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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10 models added in the last 30 days
H3-Image, H3-Image Highspeed, Seedream 5.5, and 7 more
Range | Model | Elo | Samples | Released | Pricing 1 | |
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| 1 | 1 |  GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (max) | 1262±1495% interval 1248 to 1276 | 5,214 | Nov 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 2 | 2-3 | GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | 1230±1095% interval 1220 to 1240 | 13,575 | Sep 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 3 | 2-3 | GPT Image 2.6 Flare (max) | 1227±1295% interval 1215 to 1239 | 7,113 | Nov 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 4 | 4 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | 1211±1095% interval 1201 to 1221 | 12,921 | Sep 2026 | $210.72 /1k imgs |
| 5 | 5-6 | GPT Image 2 (high) | 1189±1195% interval 1178 to 1200 | 13,385 | Apr 2026 | $211.00 /1k imgs |
| 6 | 5-8 |  Nano Banana 2.1 | 1177±1295% interval 1165 to 1189 | 6,701 | Oct 2026 | $33.60 /1k imgs |
| 7 | 6-8 |  MAI-Image-2.6 | 1170±1295% interval 1158 to 1182 | 8,901 | Aug 2026 | $38.91 /1k imgs |
| 8 | 6-8 |  Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | 1167±1295% interval 1155 to 1179 | 7,990 | Aug 2026 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 9 | 9-10 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 1144±1095% interval 1134 to 1154 | 16,600 | Feb 2026 | $67.00 /1k imgs |
| 10 | 9-13 |  Seedream 5.5 | 1135±1295% interval 1123 to 1147 | 5,162 | Nov 2026 | $20.00 /1k imgs |
| 11 | 10-15 |  Muse Image | 1128±1195% interval 1117 to 1139 | 9,006 | Jul 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 12 | 10-16 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | 1126±1295% interval 1114 to 1138 | 6,006 | Sep 2026 | $19.46 /1k imgs |
| 13 | 10-16 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | 1125±1195% interval 1114 to 1136 | 13,376 | Dec 2025 | $133.00 /1k imgs |
| 14 | 11-18 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1120±1095% interval 1110 to 1130 | 15,765 | Nov 2025 | $134.00 /1k imgs |
| 15 | 11-18 | MAI-Image-2.5 | 1119±1195% interval 1108 to 1130 | 14,316 | Jun 2026 | $48.13 /1k imgs |
| 16 | 12-18 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | 1118±995% interval 1109 to 1127 | 12,725 | Jul 2026 | $108.54 /1k imgs |
| 17 | 13-19 |  FLUX 3 Image | 1115±1295% interval 1103 to 1127 | 6,641 | Oct 2026 | $48.00 /1k imgs |
| 18 | 15-19 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 1111±1095% interval 1101 to 1121 | 15,637 | Jun 2026 | $33.60 /1k imgs |
| 19 | 17-20 | Seedream 5.0 Pro | 1103±1195% interval 1092 to 1114 | 12,181 | Jul 2026 | $90.00 /1k imgs |
| 20 | 19-20 |  Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 1096±1295% interval 1084 to 1108 | 6,880 | Jul 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 21 | 21-23 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | 1076±1295% interval 1064 to 1088 | 6,630 | Jul 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 22 | 21-24 |  H3-Image Highspeed | 1071±1495% interval 1057 to 1085 | 3,246 | Nov 2026 | $35.29 /1k imgs |
| 23 | 21-24 | H3-Image  | 1067±1595% interval 1052 to 1082 | 3,143 | Nov 2026 | $21.79 /1k imgs |
| 24 | 22-26 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 1059±1295% interval 1047 to 1071 | 5,511 | Oct 2026 | $35.33 /1k imgs |
| 25 | 24-27 | grok-imagine-image-quality | 1050±995% interval 1041 to 1059 | 17,301 | May 2026 | $50.00 /1k imgs |
| 26 | 24-29 | Qwen-Image-2.1 | 1047±1295% interval 1035 to 1059 | 6,226 | Sep 2026 | No API available |
| 27 | 25-31 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | 1044±1195% interval 1033 to 1055 | 5,696 | Oct 2026 | $9.00 /1k imgs |
| 28 | 26-35 |  Fibo 2.0 | 1038±1195% interval 1027 to 1049 | 5,634 | Oct 2026 | $32.00 /1k imgs |
| 29 | 27-35 |  Krea 2 Large | 1036±995% interval 1027 to 1045 | 15,048 | May 2026 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 30 | 27-39 | MAI-Image-2.5-Flash | 1034±1195% interval 1023 to 1045 | 6,373 | Jun 2026 | $19.97 /1k imgs |
| 31 | 27-40 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22) | 1033±1195% interval 1022 to 1044 | 6,623 | Apr 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 32 | 28-42 | Seedream 4.5 | 1030±1195% interval 1019 to 1041 | 6,951 | Dec 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 33 | 29-44 |  Recraft V4.1 Utility | 1028±1195% interval 1017 to 1039 | 7,997 | May 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 34 | 29-44 | FLUX.2 [flex] | 1028±1195% interval 1017 to 1039 | 6,607 | Nov 2025 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 35 | 29-46 |  Luma UNI 1 Max | 1027±1195% interval 1016 to 1038 | 6,007 | May 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 36 | 30-45 |  Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) | 1026±1095% interval 1016 to 1036 | 11,175 | Jun 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 37 | 30-46 | Wan 2.6 Image | 1025±1195% interval 1014 to 1036 | 5,894 | Dec 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 38 | 29-46 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 1025±1295% interval 1013 to 1037 | 5,192 | Oct 2026 | $16.00 /1k imgs |
| 39 | 30-46 | grok-imagine-image | 1025±1195% interval 1014 to 1036 | 6,876 | Jan 2026 | $20.00 /1k imgs |
| 40 | 33-47 | FLUX.2 [max] | 1022±1095% interval 1012 to 1032 | 11,644 | Dec 2025 | $70.00 /1k imgs |
| 41 | 32-48 | Seedream 5.0 Lite | 1022±1195% interval 1011 to 1033 | 6,154 | Feb 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 42 | 33-48 | Krea 2 Medium Turbo | 1021±1195% interval 1010 to 1032 | 6,574 | Jun 2026 | $15.00 /1k imgs |
| 43 | 35-47 | Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | 1020±995% interval 1011 to 1029 | 15,975 | May 2026 | $210.00 /1k imgs |
| 44 | 34-48 |  HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 | 1020±1195% interval 1009 to 1031 | 12,696 | Jun 2026 | $80.00 /1k imgs |
| 45 | 34-49 | Wan2.6 Text to Image | 1018±1195% interval 1007 to 1029 | 6,088 | Jan 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 46 | 34-49 | GPT Image 1 (high) | 1018±1295% interval 1006 to 1030 | 6,053 | Apr 2025 | $167.00 /1k imgs |
| 47 | 34-51 | Ideogram 4.5 (High) | 1016±1495% interval 1002 to 1030 | 3,440 | Sep 2026 | $100.00 /1k imgs |
| 48 | 40-49 | Krea 2 Medium | 1015±995% interval 1006 to 1024 | 14,983 | May 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 49 | 47-56 | FLUX.2 [pro] | 1005±1095% interval 995 to 1015 | 11,334 | Nov 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 50 | 48-57 | Ideogram 4.0 | 1003±1095% interval 993 to 1013 | 10,593 | Jun 2026 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 51 | 48-57 |  Ming-Image-0.1-Design | 1002±995% interval 993 to 1011 | 20,776 | Sep 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 52 | 49-58 | FLUX.2 [dev] | 1000AnchorFixed at 1000 as the reference point for this board's Elo scale. | 18,625 | Nov 2025 | $12.00 /1k imgs |
| 53 | 48-63 |  P-Image-Ideogram (High) | 998±1395% interval 985 to 1011 | 4,117 | Jul 2026 | $15.00 /1k imgs |
| 54 | 49-62 | Luma UNI 1 | 997±1195% interval 986 to 1008 | 6,086 | May 2026 | $40.40 /1k imgs |
| 55 | 49-63 |  FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo | 996±1195% interval 985 to 1007 | 6,841 | Dec 2025 | $8.00 /1k imgs |
