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 | 18,575 | Sep 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 1-2 |  MAI-Image-2.7-Preview | 1195±1495% interval 1181 to 1209 | 5,196 | Oct 2026 | No API available |
| 3 | 3 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1182±1195% interval 1171 to 1193 | 19,457 | Sep 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 4-7 |  Krea 3 (Ultra) | 1152±1395% interval 1139 to 1165 | 5,817 | Oct 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 4-7 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1152±1395% interval 1139 to 1165 | 7,218 | Oct 2026 | $33.60 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 4-7 | MAI-Image-2.6 | 1149±1295% interval 1137 to 1161 | 16,994 | Aug 2026 | $38.91 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 5-9 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1141±1295% interval 1129 to 1153 | 11,083 | Sep 2026 | $19.46 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-11 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1136±1295% interval 1124 to 1148 | 14,869 | Apr 2026 | $211.00 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 8-15 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1129±1295% interval 1117 to 1141 | 13,721 | Jul 2026 | $90.00 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-15 |  Muse Image | 1128±1295% interval 1116 to 1140 | 13,678 | Jul 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 9-16 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1125±1295% interval 1113 to 1137 | 16,980 | Feb 2026 | $67.00 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 9-16 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1124±1295% interval 1112 to 1136 | 13,849 | Jun 2026 | $48.13 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 9-17 | Krea 3 (Fast) | 1123±1395% interval 1110 to 1136 | 5,558 | Oct 2026 | $70.00 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 9-17 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1123±1295% interval 1111 to 1135 | 15,995 | Jul 2026 | $108.54 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 9-18 |  FLUX 3 Image | 1120±1495% interval 1106 to 1134 | 5,221 | Oct 2026 | $48.00 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 12-18 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1116±1295% interval 1104 to 1128 | 13,822 | Dec 2025 | $133.00 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 12-18 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1116±1295% interval 1104 to 1128 | 9,040 | Aug 2026 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 16-19 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1109±1295% interval 1097 to 1121 | 15,897 | Nov 2025 | $134.00 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 18-22 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1097±1295% interval 1085 to 1109 | 9,085 | May 2026 | $50.00 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 19-24 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1092±1395% interval 1079 to 1105 | 6,738 | Sep 2026 | $24.00 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 19-24 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1091±1295% interval 1079 to 1103 | 13,864 | Jul 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 19-24 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1089±1295% interval 1077 to 1101 | 13,669 | Jun 2026 | $19.97 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 20-26 |  Fibo 2.0  | 1085±1395% interval 1072 to 1098 | 5,331 | Oct 2026 | $32.00 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 21-28 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | 1080±1395% interval 1067 to 1093 | 6,730 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 25 | 22-29 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1078±1395% interval 1065 to 1091 | 6,800 | May 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 23-31 | grok-imagine-image | 1073±1395% interval 1060 to 1086 | 6,425 | Jan 2026 | $20.00 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 25-33 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1069±1295% interval 1057 to 1081 | 8,378 | Jul 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 25-33 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1069±1395% interval 1056 to 1082 | 5,704 | Oct 2026 | $35.33 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 24-33 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | 1069±1395% interval 1056 to 1082 | 5,252 | Oct 2026 | $9.00 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 25-34 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1067±1595% interval 1052 to 1082 | 3,629 | Sep 2026 | $220.00 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 26-34 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1065±1395% interval 1052 to 1078 | 6,479 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 32 | 27-35 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1063±1395% interval 1050 to 1076 | 5,340 | Oct 2026 | $16.00 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 27-35 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1061±1395% interval 1048 to 1074 | 6,790 | Feb 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 28-39 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1057±1695% interval 1041 to 1073 | 3,251 | Apr 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 32-38 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1054±1295% interval 1042 to 1066 | 8,416 | Jun 2026 | $33.60 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 34-40 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1048±1395% interval 1035 to 1061 | 6,655 | Apr 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 34-41 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1048±1395% interval 1035 to 1061 | 6,596 | Jul 2026 | $80.00 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 34-41 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1045±1395% interval 1032 to 1058 | 6,603 | Dec 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 36-42 | Luma UNI 1 | 