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9B | 976±1095% interval 966 to 986 | 3,188 | Jan 2026 | $22.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 54-59 |  ImagineArt 2.0 | 971±1295% interval 959 to 983 | 1,821 | Apr 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 56-59 |  Vidu Q2 | 969±795% interval 962 to 976 | 7,424 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 57-60 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 964±895% interval 956 to 972 | 4,042 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 59-63 | Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 958±995% interval 949 to 967 | 4,924 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 60-63 | HiDream-O1-Image | 953±995% interval 944 to 962 | 4,913 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 61-63 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 950±795% interval 943 to 957 | 7,523 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 60-63 | Kling Image O1 | 950±995% interval 941 to 959 | 4,756 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 64-66 |  LongCat Image | 938±895% interval 930 to 946 | 4,229 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 64-67 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 933±795% interval 926 to 940 | 7,633 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 64-68 |  FIBO Edit | 931±995% interval 922 to 940 | 4,361 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-68 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 928±795% interval 921 to 935 | 7,147 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 65-71 | Step1X-Edit-v1p2 | 925±1095% interval 915 to 935 | 2,877 | Nov 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 68-71 | Qwen Image Edit | 919±795% interval 912 to 926 | 7,701 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 69-71 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 915±795% interval 908 to 922 | 7,700 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 69-71 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 915±795% interval 908 to 922 | 7,701 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 72 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 884±995% interval 875 to 893 | 4,883 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73-74 | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4B | 871±1095% interval 861 to 881 | 3,662 | Jan 2026 | $18.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 74 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 861±795% interval 854 to 868 | 6,398 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 75-76 | HiDream-E1.1 | 810±1195% interval 799 to 821 | 3,690 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 75-76 | step1x-edit-v1p2-preview | 805±995% interval 796 to 814 | 5,685 | Sep 2025 | Coming soon |
| 77 | 77 |  GLM-Image | 786±995% interval 777 to 795 | 5,700 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 78-79 | Bagel | 775±895% interval 767 to 783 | 6,255 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 78-79 |  OmniGen V2 | 773±895% interval 765 to 781 | 6,974 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 80-81 | Step1X-Edit | 675±1095% interval 665 to 685 | 6,712 | Apr 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 81 | 80-81 | HiDream-E1-Full | 671±1895% interval 653 to 689 | 1,510 | Apr 2025 | Coming soon |
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 1184), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1165), 3. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1140), 4. Nano Banana 2.1 (Elo 1140), and 5. MAI-Image-2.6-Flash (Elo 1128). 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