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1388 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated July 29, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,340Score
Best open model
Best from China
HiDream-O1-Image-1.5HiDream1,246Score
Top three by Score
1GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,340
2Reve 2.1Reve1,299
3MAI-Image-2.5Microsoft AI1,270
Top three open models
1Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)NVIDIA · #12 overall1,218
2HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604HiDream · #21 overall1,190
3Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4StepNVIDIA · #25 overall1,182
This week's changes
claude-opus-5-maxCoding · #1New
Reve 2.1Image · #2New
MiniMax H3Video · #2New
qwen3.8-maxCoding · #4New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)OpenNVIDIA1,218±8
2—HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604OpenHiDream · 1 more variant1,190±7
3NewCosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4StepOpenNVIDIA1,182±10
4NewIdeogram 4.0 (Quality)OpenIdeogram1,175±8
5▼ 1ERNIE ImageOpenBaidu1,167±8
6▼ 1ERNIE Image TurboOpenBaidu1,163±8
7NewIdeogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)OpenFal · 1 more variant1,158±10
8▼ 2Qwen Image Max 2512OpenAlibaba1,158±8
9▼ 1FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,155±8
10▼ 3FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,154±7
11NewIdeogram 4.0 InstantOpenFal1,148±10
12▼ 3FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,136±8
13▼ 3HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal)OpenTencent1,126±8
14▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,120±7
15▼ 3HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal)OpenTencent1,119±8
16▼ 3HiDream-O1-ImageOpenHiDream1,116±8
17▼ 3Z-Image TurboOpenAlibaba1,102±7
18▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,086±8
19▼ 3SRPOOpenTencent1,080±8
20▼ 3FIBOOpenBria1,068±8
21▼ 3HunyuanImage 2.1OpenTencent1,065±8
22▼ 3HiDream-I1-DevOpenHiDream1,063±8
23▼ 3Qwen ImageOpenAlibaba1,062±8
24▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,058±7
25▼ 3HiDream-I1-FastOpenHiDream1,058±8
26▼ 3GLM-ImageOpenZ AI1,049±8
27▼ 3Infinity 8BOpenByteDance1,046±8
28▼ 3FLUX.1 Krea [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,033±11
29▼ 3LongCat ImageOpenMeituan1,032±8
30▼ 3FLUX.1 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,029±7
31▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large TurboOpenStability.ai1,024±8
32▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 LargeOpenStability.ai1,023±8
33▼ 3FLUX.1 [schnell]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,000±0
34▼ 3Lumina Image v2OpenOpenGVLab969±8
35▼ 3FLUX.2 [klein] Base 4BOpenBlack Forest Labs968±8
36▼ 3Playground v2.5OpenPlayground AI967±8
37▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3.5 MediumOpenStability.ai947±9
38▼ 3Sana Sprint 1.6BOpenNVIDIA934±9
39▼ 3Stable Diffusion 3 MediumOpenStability.ai913±8
40▼ 3SDXL LightningOpenByteDance907±8
41▼ 3OmniGen V2OpenVectorSpaceLab905±9
42▼ 2Bria 3.2OpenBria901±9
43▼ 4BagelOpenByteDance901±9
44▼ 3Stable Diffusion XL 1.0OpenStability.ai876±8
45▼ 3Stable Diffusion 2.1OpenStability.ai749±10
46▼ 3Janus ProOpenDeepSeek712±12
47▼ 3Stable Diffusion 1.5OpenStability.ai660±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 “—”.