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1037 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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

Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated October 20, 2026

Best images
Best open model
Qwen-Image-2.1Alibaba1,042Score
Best from China
Seedream 5.0 ProByteDance Seed1,101Score
Top three by Score
3GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,186
Top three open models
1Qwen-Image-2.1Alibaba · #21 overall1,042
2Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)Ideogram · #29 overall1,026
3FLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labs · #43 overall1,000
This week's changes
Muse Wonder Full (Max)Intelligence · #3New
FLUX 3 Max (720p)Video · #4New
Muse Wonder Full (Max)Coding · #6New
Muse Wonder (Max)Intelligence · #7New
Kimi K3.1 Pro (Max)Coding · #7New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)ClosedOpenAI1,222±10
2—GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)ClosedOpenAI1,207±10
3—GPT Image 2 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,186±11
4—Nano Banana 2.1ClosedGoogle1,176±12
5▲ 1MAI-Image-2.6ClosedMicrosoft AI1,166±12
6▼ 1Grok Imagine Image 2.0ClosedSpaceXAI1,166±12
7—Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle1,140±10
8▲ 1Muse ImageClosedMeta1,127±11
9▲ 1GPT Image 1.5 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,123±11
10▲ 1MAI-Image-2.6-FlashClosedMicrosoft AI1,119±12
11▲ 1MAI-Image-2.5ClosedMicrosoft AI1,118±11
12▲ 1Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)ClosedGoogle1,118±10
13▼ 5FLUX 3 ImageClosedBlack Forest Labs1,117±12
14—MAI-Image-2.5-ProClosedMicrosoft AI1,114±10
15—Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)ClosedGoogle1,107±10
16▲ 1Seedream 5.0 ProClosedByteDance Seed1,101±11
17▼ 1Qwen-Image-3.0-ProClosedAlibaba1,095±12
18—Qwen-Image-3.0ClosedAlibaba1,070±12
19NewQwen-Image-2.1-ProClosedAlibaba1,057±12
20▼ 1grok-imagine-image-qualityClosedSpaceXAI1,049±9
21▲ 3Krea 2 LargeClosedKrea1,034±9
22▼ 2Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)ClosedAlibaba1,030±11
23NewQwen-Image-2.1-TurboClosedAlibaba1,029±12
24▼ 3MAI-Image-2.5-FlashClosedMicrosoft AI1,029±11
25—Wan 2.6 ImageClosedAlibaba1,027±12
26▲ 2Recraft V4.1 UtilityClosedRecraft1,027±11
27▼ 1Seedream 4.5ClosedByteDance Seed1,027±12
28▼ 5FLUX.2 [flex]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,026±11
29▲ 6Luma UNI 1 MaxClosedLuma Labs1,023±12
30—grok-imagine-imageClosedSpaceXAI1,023±11
31—FLUX.2 [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,022±10
32▼ 5Krea 2 Medium TurboClosedKrea1,020±11
33▼ 4HiDream-O1-Image-1.5ClosedHiDream1,018±11
34▼ 2Recraft V4.1 Utility ProClosedRecraft1,018±9
35▲ 2Seedream 5.0 LiteClosedByteDance Seed1,017±12
36▼ 2Ideogram 4.5 (High)ClosedIdeogram1,015±15
37▼ 4Wan2.6 Text to ImageClosedAlibaba1,014±12
38—GPT Image 1 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,013±12
39▼ 3Krea 2 MediumClosedKrea1,012±9
40—FLUX.2 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,003±10
41▲ 1P-Image-Ideogram (High)ClosedPruna AI · 4 more variants995±14
42▲ 1Luma UNI 1ClosedLuma Labs993±12
43▲ 12Qwen Image 2.0 (2026-03-03)ClosedAlibaba990±16
44▲ 6HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent Cloud)ClosedTencent989±16
45▲ 1Wan 2.7ClosedAlibaba986±12
46▲ 3Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle985±12
47▲ 5Wan 2.7 ProClosedAlibaba979±12
48▲ 5HunyuanImage 3.5 (Preview)ClosedTencent970±12
49▲ 14Qwen Image Plus 2601ClosedAlibaba952±16
50▲ 9Recraft V4.1 FlashClosedRecraft949±12

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 “—”.