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1470 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated August 31, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,369Score
Best open model
Ideogram 4.0Ideogram1,219Score
Best from China
Qwen-Image-3.0-ProAlibaba1,284Score
Top three by Score
1GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,369
2MAI-Image-2.6-PreviewMicrosoft AI1,351
3Reve 2.1Reve1,322
Top three open models
1Ideogram 4.0Ideogram · #23 overall1,219
2FLUX.2 [dev] TurboFal · #38 overall1,198
3FLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labs · #39 overall1,198
This week's changes
gpt-6-astra-maxCoding · #1New
Wan 3.0Video · #1New
claude-fable-5.1-maxCoding · #2New
MAI-Image-2.6-PreviewImage · #2New
GLM-5.3-FlashIntelligence · #9New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—Ideogram 4.0OpenIdeogram1,219±9
2—Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)OpenIdeogram1,213±8
3—FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,198±10
4▲ 1FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,198±7
5▼ 1Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)OpenFal1,198±10
6—Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)OpenNVIDIA1,185±9
7—Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenFal1,184±10
8▲ 1Ideogram 4.0 FastOpenFal1,179±10
9▼ 1FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,177±10
10—Cosmos3-Super-Text2ImageOpenNVIDIA1,176±9
11—HiDream-O1-ImageOpenHiDream1,174±8
12—Qwen Image Max 2512OpenAlibaba1,171±9
13—Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4StepOpenNVIDIA1,157±9
14—HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal)OpenTencent1,152±10
15—FLUX.2 [klein] 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,140±8
16—HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal)OpenTencent1,136±10
17—Z-Image TurboOpenAlibaba1,133±9
18NewERNIE Image TurboOpenBaidu1,117±9
19NewERNIE ImageOpenBaidu1,115±9
20▼ 2FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,098±8
21▼ 2SRPOOpenTencent1,083±8
22▼ 1HunyuanImage 2.1OpenTencent1,077±8
23▼ 3Qwen ImageOpenAlibaba1,076±8
24▼ 2FIBOOpenBria1,074±8
25▼ 1HiDream-I1-DevOpenHiDream1,071±9
26▼ 3HiDream-O1-Image-DevOpenHiDream1,068±8
27▼ 1HiDream-I1-FastOpenHiDream1,063±9
28▼ 3GLM-ImageOpenZ AI1,062±8
29▼ 2FLUX.2 [klein] 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,059±9
30▼ 2Infinity 8BOpenByteDance1,056±9
31▼ 2LongCat ImageOpenMeituan1,050±8
32▼ 1FLUX.1 Krea [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,039±9
33▼ 3FLUX.1 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,039±7
34▼ 2Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large TurboOpenStability.ai1,034±8
35▼ 2Stable Diffusion 3.5 LargeOpenStability.ai1,034±8
36NewFIBO LiteOpenBria1,031±12
37▼ 3FLUX.1 [schnell]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,000±0
38▼ 3Lumina Image v2OpenOpenGVLab977±8
39▼ 2FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs972±9
40▼ 4Playground v2.5OpenPlayground AI971±8
41▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 MediumOpenStability.ai963±9
42▼ 3Sana Sprint 1.6BOpenNVIDIA939±10
43▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3 MediumOpenStability.ai922±8
44▼ 3OmniGen V2OpenVectorSpaceLab916±9
45▼ 3SDXL LightningOpenByteDance910±8
46▼ 3BagelOpenByteDance908±9
47▼ 3Bria 3.2OpenBria906±10
48▼ 3Stable Diffusion XL 1.0OpenStability.ai882±9
49▼ 3Stable Diffusion 2.1OpenStability.ai753±10
50▼ 3Janus ProOpenDeepSeek721±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 “—”.