| 56 | 51-62 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic) | 996±995% interval 987 to 1005 | 12,083 | May 2026 | No API available |
| 57 | 49-67 | P-Image-Ideogram (Very High) | 995±1495% interval 981 to 1009 | 3,312 | Jul 2026 | $33.00 /1k imgs |
| 58 | 49-67 |  HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud) | 994±1595% interval 979 to 1009 | 3,095 | Sep 2025 | $32.00 /1k imgs |
| 59 | 49-67 | Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03) | 993±1595% interval 978 to 1008 | 3,164 | Mar 2026 | $35.00 /1k imgs |
| 60 | 55-67 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image | 989±1095% interval 979 to 999 | 11,410 | May 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 61 | 54-68 | Wan 2.7 | 989±1195% interval 978 to 1000 | 6,038 | Apr 2026 | $26.00 /1k imgs |
| 62 | 54-69 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 988±1295% interval 976 to 1000 | 5,818 | Aug 2025 | $39.00 /1k imgs |
| 63 | 54-69 | FLUX.2 [dev] Flash | 987±1295% interval 975 to 999 | 5,883 | Dec 2025 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 64 | 55-69 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct | 987±1295% interval 975 to 999 | 6,248 | Jan 2026 | No API available |
| 65 | 56-70 | Ideogram 4.0 Instant | 985±1295% interval 973 to 997 | 6,011 | Jul 2026 | $7.50 /1k imgs |
| 66 | 58-70 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) | 983±1195% interval 972 to 994 | 6,485 | Jul 2026 | $17.50 /1k imgs |
| 67 | 59-71 | Wan 2.7 Pro | 982±1295% interval 970 to 994 | 5,985 | Apr 2026 | $75.00 /1k imgs |
| 68 | 62-71 | HiDream-O1-Image | 979±1095% interval 969 to 989 | 11,178 | May 2026 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 69 | 60-73 | P-Image-Ideogram (Medium) | 978±1395% interval 965 to 991 | 4,308 | Jul 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 70 | 66-73 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4Step | 973±1095% interval 963 to 983 | 9,044 | Jul 2026 | No API available |
| 71 | 65-73 | HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview) | 973±1295% interval 961 to 985 | 6,154 | Sep 2026 | $24.00 /1k imgs |
| 72 | 69-74 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast | 967±1295% interval 955 to 979 | 5,998 | Jul 2026 | $10.50 /1k imgs |
| 73 | 68-74 | P-Image-Ideogram (Low) | 966±1395% interval 953 to 979 | 4,378 | Jul 2026 | $7.50 /1k imgs |
| 74 | 71-76 | Qwen Image Plus 2601 | 957±1595% interval 942 to 972 | 3,160 | Jan 2026 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 75 | 74-77 | Recraft V4.1 Flash | 951±1295% interval 939 to 963 | 6,333 | Sep 2026 | $7.00 /1k imgs |
| 76 | 75-83 | GPT Image 1 Mini (medium) | 938±1695% interval 922 to 954 | 2,815 | Oct 2025 | $11.00 /1k imgs |
| 77 | 76-82 | Z-Image Turbo | 937±1195% interval 926 to 948 | 8,711 | Dec 2025 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 78 | 75-84 | HunyuanImage 3.0 | 935±1695% interval 919 to 951 | 2,962 | Sep 2025 | No API available |
| 79 | 76-83 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | 933±1095% interval 923 to 943 | 11,291 | Jan 2026 | $15.00 /1k imgs |
| 80 | 75-84 | Dreamina 3.1 | 933±1695% interval 917 to 949 | 2,909 | Aug 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 81 | 76-83 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max] | 932±1295% interval 920 to 944 | 5,840 | May 2025 | $80.00 /1k imgs |
| 82 | 76-87 |  Kling Image 3.0 Omni | 926±1695% interval 910 to 942 | 3,192 | Feb 2026 | $28.00 /1k imgs |
| 83 | 76-87 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] | 926±1795% interval 909 to 943 | 2,763 | May 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 84 | 82-88 |  ERNIE Image Turbo | 916±1095% interval 906 to 926 | 11,148 | Apr 2026 | $10.49 /1k imgs |
