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1278 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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

Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated June 21, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,339Score
Best open model
Best from China
HiDream-O1-Image-1.5HiDream1,265Score
Top three by Score
1GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,339
3HiDream-O1-Image-1.5HiDream1,265
Top three open models
1Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)NVIDIA · #6 overall1,230
2HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604HiDream · #16 overall1,188
3ERNIE ImageBaidu · #25 overall1,167
This week's changes
glm-5.2 (max)Coding · #2New
GLM-5.2 (max)Intelligence · #6New
seed-2.1-pro-previewCoding · #6New
kimi-k2.7-codeCoding · #17New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—GPT Image 2 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,339±9
2—GPT Image 1.5 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,265±9
3—HiDream-O1-Image-1.5ClosedHiDream1,265±10
4—Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)ClosedGoogle1,256±9
5—Riverflow 2.0ClosedSourceful1,253±9
6—Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)ClosedGoogle1,219±9
7▲ 1Krea 2 MediumClosedKrea1,209±10
8▲ 2Recraft V4.1 Utility ProClosedRecraft1,204±10
9—grok-imagine-image-qualityClosedxAI1,201±10
10▲ 2Recraft V4.1 UtilityClosedRecraft1,197±10
11▲ 3Seedream 4.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,191±8
12▲ 1FLUX.2 [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,191±9
13▲ 2MAI-Image-2ClosedMicrosoft1,190±8
14▲ 3Krea 2 LargeClosedKrea1,188±10
15▲ 1FLUX.2 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,186±9
16▲ 2Imagen 4 Ultra Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,183±9
17▲ 2FLUX.2 [flex]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,183±9
18▲ 3grok-imagine-imageClosedxAI1,179±9
19▲ 1Luma UNI 1 MaxClosedLuma Labs1,176±10
20▲ 3ImagineArt 2.0ClosedImagineArt1,175±8
21▲ 1Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)ClosedAlibaba1,175±10
22▲ 2Imagen 4 UltraClosedGoogle1,173±9
23▲ 2Seedream 4.5ClosedByteDance Seed1,166±8
24▲ 2Imagen 4 Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,164±9
25▲ 3MAI-Image-2-EfficientClosedMicrosoft1,159±8
26▲ 1Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle1,159±8
27▲ 6Recraft V4.1 ProClosedRecraft1,152±10
28▲ 2ImagineArt 1.5 PreviewClosedImagineArt1,151±8
29—Seedream 3.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,150±8
30▲ 2Wan 2.5 PreviewClosedAlibaba1,147±9
31—Luma UNI 1ClosedLuma Labs1,147±9
32▲ 3Recraft V4.1ClosedRecraft1,146±10
33▲ 1grok-imagine-image-proClosedxAI1,145±8
34▲ 2Recraft V4 ProClosedRecraft1,143±9
35▲ 3Vivago 2.1ClosedHiDream1,138±9
36▲ 1Wan2.6 Text to ImageClosedAlibaba1,137±8
37▲ 3Recraft V4ClosedRecraft1,136±9
38▲ 3Wan 2.6 ImageClosedAlibaba1,134±9
39—GPT Image 1 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,133±9
40▲ 2Kolors 2.1ClosedKlingAI1,128±8
41▲ 2FLUX.1 Kontext [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,123±8
42▲ 3image-1ClosedApi Airforce1,120±8
43▲ 1Lucid Origin UltraClosedLeonardo.Ai1,120±8
44▲ 2Seedream 5.0 LiteClosedByteDance1,118±8
45▲ 2Wan 2.7 ProClosedAlibaba1,116±8
46▲ 2Imagen 3 (v002)ClosedGoogle1,109±8
47▲ 2Lucid Origin FastClosedLeonardo.Ai1,108±8
48▲ 2Vivago 2.0ClosedHiDream1,108±9
49▲ 2Eigen ImageClosedEigen AI1,107±8
50▲ 2Vidu Q2ClosedVidu1,106±8

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 “—”.