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1209 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated May 17, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,338Score
Best open model
HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604HiDream1,184Score
Best from China
Seedream 4.0ByteDance Seed1,195Score
Top three by Score
1GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,338
Top three open models
1HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604HiDream · #11 overall1,184
2FLUX.2 [dev] TurboFal · #18 overall1,160
3Qwen Image Max 2512Alibaba · #20 overall1,158
This week's changes
HiDream-O1-ImageImage · #31New
JT-35B-FlashIntelligence · #67New
granite-4.1-8bCoding · #68New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—GPT Image 2 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,338±10
2—GPT Image 1.5 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,266±10
3—Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)ClosedGoogle1,264±10
4—Riverflow 2.0ClosedSourceful1,255±10
5—Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)ClosedGoogle1,221±10
6▲ 2MAI-Image-2ClosedMicrosoft1,195±9
7▼ 1Seedream 4.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,195±9
8▼ 1FLUX.2 [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,194±10
9▲ 1FLUX.2 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,185±10
10▲ 1Imagen 4 Ultra Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,185±9
11▲ 1FLUX.2 [flex]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,180±10
12▲ 2grok-imagine-imageClosedxAI1,180±9
13—ImagineArt 2.0ClosedImagineArt1,178±9
14▲ 1Imagen 4 UltraClosedGoogle1,171±9
15▲ 1Imagen 4 Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,169±9
16▲ 1Seedream 4.5ClosedByteDance Seed1,165±9
17▲ 3Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle1,159±9
18—ImagineArt 1.5 PreviewClosedImagineArt1,156±9
19—Seedream 3.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,155±9
20▲ 1grok-imagine-image-proClosedxAI1,148±9
21▲ 1Wan 2.5 PreviewClosedAlibaba1,147±9
22▲ 1Wan2.6 Text to ImageClosedAlibaba1,143±9
23▲ 3GPT Image 1 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,138±9
24—Vivago 2.1ClosedHiDream1,137±9
25—Kolors 2.1ClosedKlingAI1,137±9
26▲ 1Recraft V4 ProClosedRecraft1,135±9
27▲ 1Wan 2.6 ImageClosedAlibaba1,132±10
28▲ 1Recraft V4ClosedRecraft1,127±9
29▲ 1FLUX.1 Kontext [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,127±9
30▲ 1image-1ClosedApi Airforce1,125±9
31▲ 1Lucid Origin UltraClosedLeonardo.Ai1,124±9
32▲ 2Wan 2.7 ProClosedAlibaba1,118±9
33—Seedream 5.0 LiteClosedByteDance1,117±9
34▲ 3Vivago 2.0ClosedHiDream1,114±9
35—Imagen 3 (v002)ClosedGoogle1,112±9
36—Lucid Origin FastClosedLeonardo.Ai1,111±9
37▲ 1Vidu Q2ClosedVidu1,110±9
38▲ 1Imagen 4 StandardClosedGoogle1,110±9
39▲ 1Eigen ImageClosedEigen AI1,105±9
40▲ 2Wan 2.7ClosedAlibaba1,104±9
41—Kling Image 3.0 OmniClosedKlingAI1,104±9
42▲ 2Reve Image (Halfmoon)ClosedReve1,100±9
43—FLUX1.1 [pro] UltraClosedBlack Forest Labs1,095±9
44▲ 2FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,092±9
45—Dreamina 3.1ClosedByteDance1,090±9
46▲ 1Imagen 4 Fast Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,089±9
47▲ 1GPT Image 1 Mini (medium)ClosedOpenAI1,085±9
48▲ 1FLUX1.1 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,083±9
49▲ 4Imagen 4 FastClosedGoogle1,081±9
49▲ 5Qwen Image Plus 2601ClosedAlibaba1,081±9

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