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443 models · 2 boards · 2 sources

Artificial AnalysisText-to-image arenaArenaText-to-image arena

Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Published July 25, 2025

Best images
gpt-image-1OpenAI1,137Score
Best open model
flux-1-kontext-devBlack Forest Labs970Score
Best from China
seedream-3ByteDance1,065Score
Most voted
imagen-3.0-generate-002Google136,407Votes
Top three by Score
1gpt-image-1OpenAI1,137
3flux-1-kontext-maxBlack Forest Labs1,074
Top three open models
1flux-1-kontext-devBlack Forest Labs · #14 overall970
2flux-1-dev-fp8Black Forest Labs · #15 overall968
3stable-diffusion-v35-largeStability AI · #16 overall936
This week's changes
Kimi K2Intelligence · #22New
Claude 4 Sonnet (Extended Thinking)Intelligence · #13Up 4
RankChangeModelScore95% intervalVotes
1—gpt-image-1ClosedOpenAI1,137±434,510
2—imagen-ultra-4.0-generate-001ClosedGoogle1,114±514,219
3—flux-1-kontext-maxClosedBlack Forest Labs1,074±327,058
4▲ 1flux-1-kontext-proClosedBlack Forest Labs1,070±326,947
5▲ 1seedream-3ClosedByteDance1,065±324,272
6▼ 2imagen-3.0-generate-002ClosedGoogle1,063±3136,407
7▲ 1photonClosedLuma AI1,034±453,558
8▼ 1ideogram-v3-qualityClosedIdeogram1,031±325,202
9—recraft-v3ClosedRecraft1,023±3110,617
10—ideogram-v2ClosedIdeogram1,008±3107,632
11—flux-1.1-proClosedBlack Forest Labs1,000±399,195
12—gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generationClosedGoogle988±429,565
13—dall-e-3ClosedOpenAI978±4103,276

Intelligence over time

Each maker's best model at the time on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, by the month it was released.

Gained most · Anthropic +57.2Highest now · Anthropic 64.6Gap between highest and lowest 18.1 ptsTime range Nov 2025 – Nov 2026
64.6Anthropic60.0Google56.9OpenAI50.1Meta46.5Kimi

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Artificial Analysis data comes from its API (artificialanalysis.ai). Scores are unchanged; ranks follow the scores. artificialanalysis.ai

Open or closed follows the license Arena gives; prices and Artificial Analysis intelligence show only where model names match, otherwise “—”.