| 85 | 82-90 | P-Image-Ideogram (Very Low) | 914±1495% interval 900 to 928 | 3,812 | Jul 2026 | $3.00 /1k imgs |
| 86 | 81-92 | Ideogram 3.0 | 912±1695% interval 896 to 928 | 2,867 | Mar 2025 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 87 | 82-91 |  ADM 3 Cloud (Image) | 911±1595% interval 896 to 926 | 3,036 | Sep 2026 | Coming soon |
| 88 | 84-90 | ERNIE Image | 910±1095% interval 900 to 920 | 11,309 | Apr 2026 | $31.46 /1k imgs |
| 89 | 83-93 | Qwen Image | 907±1695% interval 891 to 923 | 2,921 | Aug 2025 | $20.00 /1k imgs |
| 90 | 86-94 |  Vidu Q2 | 898±1695% interval 882 to 914 | 3,063 | Nov 2025 | $30.00 /1k imgs |
| 91 | 86-94 | P-Image | 896±1795% interval 879 to 913 | 2,873 | Dec 2025 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 92 | 87-94 | Z-Image Base | 896±1695% interval 880 to 912 | 3,037 | Jan 2026 | $10.00 /1k imgs |
| 93 | 88-95 |  GLM-Image | 893±1695% interval 877 to 909 | 2,998 | Jan 2026 | $50.00 /1k imgs |
| 94 | 92-98 |  Lucid Origin Ultra | 877±1695% interval 861 to 893 | 3,220 | Aug 2025 | $86.71 /1k imgs |
| 95 | 92-99 | FLUX1.1 [pro] | 875±1895% interval 857 to 893 | 2,754 | Oct 2024 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 96 | 91-103 | FLUX.1 Krea [dev] | 869±3195% interval 838 to 900 | 1,017 | Jul 2025 | $25.00 /1k imgs |
| 97 | 94-100 | Lucid Origin Fast | 867±1795% interval 850 to 884 | 3,145 | Aug 2025 | $17.94 /1k imgs |
| 98 | 95-102 |  LongCat Image | 860±1895% interval 842 to 878 | 2,693 | Dec 2025 | $130.00 /1k imgs |
| 99 | 95-102 | FIBO | 857±1895% interval 839 to 875 | 2,823 | Oct 2025 | $40.00 /1k imgs |
| 100 | 95-103 | FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra | 855±1795% interval 838 to 872 | 2,827 | Nov 2024 | $60.00 /1k imgs |
| 101 | 98-105 | Luma Photon | 843±1895% interval 825 to 861 | 2,773 | Dec 2024 | $19.00 /1k imgs |
| 102 | 100-105 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | 840±1295% interval 828 to 852 | 6,935 | Jan 2026 | $14.00 /1k imgs |
| 103 | 100-106 | Phoenix 0.9 Ultra | 836±1895% interval 818 to 854 | 2,774 | Jun 2024 | $76.24 /1k imgs |
| 104 | 100-107 | SRPO | 834±1995% interval 815 to 853 | 2,699 | Sep 2025 | $26.00 /1k imgs |
| 105 | 101-107 | Phoenix 1.0 Fast | 830±1995% interval 811 to 849 | 2,702 | Dec 2024 | $19.43 /1k imgs |
| 106 | 104-108 | FIBO Lite | 816±1695% interval 800 to 832 | 3,803 | Nov 2025 | $20.00 /1k imgs |
| 107 | 101-108 | FLUX.1 [dev] | 815±3495% interval 781 to 849 | 1,055 | Aug 2024 | $25.00 /1k imgs |
| 108 | 104-108 | HiDream-O1-Image-Dev | 812±1995% interval 793 to 831 | 2,863 | May 2026 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 109 | 109-110 | Luma Photon Flash | 770±2295% interval 748 to 792 | 2,534 | Dec 2024 | $5.00 /1k imgs |
| 110 | 109-110 | FLUX.1 [schnell] | 743±1995% interval 724 to 762 | 3,612 | Aug 2024 | $3.00 /1k imgs |
| 111 | 111 |  OmniGen V2 | 702±2595% interval 677 to 727 | 2,605 | Jun 2025 | $150.00 /1k imgs |
| 112 | 112 | Bagel | 602±3395% interval 569 to 635 | 2,585 | May 2025 | $100.00 /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-T2I v2.1 by Elo rating are: 1. GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1262), 2. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) (Elo 1230), 3. GPT Image 2.6 Flare (max) (Elo 1227), 4. GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) (Elo 1211), and 5. GPT Image 2 (high) (Elo 1189). Rankings are based on blind votes from our validated private evaluators.
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (max) has an Elo score of 1262 across 5,214 comparisons on AA-Image-T2I v2.1.