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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
1NewHiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604OpenHiDream1,184±9
2▼ 1FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,160±9
3—Qwen Image Max 2512OpenAlibaba1,158±10
4▼ 2FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,158±10
5▼ 1FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,142±9
6NewHiDream-O1-ImageOpenHiDream1,137±11
7▼ 2HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal)OpenTencent1,128±9
8▼ 2FLUX.2 [klein] 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,127±9
9NewHiDream-O1-Image-DevOpenHiDream1,110±11
10▼ 2HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal)OpenTencent1,108±9
11▼ 4Z-Image TurboOpenAlibaba1,106±9
12▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,085±9
13▼ 2FIBOOpenBria1,077±9
14▼ 4SRPOOpenTencent1,075±9
15▼ 3HunyuanImage 2.1OpenTencent1,071±9
16▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,069±9
17▼ 1Qwen ImageOpenAlibaba1,060±9
18▼ 4HiDream-I1-DevOpenHiDream1,060±9
19▼ 4HiDream-I1-FastOpenHiDream1,059±9
20▼ 3GLM-ImageOpenZ AI1,053±9
21▼ 3Infinity 8BOpenByteDance1,048±9
22▼ 2LongCat ImageOpenMeituan1,035±10
23▼ 4FLUX.1 Krea [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,035±12
24▼ 3FLUX.1 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,033±8
25▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 LargeOpenStability.ai1,028±9
26▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large TurboOpenStability.ai1,019±9
27▼ 3FLUX.1 [schnell]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,000±0
28▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs975±9
29▼ 3Lumina Image v2OpenOpenGVLab972±9
30▼ 3Playground v2.5OpenPlayground AI968±8
31▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 MediumOpenStability.ai948±10
32▼ 3Sana Sprint 1.6BOpenNVIDIA942±10
33▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3 MediumOpenStability.ai918±9
34▼ 3SDXL LightningOpenByteDance912±9
35▼ 3OmniGen V2OpenVectorSpaceLab911±10
36▼ 3BagelOpenByteDance904±10
37▼ 3Bria 3.2OpenBria898±10
38▼ 3Stable Diffusion XL 1.0OpenStability.ai874±9
39▼ 3Stable Diffusion 2.1OpenStability.ai752±11
40▼ 3Janus ProOpenDeepSeek714±13
41▼ 3Stable Diffusion 1.5OpenStability.ai658±13

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 “—”.