AA-Image-Editing v2.0Artificial Analysis
Ranks image models on editing an image from a text instruction, by Elo from pairwise human preference votes.
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7 models added in the last 30 days
Nano Banana 2.1, Ideogram 4.5 (High), HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct, and 4 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1186±795% interval 1179 to 1193 | 19,569 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1167±795% interval 1160 to 1174 | 20,536 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3-4 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1143±795% interval 1136 to 1150 | 17,614 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3-4 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1141±995% interval 1132 to 1150 | 6,393 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 5-7 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1130±895% interval 1122 to 1138 | 11,455 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 5-7 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1129±895% interval 1121 to 1137 | 14,881 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-8 |  Muse Image | 1123±795% interval 1116 to 1130 | 14,441 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 7-12 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1116±895% interval 1108 to 1124 | 13,635 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 8-12 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1114±795% interval 1107 to 1121 | 17,828 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-12 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1113±795% interval 1106 to 1120 | 16,863 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 8-13 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1113±895% interval 1105 to 1121 | 9,445 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-13 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1113±895% interval 1105 to 1121 | 13,495 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 9-14 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1106±895% interval 1098 to 1114 | 13,746 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 13-14 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1105±795% interval 1098 to 1112 | 16,727 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 15-17 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1091±895% interval 1083 to 1099 | 13,493 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 15-18 |  HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 1089±995% interval 1080 to 1098 | 6,263 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 15-18 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1088±895% interval 1080 to 1096 | 9,915 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 16-20 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1082±895% interval 1074 to 1090 | 13,579 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 18-22 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1076±895% interval 1068 to 1084 | 6,518 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 18-23 | grok-imagine-image | 1074±895% interval 1066 to 1082 | 6,248 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 19-23 | Qwen-Image-2.1  | 1074±895% interval 1066 to 1082 | 6,319 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 22 | 19-24 |  HiDream-O1-Edit-1.5 | 1070±895% interval 1062 to 1078 | 6,365 | Aug 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 20-25 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 1068±895% interval 1060 to 1076 | 5,969 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 24 | 22-26 |  Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1063±1095% interval 1053 to 1073 | 3,084 | Sep 2026 | $220.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 23-26 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1060±895% interval 1052 to 1068 | 8,280 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 24-26 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1059±895% interval 1051 to 1067 | 6,567 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 27-32 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1048±895% interval 1040 to 1056 | 9,099 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 27-32 |  DreamImage 2.0 | 1046±895% interval 1038 to 1054 | 6,355 | Jul 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 27-33 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 1045±895% interval 1037 to 1053 | 6,331 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 27-33 | Luma UNI 1 | 1043±895% interval 1035 to 1051 | 9,850 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 27-33 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1042±895% interval 1034 to 1050 | 6,156 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 27-33 | Wan 2.7 | 1040±895% interval 1032 to 1048 | 7,776 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 29-34 | Seedream 4.5 | 1037±895% interval 1029 to 1045 | 5,434 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 32-35 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 1031±1095% interval 1021 to 1041 | 2,724 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 34-36 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1027±895% interval 1019 to 1035 | 4,501 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 35-41 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 | 1020±895% interval 1012 to 1028 | 4,998 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 36-43 | Seedream 4.0 | 1016±895% interval 1008 to 1024 | 6,354 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 36-44 |  Eigen Image | 1016±1095% interval 1006 to 1026 | 3,185 | Jan 2026 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 36-45 |  Agnes Image 2.0 Flash | 1014±1195% interval 1003 to 1025 | 2,190 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 36-44 |  FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 1013±895% interval 1005 to 1021 | 8,039 | Jan 2026 | $17.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 37-44 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1012±795% interval 1005 to 1019 | 6,241 | Nov 2025 | $120.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 37-46 |  Step Image Edit 2 | 1009±895% interval 1001 to 1017 | 5,433 | May 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 38-46 |  Reve V1 (December) | 1009±795% interval 1002 to 1016 | 4,798 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 39-46 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1008±795% interval 1001 to 1015 | 9,192 | Nov 2025 | $45.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 42-49 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 1005±795% interval 998 to 1012 | 5,376 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 42-50 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 1003±795% interval 996 to 1010 | 5,480 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 47 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 9,731 | Nov 2025 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 45-51 | FLUX.2 [max] | 999±895% interval 991 to 1007 | 7,555 | Dec 2025 | $140.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 45-51 | Qwen Image Edit Max 2601 | 999±795% interval 992 to 1006 | 5,604 | Jan 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 46-51 |  Kling Image 3.0 | 998±795% interval 991 to 1005 | 5,438 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 47-52 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 993±995% interval 984 to 1002 | 5,019 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 51-56 | Wan 2.5 Preview | 986±1095% interval 976 to 996 | 2,962 | Sep 2025 | $21.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 52-55 | Qwen Image Edit Plus 2509 | 983±795% interval 976 to 990 | 7,813 | Sep 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 52-56 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 982±795% interval 975 to 989 | 7,870 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 52-56 |  P-Image-Edit | 981±995% interval 972 to 990 | 4,989 | Nov 2025 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 52-59 | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9B | 976±1095% interval 966 to 986 | 3,188 | Jan 2026 | $22.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 53-60 |  ImagineArt 2.0 | 971±1295% interval 959 to 983 | 1,821 | Apr 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 56-59 |  Vidu Q2 | 969±795% interval 962 to 976 | 7,508 | Nov 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 57-60 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 966±895% interval 958 to 974 | 4,163 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 58-61 | Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 961±995% interval 952 to 970 | 5,029 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 60-63 | HiDream-O1-Image | 954±995% interval 945 to 963 | 5,026 | May 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 61-63 | Kling Image O1 | 950±995% interval 941 to 959 | 4,828 | Dec 2025 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 61-63 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 950±795% interval 943 to 957 | 7,881 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 64-65 |  LongCat Image | 938±895% interval 930 to 946 | 4,311 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 65 | 64-67 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 933±795% interval 926 to 940 | 7,719 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 64-68 |  FIBO Edit | 930±995% interval 921 to 939 | 4,473 | Jan 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 65-68 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 929±795% interval 922 to 936 | 7,219 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 65-70 | Step1X-Edit-v1p2 | 925±1095% interval 915 to 935 | 2,876 | Nov 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 68-71 | Qwen Image Edit | 920±795% interval 913 to 927 | 7,769 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 69-71 | SeedEdit 3.0 | 915±795% interval 908 to 922 | 7,762 | Jun 2025 | $0.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 69-71 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 915±795% interval 908 to 922 | 7,775 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 72 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 886±995% interval 877 to 895 | 4,969 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 73-74 | FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4B | 871±1095% interval 861 to 881 | 3,662 | Jan 2026 | $18.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 74 | FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] | 863±795% interval 856 to 870 | 6,458 | Jun 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 75-76 | HiDream-E1.1 | 810±1195% interval 799 to 821 | 3,747 | Jul 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 75-76 | step1x-edit-v1p2-preview | 806±995% interval 797 to 815 | 5,685 | Sep 2025 | Coming soon |
| 77 | 77 |  GLM-Image | 787±995% interval 778 to 796 | 5,759 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 78-79 | Bagel | 776±895% interval 768 to 784 | 6,303 | May 2025 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 78-79 |  OmniGen V2 | 773±895% interval 765 to 781 | 7,028 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 80-81 | Step1X-Edit | 677±1095% interval 667 to 687 | 6,764 | Apr 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 81 | 80-81 | HiDream-E1-Full | 672±1895% interval 654 to 690 | 1,510 | Apr 2025 | Coming soon |
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 v2.0 by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1186), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1167), 3. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1143), 4. Nano Banana 2.1 (Elo 1141), and 5. MAI-Image-2.6-Flash (Elo 1130). Rankings are based on blind votes from our recruited human 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 human 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. Vote in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena