Image Editing LeaderboardArtificial Analysis
Seedream 5.0 Pro, Step Image Edit 2, Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)
Range | Creator | Model | Elo | 95% CI | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-2 |  OpenAI | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1,258 | -7/7 | 16,385 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 1-2 | OpenAI | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1,255 | -8/8 | 9,855 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3-5 |  Google | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) | 1,247 | -8/8 | 10,860 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3-6 |  Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1,244 | -9/9 | 6,669 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 4-6 | Google | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1,239 | -7/7 | 9,157 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 3-8 |  Bytedance | Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1,238 | -11/11 | 2,826 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-9 |  SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1,230 | -8/8 | 8,409 | Apr 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 6-10 | Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1,230 | -9/9 | 4,408 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 7-10 |  Tencent | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal)  Open Weights | 1,224 | -8/8 | 8,639 | Jan 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-12 |  Luma Labs | Luma UNI 1 Max | 1,221 | -9/9 | 5,681 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 10-12 |  KlingAI | Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 1,215 | -7/7 | 8,474 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 10-12 | SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image | 1,213 | -8/8 | 8,874 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 13-17 | KlingAI | Kling Image 3.0 | 1,204 | -8/8 | 8,154 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 13-17 |  HiDream | HiDream-O1-Image Open Weights | 1,204 | -8/8 | 5,954 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 13-18 |  Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [max] | 1,202 | -8/8 | 8,315 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 13-18 | KlingAI | Kling Image O1 | 1,202 | -8/8 | 7,452 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 13-19 |  Alibaba | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1,200 | -7/7 | 7,786 | Apr 2026 | Coming soon |
| 18 | 15-21 | Google | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1,195 | -9/9 | 6,778 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 17-22 | Alibaba | Wan 2.6 Image | 1,193 | -8/8 | 6,184 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 19-23 | Alibaba | Wan 2.7 | 1,187 | -7/7 | 7,719 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 19-23 | ByteDance Seed | Seedream 4.5 | 1,187 | -7/7 | 11,055 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 19-25 |  Sapiens AI | Agnes Image 2.0 Flash | 1,185 | -8/8 | 6,486 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 20-25 | ByteDance Seed | Seedream 4.0 | 1,183 | -7/7 | 11,010 | Sept 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 21-26 |  Reve | Reve V1 (December) | 1,179 | -8/8 | 5,480 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 23-26 | Google | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 1,178 | -7/7 | 8,656 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 24-27 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1,174 | -7/7 | 9,930 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 25-31 | Bytedance | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1,171 | -8/8 | 7,178 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 26-34 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1,167 | -8/8 | 7,775 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 27-35 | Alibaba | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1,165 | -9/9 | 5,626 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 27-34 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Open Weights | 1,164 | -7/7 | 9,608 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 27-35 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 Open Weights | 1,164 | -8/8 | 6,064 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 28-35 |  Eigen AI | Eigen Image | 1,162 | -8/8 | 7,954 | Jan 2026 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 28-36 |  Pruna AI | P-Image-Edit | 1,160 | -8/8 | 6,123 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 28-36 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 1,160 | -8/8 | 8,576 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 29-37 |  ImagineArt | ImagineArt 2.0 | 1,156 | -9/9 | 4,844 | Apr 2026 | Coming soon |
| 36 | 33-37 | Luma Labs | Luma UNI 1 | 1,153 | -9/9 | 5,972 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 35-37 |  Fal | FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo Open Weights | 1,152 | -8/8 | 6,830 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 38-45 | HiDream | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev Open Weights | 1,142 | -9/9 | 5,742 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 38-45 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [dev] Open Weights | 1,141 | -7/7 | 9,526 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 38-46 |  StepFun | Step Image Edit 2 | 1,139 | -10/10 | 3,237 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 38-45 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 Open Weights | 1,139 | -7/7 | 8,757 | Sept 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 38-46 | Alibaba | Wan 2.5 Preview | 1,138 | -8/8 | 6,303 | Sept 2025 | $21.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 38-46 | Fal | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash Open Weights | 1,137 | -8/8 | 6,746 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 38-46 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9B Open Weights | 1,136 | -8/8 | 6,689 | Jan 2026 | $22.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 38-46 | OpenAI | GPT Image 1 (high) | 1,135 | -7/7 | 8,144 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 42-46 |  Vidu | Vidu Q2 | 1,132 | -7/7 | 8,846 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 47-48 | Alibaba | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 1,118 | -9/9 | 5,393 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 47-49 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B Open Weights | 1,112 | -8/8 | 8,861 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 48-49 |  Meituan | LongCat Image Open Weights | 1,105 | -8/8 | 5,482 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 50-53 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 1,090 | -7/7 | 8,324 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 50-53 | StepFun | Step1X-Edit-v1p2 Open Weights | 1,089 | -8/8 | 6,167 | Nov 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 50-53 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Open Weights | 1,088 | -8/8 | 8,585 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 50-54 |  Bria | FIBO Edit Open Weights | 1,087 | -8/8 | 7,002 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 53-55 | ByteDance Seed | SeedEdit 3.0 | 1,079 | -8/8 | 8,081 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 54-55 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 1,076 | -8/8 | 8,347 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 56 | OpenAI | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 1,067 | -8/8 | 7,805 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 57 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4B Open Weights | 1,023 | -8/8 | 6,830 | Jan 2026 | $18.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 58 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] Open Weights | 1,011 | -8/8 | 7,331 | Jun 2025 | Coming soon |
| 59 | 59 | HiDream | HiDream-E1.1 Open Weights | 984 | -12/12 | 2,379 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 60 | StepFun | step1x-edit-v1p2-preview Open Weights | 960 | -8/8 | 8,191 | Sept 2025 | Coming soon |
| 61 | 61 |  Z AI | GLM-Image Open Weights | 937 | -9/9 | 6,883 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 62-63 | Bytedance | Bagel Open Weights | 917 | -9/9 | 6,793 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 62-63 |  VectorSpaceLab | OmniGen V2 Open Weights | 915 | -9/9 | 7,228 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 64 | StepFun | Step1X-Edit Open Weights | 847 | -10/10 | 7,174 | Apr 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 65 | HiDream | HiDream-E1-Full Open Weights | 821 | -16/16 | 1,846 | 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
GPT Image 2 (high) currently leads the Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena with an Elo score of 1258.
The top image editing models by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2 (high) (Elo 1258), 2. GPT Image 1.5 (high) (Elo 1255), 3. Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (Elo 1247), 4. MAI-Image-2.5 (Elo 1244), 5. Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) (Elo 1239). Rankings are based on blind user votes in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena.
Text to Image generation creates entirely new images from text descriptions, while image editing modifies existing images based on instructions. Image editing models take both an input image and editing instructions, then produce a modified version of the original image.
Models are ranked using an Elo rating system derived from user votes in blind comparisons. Users 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
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal) currently leads among open weights models in the Artificial Analysis Image Editing Arena with an Elo score of 1224, followed by HiDream-O1-Image (Elo 1204) and FLUX.2 [klein] 9B (Elo 1164).