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1239 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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

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

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,338Score
Best open model
HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604HiDream1,191Score
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 · #12 overall1,191
2Qwen Image Max 2512Alibaba · #23 overall1,161
3FLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labs · #25 overall1,158
This week's changes
qwen3.7-max-20260517Coding · #3New
xAI Text to SpeechSpeech · #5New
Fun-Realtime-TTS-PreviewSpeech · #6New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—GPT Image 2 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,338±9
2—GPT Image 1.5 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,268±10
3—Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)ClosedGoogle1,261±10
4—Riverflow 2.0ClosedSourceful1,255±10
5—Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)ClosedGoogle1,219±9
6NewRecraft V4.1 Utility ProClosedRecraft1,204±11
7▼ 1grok-imagine-image-qualityClosedxAI1,203±10
8—Seedream 4.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,195±9
9▼ 2MAI-Image-2ClosedMicrosoft1,194±9
10▲ 1Recraft V4.1 UtilityClosedRecraft1,193±11
11▼ 2FLUX.2 [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,193±9
12—HiDream-O1-Image-Dev-2604OpenHiDream1,191±9
13▼ 3FLUX.2 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,187±9
14▼ 1Imagen 4 Ultra Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,184±9
15▼ 1FLUX.2 [flex]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,181±9
16▼ 1grok-imagine-imageClosedxAI1,179±9
17▼ 1ImagineArt 2.0ClosedImagineArt1,174±9
18▼ 1Luma UNI 1 MaxClosedLuma Labs1,172±11
19NewERNIE Image TurboClosedBaidu1,171±11
20▼ 2Imagen 4 UltraClosedGoogle1,170±9
21▼ 2Imagen 4 Preview 0606ClosedGoogle1,166±9
22▼ 2Seedream 4.5ClosedByteDance Seed1,164±9
23▼ 1Qwen Image Max 2512OpenAlibaba1,161±9
24▼ 3Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle1,159±9
25▼ 2FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,158±9
26▼ 2FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,157±9
27▼ 1ImagineArt 1.5 PreviewClosedImagineArt1,151±8
28▼ 3Seedream 3.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,151±9
29▼ 2grok-imagine-image-proClosedxAI1,150±9
30▼ 2Wan 2.5 PreviewClosedAlibaba1,148±9
31▼ 2Luma UNI 1ClosedLuma Labs1,147±10
32▼ 2FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,142±9
33▼ 1Vivago 2.1ClosedHiDream1,139±9
34NewRecraft V4.1 ProClosedRecraft1,138±11
35▼ 4Wan2.6 Text to ImageClosedAlibaba1,137±9
36▼ 1Recraft V4 ProClosedRecraft1,136±9
37▲ 3Recraft V4.1ClosedRecraft1,136±11
38▼ 5GPT Image 1 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,135±9
39▼ 3Wan 2.6 ImageClosedAlibaba1,134±10
40▼ 6Kolors 2.1ClosedKlingAI1,132±9
41▼ 4Recraft V4ClosedRecraft1,130±9
42▼ 4FLUX.2 [klein] 9BOpenBlack Forest Labs1,124±9
43▼ 4HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal)OpenTencent1,123±9
44▼ 1image-1ClosedApi Airforce1,122±9
45▼ 3FLUX.1 Kontext [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,122±9
46▼ 2Lucid Origin UltraClosedLeonardo.Ai1,122±9
47▼ 6HiDream-O1-ImageOpenHiDream1,120±10
48▼ 2Seedream 5.0 LiteClosedByteDance1,118±9
49▼ 4Wan 2.7 ProClosedAlibaba1,117±8
50▼ 3Vivago 2.0ClosedHiDream1,112±9

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 “—”.