Image Editing LeaderboardArtificial AnalysisUpdated
Added to the leaderboard in the last month:
HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud), HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview), Qwen-Image-2.1, Grok Imagine Image 2.0, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max), GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max), MAI-Image-2.6-Flash
Range | Creator | Model | Elo | 95% CI | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  OpenAI | GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1181 | -8/8 | 17,423 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | OpenAI | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1162 | -8/8 | 18,107 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3 |  Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.6 | 1135 | -8/8 | 14,935 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 4-5 | Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1125 | -8/8 | 10,529 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 4-6 | OpenAI | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1122 | -8/8 | 13,948 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 5-7 |  Meta | Muse Image | 1117 | -8/8 | 11,613 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-11 | Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1113 | -8/8 | 12,693 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-12 |  Google | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1108 | -8/8 | 14,984 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 7-12 | Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1107 | -8/8 | 14,059 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 7-13 |  SpaceXAI | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1106 | -9/9 | 6,650 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 7-13 |  ByteDance Seed | Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1106 | -8/8 | 12,530 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-13 | OpenAI | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1102 | -8/8 | 12,942 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 10-13 | Google | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1099 | -8/8 | 13,990 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 14-16 | Microsoft AI | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1089 | -8/8 | 12,499 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 14-16 |  Tencent | HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1087 | -10/10 | 5,360 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 14-18 | SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1082 | -9/9 | 7,200 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 16-19 |  Alibaba | Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1076 | -8/8 | 12,704 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 16-21 | Alibaba | Qwen-Image-2.1  Open Weights | 1074 | -9/9 | 5,368 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 19 | 17-22 | SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image | 1069 | -9/9 | 5,303 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 17-22 |  Luma Labs | Luma UNI 1 Max | 1068 | -9/9 | 5,614 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 18-22 |  HiDream | HiDream-O1-Edit-1.5 | 1067 | -9/9 | 5,402 | Aug 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 19-23 | Tencent | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Open Weights | 1065 | -9/9 | 5,043 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 23 | 22-24 | ByteDance Seed | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1057 | -9/9 | 5,635 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 23-24 | Alibaba | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1054 | -9/9 | 7,462 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 25-31 | Google | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1043 | -9/9 | 6,638 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 25-31 | Alibaba | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1041 | -9/9 | 5,533 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 25-31 |  Newport AI | DreamImage 2.0 | 1040 | -9/9 | 5,532 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 25-31 | Luma Labs | Luma UNI 1 | 1039 | -8/8 | 9,050 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 25-31 | Alibaba | Wan 2.6 Image | 1038 | -9/9 | 5,510 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 25-32 | ByteDance Seed | Seedream 4.5 | 1035 | -9/9 | 4,759 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 25-32 | Alibaba | Wan 2.7 | 1035 | -9/9 | 6,995 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 30-34 | Tencent | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1027 | -11/11 | 2,142 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 32-35 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 Open Weights | 1022 | -8/8 | 4,411 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 33-38 | Alibaba | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1016 | -8/8 | 3,782 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 33-41 |  Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Open Weights | 1015 | -9/9 | 5,934 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 34-41 | ByteDance Seed | Seedream 4.0 | 1013 | -8/8 | 6,355 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 33-42 |  Eigen AI | Eigen Image | 1013 | -10/10 | 3,185 | Jan 2026 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 33-45 |  Sapiens AI | Agnes Image 2.0 Flash | 1011 | -11/11 | 2,190 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 35-45 |  Reve | Reve V1 (December) | 1008 | -8/8 | 4,245 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-43 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1007 | -7/7 | 5,710 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 36-45 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1007 | -7/7 | 7,281 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 36-47 |  StepFun | Step Image Edit 2 | 1004 | -9/9 | 4,794 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 39-48 |  Fal | FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo Open Weights | 1000 | -8/8 | 4,915 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 44 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [dev] Open Weights | 1000 | 0/0 | 7,830 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 39-48 |  KlingAI | Kling Image 3.0 | 1000 | -8/8 | 4,841 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 41-48 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 999 | -8/8 | 4,965 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 43-48 | Fal | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash Open Weights | 996 | -8/8 | 4,985 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 43-48 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [max] | 995 | -9/9 | 5,812 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 49-53 | Google | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 986 | -9/9 | 4,562 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 49-53 | Alibaba | Wan 2.5 Preview | 983 | -10/10 | 2,964 | Sep 2025 | $21.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 49-53 | OpenAI | GPT Image 1 (high) | 982 | -7/7 | 7,466 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 49-53 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 Open Weights | 982 | -7/7 | 7,360 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 49-54 |  Pruna AI | P-Image-Edit | 980 | -9/9 | 4,562 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 51-57 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9B Open Weights | 973 | -10/10 | 3,188 | Jan 2026 | $22.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 53-58 |  ImagineArt | ImagineArt 2.0 | 968 | -12/12 | 1,821 | Apr 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 55-57 |  Vidu | Vidu Q2 | 965 | -7/7 | 7,142 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 55-58 | Alibaba | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 963 | -9/9 | 3,644 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 56-60 | KlingAI | Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 956 | -9/9 | 4,487 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 58-61 | HiDream | HiDream-O1-Image Open Weights | 950 | -9/9 | 4,493 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 59-61 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B Open Weights | 948 | -7/7 | 6,506 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 59-62 | KlingAI | Kling Image O1 | 947 | -9/9 | 4,476 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 62 |  Meituan | LongCat Image Open Weights | 938 | -8/8 | 3,952 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 63-66 |  Bria | FIBO Edit Open Weights | 929 | -9/9 | 3,981 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 63-66 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 927 | -7/7 | 7,328 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 63-68 | StepFun | Step1X-Edit-v1p2 Open Weights | 922 | -10/10 | 2,878 | Nov 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 64-68 | OpenAI | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 920 | -7/7 | 6,853 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-68 | Alibaba | Qwen Image Edit Open Weights | 918 | -7/7 | 7,411 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 65-69 | ByteDance Seed | SeedEdit 3.0 | 916 | -7/7 | 7,410 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 68-69 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 910 | -7/7 | 7,444 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 70 | HiDream | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev Open Weights | 885 | -10/10 | 4,507 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 71 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4B Open Weights | 868 | -10/10 | 3,662 | Jan 2026 | $18.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 72 | Black Forest Labs | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] Open Weights | 856 | -8/8 | 6,125 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73-74 | HiDream | HiDream-E1.1 Open Weights | 808 | -11/11 | 3,441 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 73-74 | StepFun | step1x-edit-v1p2-preview Open Weights | 802 | -9/9 | 5,688 | Sep 2025 | Coming soon |
| 75 | 75 |  Z AI | GLM-Image Open Weights | 781 | -9/9 | 5,294 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 76-77 | Bytedance | Bagel Open Weights | 770 | -9/9 | 5,994 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 76-77 |  VectorSpaceLab | OmniGen V2 Open Weights | 769 | -8/8 | 6,720 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 78-79 | StepFun | Step1X-Edit Open Weights | 674 | -10/10 | 6,428 | Apr 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 78-79 | HiDream | HiDream-E1-Full Open Weights | 668 | -18/18 | 1,510 | 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
The top image editing models by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1181), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1162), 3. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1135), 4. MAI-Image-2.6-Flash (Elo 1125), and 5. GPT Image 2 (high) (Elo 1122). Rankings are based on blind votes from our recruited Prolific 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 Prolific 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. Build your personal leaderboard in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena