AA-Image-T2I v2.1Artificial Analysis
Ranks image models on generating an image from a text prompt, by Elo from pairwise human preference votes.
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13 models added in the last 30 days
Fibo 2.0, Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro, Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo, and 10 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | API Pricing 1 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1222±1095% interval 1212 to 1232 | 13,014 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1207±1095% interval 1197 to 1217 | 12,364 | Sep 2026 | $210.7 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 3-4 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1186±1195% interval 1175 to 1197 | 12,835 | Apr 2026 | $211.0 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 3-6 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1176±1295% interval 1164 to 1188 | 6,210 | Oct 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 4-6 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1166±1295% interval 1154 to 1178 | 8,342 | Aug 2026 | $38.9 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 4-6 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1166±1295% interval 1154 to 1178 | 7,481 | Aug 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 7 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1140±1095% interval 1130 to 1150 | 16,075 | Feb 2026 | $67.0 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 8-13 |  Muse Image | 1127±1195% interval 1116 to 1138 | 8,479 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 8-14 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1123±1195% interval 1112 to 1134 | 12,830 | Dec 2025 | $133.0 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 8-14 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1119±1295% interval 1107 to 1131 | 5,482 | Sep 2026 | $19.5 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 8-14 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1118±1095% interval 1108 to 1128 | 15,174 | Nov 2025 | $134.0 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 8-14 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1118±1195% interval 1107 to 1129 | 13,789 | Jun 2026 | $48.1 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 8-15 |  FLUX 3 Image | 1117±1295% interval 1105 to 1129 | 6,115 | Oct 2026 | $48.0 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 9-15 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1114±1095% interval 1104 to 1124 | 12,200 | Jul 2026 | $108.5 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 14-16 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1107±1095% interval 1097 to 1117 | 15,080 | Jun 2026 | $33.6 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 15-17 |  Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1100±1195% interval 1089 to 1111 | 11,633 | Jul 2026 | $90.0 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 15-17 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1095±1295% interval 1083 to 1107 | 6,332 | Jul 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 18 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1070±1295% interval 1058 to 1082 | 6,090 | Jul 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 19-20 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1056±1295% interval 1044 to 1068 | 4,970 | Oct 2026 | $35.3 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 19-21 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1049±995% interval 1040 to 1058 | 16,728 | May 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 20-23 | Qwen-Image-2.1  | 1042±1295% interval 1030 to 1054 | 5,712 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 22 | 20-26 |  Fibo 2.0 | 1039±1295% interval 1027 to 1051 | 5,113 | Oct 2026 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 21-31 |  Krea 2 Large | 1034±995% interval 1025 to 1043 | 14,513 | May 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 22-35 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1030±1195% interval 1019 to 1041 | 6,138 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 22-35 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1029±1195% interval 1018 to 1040 | 5,855 | Jun 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 22-38 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1029±1295% interval 1017 to 1041 | 4,625 | Oct 2026 | $16.0 /1k imgs |
| 27 | 23-39 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1027±1295% interval 1015 to 1039 | 5,370 | Dec 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 23-38 |  Recraft V4.1 Utility | 1026±1195% interval 1015 to 1037 | 7,452 | May 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 23-39 | Seedream 4.5 | 1026±1295% interval 1014 to 1038 | 6,392 | Dec 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 23-38 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1026±1195% interval 1015 to 1037 | 6,082 | Nov 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 23-38 |  Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) | 1026±1095% interval 1016 to 1036 | 10,688 | Jun 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 23-42 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1023±1295% interval 1011 to 1035 | 5,539 | May 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 24-42 | grok-imagine-image | 1022±1195% interval 1011 to 1033 | 6,330 | Jan 2026 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 24-42 | FLUX.2 [max] | 1021±1095% interval 1011 to 1031 | 11,097 | Dec 2025 | $70.0 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 24-42 | Krea 2 Medium Turbo | 1020±1195% interval 1009 to 1031 | 6,060 | Jun 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 29-42 | Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | 1017±995% interval 1008 to 1026 | 15,414 | May 2026 | $210.0 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 27-42 |  HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 | 1017±1195% interval 1006 to 1028 | 12,168 | Jun 2026 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 25-42 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1017±1295% interval 1005 to 1029 | 5,605 | Feb 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 24-44 | Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1015±1595% interval 1000 to 1030 | 2,888 | Sep 2026 | $100.0 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 30-43 | Wan2.6 Text to Image | 1014±1295% interval 1002 to 1026 | 5,561 | Jan 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 32-44 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 1013±1295% interval 1001 to 1025 | 5,518 | Apr 2025 | $167.0 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 35-42 | Krea 2 Medium | 1012±995% interval 1003 to 1021 | 14,449 | May 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 41-48 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1003±1095% interval 993 to 1013 | 10,826 | Nov 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 43-51 | Ideogram 4.0 | 1002±1095% interval 992 to 1012 | 10,102 | Jun 2026 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 45 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 18,040 | Nov 2025 | $12.0 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 43-51 |  Ming-Image-0.1-Design | 999±995% interval 990 to 1008 | 20,241 | Sep 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 43-59 |  P-Image-Ideogram (High) | 995±1495% interval 981 to 1009 | 3,572 | Jul 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 43-58 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 994±1195% interval 983 to 1005 | 6,274 | Dec 2025 | $8.0 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 44-58 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic) | 993±1095% interval 983 to 1003 | 11,549 | May 2026 | No API available |
| 50 | 43-60 | Luma UNI 1 | 992±1295% interval 980 to 1004 | 5,559 | May 2026 | $40.4 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 43-61 | P-Image-Ideogram (Very High) | 992±1595% interval 977 to 1007 | 2,776 | Jul 2026 | $33.0 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 43-62 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 990±1695% interval 974 to 1006 | 2,633 | Mar 2026 | $35.0 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 43-62 |  HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 989±1695% interval 973 to 1005 | 2,531 | Sep 2025 | $32.0 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 46-61 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 988±1295% interval 976 to 1000 | 5,344 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 46-61 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 987±1295% interval 975 to 999 | 5,683 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 56 | 47-62 | Wan 2.7 | 986±1295% interval 974 to 998 | 5,491 | Apr 2026 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 57 | 48-61 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image | 985±1095% interval 975 to 995 | 10,887 | May 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 47-62 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 985±1295% interval 973 to 997 | 5,312 | Aug 2025 | $39.0 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 49-64 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) | 982±1295% interval 970 to 994 | 5,946 | Jul 2026 | $17.5 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 49-65 | Ideogram 4.0 Instant | 981±1295% interval 969 to 993 | 5,492 | Jul 2026 | $7.5 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 52-65 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 979±1295% interval 967 to 991 | 5,498 | Apr 2026 | $75.0 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 59-65 | HiDream-O1-Image | 975±1095% interval 965 to 985 | 10,662 | May 2026 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 56-67 | P-Image-Ideogram (Medium) | 972±1495% interval 958 to 986 | 3,761 | Jul 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 61-66 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4Step | 970±1095% interval 960 to 980 | 9,044 | Jul 2026 | No API available |
| 65 | 60-67 | HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 970±1295% interval 958 to 982 | 5,586 | Sep 2026 | $24.0 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 63-68 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast | 963±1295% interval 951 to 975 | 5,438 | Jul 2026 | $10.5 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 63-69 | P-Image-Ideogram (Low) | 959±1495% interval 945 to 973 | 3,832 | Jul 2026 | $7.5 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 66-70 | Qwen Image Plus 2601 | 952±1695% interval 936 to 968 | 2,584 | Jan 2026 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 67-69 | Recraft V4.1 Flash | 949±1295% interval 937 to 961 | 5,770 | Sep 2026 | $7.0 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 68-75 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 936±1795% interval 919 to 953 | 2,333 | Oct 2025 | $11.0 /1k imgs |
| 71 | 70-75 | Z-Image Turbo | 936±1195% interval 925 to 947 | 8,170 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 70-77 | HunyuanImage 3.0 | 932±1695% interval 916 to 948 | 2,443 | Sep 2025 | No API available |
| 73 | 70-78 | Dreamina 3.1 | 931±1795% interval 914 to 948 | 2,372 | Aug 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 70-75 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 929±1095% interval 919 to 939 | 10,730 | Jan 2026 | $15.0 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 70-77 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 929±1295% interval 917 to 941 | 5,276 | May 2025 | $80.0 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 72-82 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 918±1795% interval 901 to 935 | 2,672 | Feb 2026 | $28.0 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 72-83 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 917±1895% interval 899 to 935 | 2,229 | May 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 76-81 |  ERNIE Image Turbo | 914±1095% interval 904 to 924 | 10,560 | Apr 2026 | $10.5 /1k imgs |
| 79 | 76-85 | Ideogram 3.0 | 911±1895% interval 893 to 929 | 2,333 | Mar 2025 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 76-85 | P-Image-Ideogram (Very Low) | 909±1595% interval 894 to 924 | 3,309 | Jul 2026 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 81 | 78-83 | ERNIE Image | 907±1095% interval 897 to 917 | 10,760 | Apr 2026 | $31.5 /1k imgs |
| 82 | 76-86 | Qwen Image | 903±1895% interval 885 to 921 | 2,339 | Aug 2025 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 83 | 77-87 | P-Image | 900±1895% interval 882 to 918 | 2,351 | Dec 2025 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 84 | 72-90 | FLUX.1 Krea [dev] | 896±3995% interval 857 to 935 | 515 | Jul 2025 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 85 | 79-87 |  Vidu Q2 | 896±1795% interval 879 to 913 | 2,524 | Nov 2025 | $30.0 /1k imgs |
| 86 | 81-88 | Z-Image Base | 891±1795% interval 874 to 908 | 2,500 | Jan 2026 | $10.0 /1k imgs |
| 87 | 83-89 |  GLM-Image | 885±1895% interval 867 to 903 | 2,457 | Jan 2026 | $50.0 /1k imgs |
| 88 | 86-89 |  Lucid Origin Ultra | 877±1795% interval 860 to 894 | 2,689 | Aug 2025 | $86.7 /1k imgs |
| 89 | 87-92 | FLUX1.1 [pro] | 870±1995% interval 851 to 889 | 2,247 | Oct 2024 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 90 | 88-94 | Lucid Origin Fast | 860±1895% interval 842 to 878 | 2,611 | Aug 2025 | $17.9 /1k imgs |
| 91 | 89-95 |  LongCat Image | 856±1995% interval 837 to 875 | 2,146 | Dec 2025 | $130.0 /1k imgs |
| 92 | 89-95 | FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra | 855±1995% interval 836 to 874 | 2,284 | Nov 2024 | $60.0 /1k imgs |
| 93 | 90-96 | FIBO | 849±1995% interval 830 to 868 | 2,258 | Oct 2025 | $40.0 /1k imgs |
| 94 | 90-98 | Luma Photon | 843±1995% interval 824 to 862 | 2,251 | Dec 2024 | $19.0 /1k imgs |
| 95 | 93-98 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 837±1295% interval 825 to 849 | 6,418 | Jan 2026 | $14.0 /1k imgs |
| 96 | 93-99 | Phoenix 0.9 Ultra | 833±2095% interval 813 to 853 | 2,214 | Jun 2024 | $76.2 /1k imgs |
| 97 | 94-101 | Phoenix 1.0 Fast | 827±2095% interval 807 to 847 | 2,151 | Dec 2024 | $19.4 /1k imgs |
| 98 | 94-101 | SRPO | 826±2095% interval 806 to 846 | 2,154 | Sep 2025 | $26.0 /1k imgs |
| 99 | 90-101 | FLUX.1 [dev] | 823±4595% interval 778 to 868 | 511 | Aug 2024 | $25.0 /1k imgs |
| 100 | 97-101 | FIBO Lite | 813±1695% interval 797 to 829 | 3,300 | Nov 2025 | $20.0 /1k imgs |
| 101 | 97-101 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 810±2095% interval 790 to 830 | 2,323 | May 2026 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 102 | 102 | Luma Photon Flash | 769±2395% interval 746 to 792 | 2,052 | Dec 2024 | $5.0 /1k imgs |
| 103 | 103 | FLUX.1 [schnell] | 740±2095% interval 720 to 760 | 3,045 | Aug 2024 | $3.0 /1k imgs |
| 104 | 103-104 |  OmniGen V2 | 717±2695% interval 691 to 743 | 2,043 | Jun 2025 | $150.0 /1k imgs |
| 105 | 105 | Bagel | 594±3595% interval 559 to 629 | 2,081 | May 2025 | $100.0 /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-T2I v2.1 by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1222), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1207), 3. GPT Image 2 (high) (Elo 1186), 4. Nano Banana 2.1 (Elo 1176), and 5. MAI-Image-2.6 (Elo 1166). Rankings are based on blind votes from our validated private evaluators.
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) has an Elo score of 1222 across 13,014 comparisons on AA-Image-T2I v2.1.