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1447 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated August 24, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,369Score
Best open model
Ideogram 4.0Ideogram1,220Score
Best from China
Qwen-Image-3.0-ProAlibaba1,281Score
Top three by Score
1GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,369
2Reve 2.1Reve1,322
Top three open models
1Ideogram 4.0Ideogram · #21 overall1,220
2FLUX.2 [dev] TurboFal · #36 overall1,200
3Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)Fal · #37 overall1,200
This week's changes
hy4-previewCoding · #5New
GLM-5.3 (max)Intelligence · #6New
MAI-Image-2.5-ProImage · #7New
qwen3.8-flash-nextCoding · #8New
glm-5.3-flashCoding · #11New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—Ideogram 4.0OpenIdeogram1,220±9
2—Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)OpenIdeogram1,216±8
3▲ 1FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,200±10
4▼ 1Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)OpenFal1,200±10
5—FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,199±7
6NewCosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)OpenNVIDIA1,188±9
7▼ 1Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenFal1,184±10
8▼ 1FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,179±10
9▼ 1Ideogram 4.0 FastOpenFal1,179±10
10NewCosmos3-Super-Text2ImageOpenNVIDIA1,178±9
11▼ 2HiDream-O1-ImageOpenHiDream1,173±8
12▼ 2Qwen Image Max 2512OpenAlibaba1,172±9
13NewCosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4StepOpenNVIDIA1,158±9
14▼ 3HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal)OpenTencent1,150±10
15▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,143±9
16▼ 3HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal)OpenTencent1,138±10
17▼ 3Z-Image TurboOpenAlibaba1,131±9
18▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,099±8
19▼ 2SRPOOpenTencent1,086±8
20▼ 4Qwen ImageOpenAlibaba1,081±8
21▼ 3HunyuanImage 2.1OpenTencent1,079±8
22▼ 3FIBOOpenBria1,076±8
23▼ 3HiDream-O1-Image-DevOpenHiDream1,073±8
24▼ 3HiDream-I1-DevOpenHiDream1,072±9
25▼ 3GLM-ImageOpenZ AI1,069±8
26▼ 3HiDream-I1-FastOpenHiDream1,064±9
27▼ 2FLUX.2 [klein] 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,058±9
28▼ 4Infinity 8BOpenByteDance1,057±9
29▼ 3LongCat ImageOpenMeituan1,052±8
30▼ 3FLUX.1 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,042±7
31▼ 3FLUX.1 Krea [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,038±9
32▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large TurboOpenStability.ai1,036±8
33▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 LargeOpenStability.ai1,036±8
34▼ 3FLUX.1 [schnell]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,000±0
35▼ 3Lumina Image v2OpenOpenGVLab979±8
36▼ 3Playground v2.5OpenPlayground AI974±8
37▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs974±9
38▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 MediumOpenStability.ai964±9
39▼ 3Sana Sprint 1.6BOpenNVIDIA941±10
40▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3 MediumOpenStability.ai924±8
41▼ 3OmniGen V2OpenVectorSpaceLab914±9
42▼ 3SDXL LightningOpenByteDance912±8
43▼ 3BagelOpenByteDance909±9
44▼ 3Bria 3.2OpenBria907±10
45▼ 3Stable Diffusion XL 1.0OpenStability.ai884±9
46▼ 3Stable Diffusion 2.1OpenStability.ai754±10
47▼ 3Janus ProOpenDeepSeek722±12
48▼ 3Stable Diffusion 1.5OpenStability.ai667±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 “—”.