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1055 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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

Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated March 3, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 1.5 (high)OpenAI1,268Score
Best open model
FLUX.2 [dev] TurboFal1,166Score
Best from China
Seedream 4.0ByteDance Seed1,188Score
Top three by Score
3Riverflow 2.0Sourceful1,252
Top three open models
1FLUX.2 [dev] TurboFal · #14 overall1,166
2Qwen Image Max 2512Alibaba · #16 overall1,151
3FLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labs · #17 overall1,151
This week's changes
GPT-5.4 (xhigh)Intelligence · #2New
Step 3.5 FlashIntelligence · #35New
Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite PreviewIntelligence · #46New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—GPT Image 1.5 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,268—
2—Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)ClosedGoogle1,263—
3—Riverflow 2.0ClosedSourceful1,252—
4—Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)ClosedGoogle1,221—
5—FLUX.2 [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,206—
6—FLUX.2 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,192—
7—Seedream 4.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,188—
8—FLUX.2 [flex]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,178—
9—Imagen 4 Ultra Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,176—
10—Imagen 4 UltraClosedGoogle1,174—
11—Seedream 4.5ClosedByteDance Seed1,173—
12—grok-imagine-imageClosedxAI1,172—
13—Imagen 4 Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,170—
14—FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,166—
15—Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle1,165—
16—Qwen Image Max 2512OpenAlibaba1,151—
17—FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,151—
18—ImagineArt 1.5 PreviewClosedImagineArt1,149—
18—Wan 2.5 PreviewClosedAlibaba1,149—
20—Seedream 3.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,149—
21—FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,137—
22—Wan2.6 Text to ImageClosedAlibaba1,136—
23—Wan 2.6 ImageClosedAlibaba1,136—
24—FLUX.2 [klein] 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,134—
25—grok-imagine-image-proClosedxAI1,133—
26—GPT Image 1 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,129—
27—Vivago 2.1ClosedHiDream1,126—
28—Kolors 2.1ClosedKlingAI1,125—
29—HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal)OpenTencent1,121—
30—Recraft V4 ProClosedRecraft1,117—
31—FLUX.1 Kontext [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,116—
32—Z-Image TurboOpenAlibaba1,116—
33—Vidu Q2ClosedVidu1,113—
34—Recraft V4ClosedRecraft1,113—
35—Lucid Origin UltraClosedLeonardo.Ai1,111—
36—HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal)OpenTencent1,108—
37—Lucid Origin FastClosedLeonardo.Ai1,107—
38—Eigen ImageClosedEigen AI1,106—
39—Vivago 2.0ClosedHiDream1,104—
40—Imagen 3 (v002)ClosedGoogle1,101—
41—Imagen 4 StandardClosedGoogle1,096—
42—Reve Image (Halfmoon)ClosedReve1,092—
43—FLUX1.1 [pro] UltraClosedBlack Forest Labs1,089—
44—Imagen 4 Fast Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,085—
45—FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,083—
46—Dreamina 3.1ClosedByteDance1,081—
47—Ideogram 3.0ClosedIdeogram1,078—
48—FLUX.2 [klein] Base 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,078—
49—FLUX1.1 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,076—
50—Recraft V3ClosedRecraft1,073—

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

Arena data comes from the leaderboard dataset it publishes on Hugging Face (CC BY 4.0). Only each board's overall leaderboard is used; scores and ranks are unchanged. dataset · CC BY 4.0

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 “—”.