1041±1295% interval 1029 to 1053 | 9,775 | May 2026 | $40.40 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-42 | Wan 2.7 | 1040±1295% interval 1028 to 1052 | 7,933 | Apr 2026 | $26.00 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 36-42 | Seedream 4.5 | 1040±1395% interval 1027 to 1053 | 5,804 | Dec 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 40-44 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1029±1595% interval 1014 to 1044 | 3,398 | Sep 2025 | $32.00 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 42-48 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1017±1795% interval 1000 to 1034 | 2,868 | Dec 2025 | $8.00 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 42-49 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1013±1795% interval 996 to 1030 | 2,922 | Dec 2025 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 43-48 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1013±1395% interval 1000 to 1026 | 7,494 | Jan 2026 | $17.00 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 43-49 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1011±1595% interval 996 to 1026 | 4,536 | Nov 2025 | $45.00 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 43-49 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1010±1395% interval 997 to 1023 | 5,814 | May 2026 | $3.00 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 46-52 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 9,328 | Nov 2025 | $24.00 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 46-53 | FLUX.2 [max] | 999±1395% interval 986 to 1012 | 7,243 | Dec 2025 | $140.00 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 46-55 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 996±1795% interval 979 to 1013 | 3,060 | Nov 2025 | $120.00 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 46-55 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 994±1795% interval 977 to 1011 | 2,962 | Apr 2025 | $167.00 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 47-56 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 992±1795% interval 975 to 1009 | 3,041 | Nov 2025 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 49-57 |  Reve V1 (December) | 984±1795% interval 967 to 1001 | 3,097 | Dec 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 49-57 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 984±1795% interval 967 to 1001 | 3,101 | Jan 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 51-57 |  P-Image-Edit | 983±1395% interval 970 to 996 | 5,484 | Nov 2025 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 51-57 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 982±1395% interval 969 to 995 | 5,541 | Aug 2025 | $39.00 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 55-60 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 968±1795% interval 951 to 985 | 3,083 | Mar 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 55-60 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 967±1795% interval 950 to 984 | 2,927 | Sep 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 58-63 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 954±1495% interval 940 to 968 | 5,511 | Feb 2026 | $28.00 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 57-64 |  Vidu Q2 | 953±1895% interval 935 to 971 | 2,940 | Nov 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 58-63 |  HiDream-O1-Image | 953±1495% interval 939 to 967 | 5,509 | May 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 59-65 | Kling Image O1 | 945±1495% interval 931 to 959 | 5,416 | Dec 2025 | $28.00 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 60-65 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 940±1695% interval 924 to 956 | 3,953 | Jan 2026 | $15.00 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 60-66 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 936±1895% interval 918 to 954 | 2,750 | Oct 2025 | $11.00 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 61-66 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 933±1895% interval 915 to 951 | 2,960 | May 2025 | $80.00 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 65-69 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 915±1995% interval 896 to 934 | 2,836 | May 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-69 | FIBO Edit | 912±1995% interval 893 to 931 | 2,889 | Jan 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 66-70 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 902±1995% interval 883 to 921 | 2,826 | Jun 2025 | $0.00 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 67-71 |  LongCat Image | 896±1995% interval 877 to 915 | 2,775 | Dec 2025 | $130.00 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 68-72 | Qwen Image Edit | 887±1995% interval 868 to 906 | 2,922 | Aug 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 69-72 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 880±2095% interval 860 to 900 | 2,652 | Jun 2025 | $25.00 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 70-72 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 878±1495% interval 864 to 892 | 5,487 | May 2026 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73 |  GLM-Image | 824±2195% interval 803 to 845 | 2,849 | Jan 2026 | $50.00 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 74-76 | Bagel | 791±2495% interval 767 to 815 | 2,667 | May 2025 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 74-76 |  OmniGen V2 | 781±2295% interval 759 to 803 | 2,985 | Jun 2025 | $150.00 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 74-76 | HiDream-E1.1 | 767±2595% interval 742 to 792 | 2,569 | Jul 2025 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 77 | Step1X-Edit | 599±3795% interval 562 to 636 | 2,799 | 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 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1199), 2. MAI-Image-2.7-Preview (Elo 1195), 3. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1182), 4. Krea 3 (Ultra) (Elo 1152), and 5. Nano Banana 2.1 (Elo 1152). 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.