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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10 models added in the last 30 days
Seedream 5.5, GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (max), GPT Image 2.6 Flare (max), and 7 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-4 |  GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (max) | 1209±1395% interval 1196 to 1222 | 6,378 | Nov 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 1-4 | GPT Image 2.6 Flare (max) | 1206±1395% interval 1193 to 1219 | 6,580 | Nov 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 1-4 | GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1200±1195% interval 1189 to 1211 | 18,763 | Sep 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 1-4 |  MAI-Image-2.7-Preview | 1198±1495% interval 1184 to 1212 | 5,357 | Oct 2026 | No API available |
| 5 | 5 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1183±1195% interval 1172 to 1194 | 19,634 | Sep 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 6-9 |  Seedream 5.5 | 1159±1495% interval 1145 to 1173 | 4,901 | Nov 2026 | $27.00 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-10 |  Krea 3 (Ultra) | 1153±1395% interval 1140 to 1166 | 5,979 | Oct 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 6-10 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1152±1295% interval 1140 to 1164 | 7,393 | Oct 2026 | $33.60 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 6-10 | MAI-Image-2.6 | 1150±1295% interval 1138 to 1162 | 17,149 | Aug 2026 | $38.91 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-11 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1143±1295% interval 1131 to 1155 | 11,273 | Sep 2026 | $19.46 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 9-13 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1138±1295% interval 1126 to 1150 | 15,035 | Apr 2026 | $211.00 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 11-18 | Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1129±1295% interval 1117 to 1141 | 13,899 | Jul 2026 | $90.00 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 11-18 |  Muse Image | 1128±1195% interval 1117 to 1139 | 13,846 | Jul 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 12-19 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1125±1295% interval 1113 to 1137 | 17,150 | Feb 2026 | $67.00 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 12-20 | Krea 3 (Fast) | 1123±1395% interval 1110 to 1136 | 5,718 | Oct 2026 | $70.00 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 12-20 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1123±1295% interval 1111 to 1135 | 16,166 | Jul 2026 | $108.54 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 12-20 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1123±1295% interval 1111 to 1135 | 14,006 | Jun 2026 | $48.13 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 13-21 |  FLUX 3 Image | 1119±1395% interval 1106 to 1132 | 5,393 | Oct 2026 | $48.00 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 14-21 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1118±1295% interval 1106 to 1130 | 13,982 | Dec 2025 | $133.00 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 14-21 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1117±1295% interval 1105 to 1129 | 9,202 | Aug 2026 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 19-22 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1109±1295% interval 1097 to 1121 | 16,052 | Nov 2025 | $134.00 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 21-25 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1097±1295% interval 1085 to 1109 | 9,263 | May 2026 | $50.00 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 22-27 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1091±1395% interval 1078 to 1104 | 6,890 | Sep 2026 | $24.00 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 22-27 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1091±1295% interval 1079 to 1103 | 14,023 | Jul 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 22-28 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1088±1295% interval 1076 to 1100 | 13,825 | Jun 2026 | $19.97 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 23-29 |  Fibo 2.0  | 1086±1395% interval 1073 to 1099 | 5,507 | Oct 2026 | $32.00 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 23-29 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | 1084±1395% interval 1071 to 1097 | 6,903 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 28 | 25-31 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1078±1395% interval 1065 to 1091 | 6,966 | May 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 26-34 | grok-imagine-image | 1074±1395% interval 1061 to 1087 | 6,592 | Jan 2026 | $20.00 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 28-36 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1069±1295% interval 1057 to 1081 | 8,553 | Jul 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 28-36 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | 1069±1395% interval 1056 to 1082 | 5,441 | Oct 2026 | $9.00 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 28-36 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1068±1395% interval 1055 to 1081 | 5,867 | Oct 2026 | $35.33 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 28-37 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1066±1495% interval 1052 to 1080 | 3,808 | Sep 2026 | $220.00 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 30-38 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1063±1395% interval 1050 to 1076 | 6,642 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 35 | 30-38 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1063±1395% interval 1050 to 1076 | 6,952 | Feb 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 30-39 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1061±1395% interval 1048 to 1074 | 5,509 | Oct 2026 | $16.00 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 31-41 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1056±1695% interval 1040 to 1072 | 3,407 | Apr 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 35-42 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1052±1295% interval 1040 to 1064 | 8,591 | Jun 2026 | $33.60 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 36-43 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1049±1395% interval 1036 to 1062 | 6,755 | Jul 2026 | $80.00 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-43 