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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11 models added in the last 30 days
Fibo 2.0, Krea 3 (Fast), Krea 3 (Ultra), and 8 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1200±1195% interval 1189 to 1211 | 18,179 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1183±1195% interval 1172 to 1194 | 19,073 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3-6 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1153±1295% interval 1141 to 1165 | 16,591 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3-6 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1152±1395% interval 1139 to 1165 | 6,800 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 3-6 |  Krea 3 (Ultra) | 1152±1495% interval 1138 to 1166 | 5,440 | Oct 2026 | $270.0 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 3-8 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1144±1395% interval 1131 to 1157 | 10,701 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-10 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1137±1395% interval 1124 to 1150 | 14,499 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-13 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1132±1395% interval 1119 to 1145 | 13,313 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 7-13 |  Muse Image | 1131±1295% interval 1119 to 1143 | 13,290 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 7-14 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1128±1395% interval 1115 to 1141 | 13,479 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 7-15 | Krea 3 (Fast) | 1126±1495% interval 1112 to 1140 | 5,144 | Oct 2026 | $70.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-15 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1124±1295% interval 1112 to 1136 | 16,583 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 8-15 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1124±1295% interval 1112 to 1136 | 15,580 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 10-16 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1119±1395% interval 1106 to 1132 | 13,454 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 11-16 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1117±1395% interval 1104 to 1130 | 8,628 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 14-17 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1108±1295% interval 1096 to 1120 | 15,483 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 16-21 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1096±1395% interval 1083 to 1109 | 8,724 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 17-22 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1094±1395% interval 1081 to 1107 | 6,334 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 17-22 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1092±1395% interval 1079 to 1105 | 13,301 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 17-22 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1091±1395% interval 1078 to 1104 | 13,459 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 17-23 |  Fibo 2.0  | 1089±1495% interval 1075 to 1103 | 4,945 | Oct 2026 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 19-25 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | 1082±1395% interval 1069 to 1095 | 6,368 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 23 | 20-27 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1079±1395% interval 1066 to 1092 | 6,414 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 22-28 | grok-imagine-image | 1075±1395% interval 1062 to 1088 | 6,026 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 23-30 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1070±1395% interval 1057 to 1083 | 5,320 | Oct 2026 | $35.3 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 22-31 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1070±1595% interval 1055 to 1085 | 3,263 | Sep 2026 | $220.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 24-31 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1068±1395% interval 1055 to 1081 | 8,011 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 24-32 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1064±1395% interval 1051 to 1077 | 6,048 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 29 | 24-32 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1064±1495% interval 1050 to 1078 | 4,959 | Oct 2026 | $16.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 25-33 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1062±1395% interval 1049 to 1075 | 6,406 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 25-36 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1059±1795% interval 1042 to 1076 | 2,834 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 29-36 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1054±1395% interval 1041 to 1067 | 8,033 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 30-38 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1050±1395% interval 1037 to 1063 | 6,259 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 31-38 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1049±1395% interval 1036 to 1062 | 6,202 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 32-39 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1045±1395% interval 1032 to 1058 | 6,191 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 32-39 | Seedream 4.5 | 1045±1395% interval 1032 to 1058 | 5,414 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 32-39 | Luma UNI 1 | 1044±1395% interval 1031 to 1057 | 9,407 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 33-39 | Wan 2.7 | 1043±1395% interval 1030 to 1056 | 7,549 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 37-41 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1030±1695% interval 1014 to 1046 | 3,034 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 39-45 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1021±1895% interval 1003 to 1039 | 2,486 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 39-47 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1016±1895% interval 998 to 1034 | 2,515 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 40-45 |  FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1015±1395% interval 1002 to 1028 | 7,115 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 40-46 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1013±1595% interval 998 to 1028 | 4,167 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 40-47 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1010±1395% interval 997 to 1023 | 5,426 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 43-50 | FLUX.2 [max] | 1000±1395% interval 987 to 1013 | 6,881 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 43-50 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 8,948 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 42-52 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 999±1795% interval 982 to 1016 | 2,673 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 43-52 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 997±1895% interval 979 to 1015 | 2,569 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 44-53 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 992±1895% interval 974 to 1010 | 2,657 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 45-54 |  Reve V1 (December) | 988±1895% interval 970 to 1006 | 2,739 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 47-54 |  P-Image-Edit | 986±1495% interval 972 to 1000 | 5,100 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 47-54 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 984±1895% interval 966 to 1002 | 2,724 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 48-54 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 984±1495% interval 970 to 998 | 5,147 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 51-57 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 969±1895% interval 951 to 987 | 2,704 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 52-58 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 965±1895% interval 947 to 983 | 2,520 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 54-59 |  HiDream-O1-Image | 955±1495% interval 941 to 969 | 5,143 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 54-61 |  Vidu Q2 | 953±1995% interval 934 to 972 | 2,543 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 55-60 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 953±1495% interval 939 to 967 | 5,118 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 56-61 | Kling Image O1 | 945±1495% interval 931 to 959 | 5,030 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 57-62 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 940±1795% interval 923 to 957 | 3,569 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 57-63 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 936±2095% interval 916 to 956 | 2,357 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 58-64 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 931±1995% interval 912 to 950 | 2,561 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 61-66 | FIBO Edit | 915±2095% interval 895 to 935 | 2,521 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 62-66 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 914±2095% interval 894 to 934 | 2,440 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 63-68 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 901±2095% interval 881 to 921 | 2,449 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 63-68 |  LongCat Image | 899±2095% interval 879 to 919 | 2,417 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-69 | Qwen Image Edit | 889±2095% interval 869 to 909 | 2,519 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 65-69 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 883±2195% interval 862 to 904 | 2,298 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 66-69 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 882±1595% interval 867 to 897 | 5,101 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 70-71 |  GLM-Image | 823±2395% interval 800 to 846 | 2,459 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 71-73 | Bagel | 792±2595% interval 767 to 817 | 2,304 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 71-73 |  OmniGen V2 | 788±2395% interval 765 to 811 | 2,529 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 71-73 | HiDream-E1.1 | 771±2695% interval 745 to 797 | 2,213 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 74 | Step1X-Edit | 605±3995% interval 566 to 644 | 2,398 | 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 1200), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1183), 3. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1153), 4. Nano Banana 2.1 (Elo 1152), and 5. Krea 3 (Ultra) (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.