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1432 models · 5 boards · 2 sources

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

Text-to-image arena · Anonymous head-to-head votes · Updated August 18, 2026

Best images
GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,368Score
Best open model
Ideogram 4.0Ideogram1,216Score
Best from China
Qwen-Image-3.0-ProAlibaba1,284Score
Top three by Score
1GPT Image 2 (high)OpenAI1,368
2Reve 2.1Reve1,321
Top three open models
1Ideogram 4.0Ideogram · #24 overall1,216
2Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)Fal · #35 overall1,198
3FLUX.2 [dev] TurboFal · #36 overall1,198
This week's changes
Sonic 3.6Speech · #1New
Grok 4.6 (high)Intelligence · #4New
Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BIntelligence · #7New
glm-5.3-maxCoding · #8New
Qwen-Image-3.0-ProImage · #8New
RankChangeModelScore95% interval
1—GPT Image 2 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,368±10
2—Reve 2.1ClosedReve1,321±9
3—Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)ClosedGoogle1,320±8
4▲ 1GPT Image 1.5 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,310±9
5▼ 1MAI-Image-2.5ClosedMicrosoft AI1,303±9
6—Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)ClosedGoogle1,295±9
7—Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)ClosedGoogle1,290±9
8NewQwen-Image-3.0-ProClosedAlibaba1,284±11
9▼ 1Seedream 5.0 ProClosedByteDance1,280±8
10▼ 1Riverflow 2.0ClosedSourceful1,276±9
11NewQwen-Image-3.0ClosedAlibaba1,270±11
12▼ 2Reve 2.0ClosedReve1,255±11
13▼ 2grok-imagine-image-qualityClosedSpaceXAI1,235±7
14▲ 1Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)ClosedAlibaba1,233±10
15▼ 1FLUX.2 [max]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,227±9
16▼ 4MAI-Image-2.5-FlashClosedMicrosoft AI1,227±10
17▼ 4HiDream-O1-Image-1.5ClosedHiDream1,225±8
18▼ 1Seedream 4.0ClosedByteDance Seed1,223±10
19▲ 1Luma UNI 1 MaxClosedLuma Labs1,221±10
20▼ 2FLUX.2 [flex]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,221±10
21▼ 2Krea 2 LargeClosedKrea1,219±7
22▼ 6Krea 2 Medium TurboClosedKrea1,218±10
23▼ 2grok-imagine-imageClosedSpaceXAI1,217±10
24—Ideogram 4.0OpenIdeogram · 1 more variant1,216±9
25▼ 2Recraft V4.1 UtilityClosedRecraft1,216±9
26▼ 4Recraft V4.1 Utility ProClosedRecraft1,216±7
27▼ 1Wan2.6 Text to ImageClosedAlibaba1,210±10
28▲ 1MAI-Image-2ClosedMicrosoft AI1,210±8
29▼ 2Krea 2 MediumClosedKrea1,210±7
30▼ 5FLUX.2 [pro]ClosedBlack Forest Labs1,207±9
31▼ 3Wan 2.6 ImageClosedAlibaba1,205±10
32▼ 2Seedream 4.5ClosedByteDance Seed1,204±10
33▼ 2GPT Image 1 (high)ClosedOpenAI1,204±10
34▲ 1Luma UNI 1ClosedLuma Labs1,203±10
35▼ 2Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)OpenFal · 1 more variant1,198±9
36▼ 2FLUX.2 [dev] TurboOpenFal1,198±10
37NewP-Image-Ideogram (High)ClosedPruna AI · 3 more variants1,198±11
38▼ 1FLUX.2 [dev]OpenBlack Forest Labs1,198±7
39▼ 1Seedream 5.0 LiteClosedByteDance1,197±10
40▼ 1Recraft V4 ProClosedRecraft1,192±10
41▲ 1Recraft V4.1ClosedRecraft1,190±9
42▼ 2Imagen 4 UltraClosedGoogle1,188±8
43▼ 2Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)ClosedGoogle1,188±10
44▲ 1Recraft V4.1 ProClosedRecraft1,187±9
45▼ 2Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenFal1,186±9
46▲ 1Wan 2.7 ProClosedAlibaba1,183±9
47▼ 1MAI-Image-2-EfficientClosedMicrosoft AI1,182±8
48▼ 4Recraft V4ClosedRecraft1,180±10
49▲ 1FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenFal1,177±10
50▼ 1HiDream-O1-ImageOpenHiDream1,175±8

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 “—”.