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1049±1395% interval 1036 to 1062 | 6,814 | Apr 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 38-44 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1044±1395% interval 1031 to 1057 | 6,764 | Dec 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 39-45 | Luma UNI 1 | 1041±1295% interval 1029 to 1053 | 9,923 | May 2026 | $40.40 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 39-45 | Seedream 4.5 | 1040±1395% interval 1027 to 1053 | 5,954 | Dec 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 40-45 | Wan 2.7 | 1039±1295% interval 1027 to 1051 | 8,110 | Apr 2026 | $26.00 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 42-47 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1028±1595% interval 1013 to 1043 | 3,582 | Sep 2025 | $32.00 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 46-50 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1014±1295% interval 1002 to 1026 | 7,659 | Jan 2026 | $17.00 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 45-53 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1013±1695% interval 997 to 1029 | 3,095 | Dec 2025 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 45-53 | FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1012±1695% interval 996 to 1028 | 3,051 | Dec 2025 | $8.00 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 46-52 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1011±1595% interval 996 to 1026 | 4,696 | Nov 2025 | $45.00 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 46-53 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1008±1395% interval 995 to 1021 | 5,992 | May 2026 | $3.00 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 49-55 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 9,495 | Nov 2025 | $24.00 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 49-56 | FLUX.2 [max] | 999±1295% interval 987 to 1011 | 7,419 | Dec 2025 | $140.00 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 49-58 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 996±1695% interval 980 to 1012 | 3,129 | Apr 2025 | $167.00 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 48-58 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 996±1695% interval 980 to 1012 | 3,223 | Nov 2025 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 49-58 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 995±1695% interval 979 to 1011 | 3,226 | Nov 2025 | $120.00 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 53-60 |  Reve V1 (December) | 984±1695% interval 968 to 1000 | 3,261 | Dec 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 53-60 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 982±1695% interval 966 to 998 | 3,266 | Jan 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 54-60 |  P-Image-Edit | 982±1395% interval 969 to 995 | 5,660 | Nov 2025 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 55-60 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 981±1395% interval 968 to 994 | 5,702 | Aug 2025 | $39.00 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 58-63 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 967±1795% interval 950 to 984 | 3,284 | Mar 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 59-64 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 963±1795% interval 946 to 980 | 3,091 | Sep 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 61-66 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 954±1395% interval 941 to 967 | 5,682 | Feb 2026 | $28.00 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 60-67 |  Vidu Q2 | 954±1795% interval 937 to 971 | 3,101 | Nov 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 61-66 |  HiDream-O1-Image | 952±1395% interval 939 to 965 | 5,658 | May 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 62-68 | Kling Image O1 | 945±1495% interval 931 to 959 | 5,594 | Dec 2025 | $28.00 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 62-68 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 941±1695% interval 925 to 957 | 4,118 | Jan 2026 | $15.00 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 63-69 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 939±1895% interval 921 to 957 | 2,917 | Oct 2025 | $11.00 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 65-69 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 932±1895% interval 914 to 950 | 3,134 | May 2025 | $80.00 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 68-71 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 915±1895% interval 897 to 933 | 3,010 | May 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 68-72 | FIBO Edit | 914±1895% interval 896 to 932 | 3,063 | Jan 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 69-74 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 899±1995% interval 880 to 918 | 3,000 | Jun 2025 | $0.00 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 70-74 |  LongCat Image | 896±1995% interval 877 to 915 | 2,925 | Dec 2025 | $130.00 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 71-75 | Qwen Image Edit | 886±1995% interval 867 to 905 | 3,106 | Aug 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 71-75 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 881±2095% interval 861 to 901 | 2,832 | Jun 2025 | $25.00 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 73-75 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 878±1495% interval 864 to 892 | 5,650 | May 2026 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 76 |  GLM-Image | 828±2195% interval 807 to 849 | 3,016 | Jan 2026 | $50.00 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 77-79 | Bagel | 785±2395% interval 762 to 808 | 2,843 | May 2025 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 77-79 |  OmniGen V2 | 781±2295% interval 759 to 803 | 3,180 | Jun 2025 | $150.00 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 77-79 | HiDream-E1.1 | 765±2595% interval 740 to 790 | 2,723 | Jul 2025 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 80 | Step1X-Edit | 592±3795% interval 555 to 629 | 2,990 | Apr 2025 | $30.00 /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 2.6 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1209), 2. GPT Image 2.6 Flare (max) (Elo 1206), 3. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1200), 4. MAI-Image-2.7-Preview (Elo 1198), and 5. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1183). 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.