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1,381.71GPT Image 2 · Medium
OpenAI
- Votes
- 75,014
- Access
- Closed
Image generation · Blind preference
Lumina Image Score
The twenty highest globally ranked text-to-image models. Scores are displayed as whole numbers while ordering retains full precision.
| Model | Provider | Arena alias | Global rank | Lumina Image Score | LMArena votes | Lumina comparisons | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 · Medium | OpenAI | gpt-image-2 (medium) | 1 | 1381.713128 | 75014 | 0 | Closed |
| MAI-Image-2.6 · Preview | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2.6-preview | 2 | 1330.695073 | 6418 | 0 | Closed |
| Grok Imagine Image 2.0 · Low | SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image-2.0 (low) | 3 | 1315.599396 | 2675 | 0 | Closed |
| Reve 2.1 | Reve | reve-2.1 | 4 | 1301.605646 | 7580 | 0 | Closed |
| Muse Image | Meta | muse-image | 5 | 1281.077783 | 22691 | 0 | Closed |
| Reve 2.0 | Reve | reve-2.0 | 6 | 1270.369729 | 14631 | 0 | Closed |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Image · Web search | gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search] | 7 | 1262.572823 | 36392 | 0 | Closed | |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | Bytedance | seedream-5.0-pro | 8 | 1258.498657 | 48174 | 0 | Closed |
| Qwen Image 3.0 Pro | Alibaba | qwen-image-3.0-pro | 9 | 1254.739023 | 10927 | 0 | Closed |
| MAI Image 2.5 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2.5 | 10 | 1254.134157 | 56737 | 0 | Closed |
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (nano-banana-2-lite) | 11 | 1250.705548 | 16381 | 0 | Closed | |
| Gemini 3 Pro Image · 2K | gemini-3-pro-image-2k (nano-banana-pro) | 12 | 1245.407636 | 146806 | 0 | Closed | |
| GPT Image 1.5 High Fidelity | OpenAI | gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity | 13 | 1239.257160 | 148079 | 0 | Closed |
| Gemini 3 Pro Image | gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro) | 14 | 1232.162843 | 82738 | 0 | Closed | |
| Ideogram 4.0 Quality | Ideogram | ideogram-4.0-quality | 15 | 1204.303622 | 36647 | 0 | Open |
| Qwen Image 2.0 Pro | Alibaba | qwen-image-2.0-pro-2026-06-22 | 16 | 1191.380164 | 12013 | 0 | Closed |
| UNI 1.1 Max | Luma AI | uni-1.1-max | 17 | 1188.296460 | 13468 | 0 | Closed |
| UNI 1.1 | Luma AI | uni-1.1 | 18 | 1182.666229 | 32214 | 0 | Closed |
| MAI Image 2 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2 | 19 | 1182.532200 | 49180 | 0 | Closed |
| Cosmos3 Super Text2Image Agentic | Nvidia | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) | 20 | 1171.798276 | 4598 | 0 | Open |
Current ranking
Global ranks remain fixed when the table is filtered.
| Rank | Model | Score | Votes | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GPT Image 2 · MediumOpenAI | 1,381.71 | 75,014 | Closed |
| #2 | MAI-Image-2.6 · PreviewMicrosoft AI | 1,330.7 | 6,418 | Closed |
| #3 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 · LowSpaceXAIPreliminary | 1,315.6 | 2,675 | Closed |
| #4 | Reve 2.1Reve | 1,301.61 | 7,580 | Closed |
| #5 | Muse ImageMeta | 1,281.08 | 22,691 | Closed |
| #6 | Reve 2.0Reve | 1,270.37 | 14,631 | Closed |
| #7 | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image · Web searchGoogle | 1,262.57 | 36,392 | Closed |
| #8 | Seedream 5.0 ProBytedance | 1,258.5 | 48,174 | Closed |
| #9 | Qwen Image 3.0 ProAlibaba | 1,254.74 | 10,927 | Closed |
| #10 | MAI Image 2.5Microsoft AI | 1,254.13 | 56,737 | Closed |
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Price per 1,000 images
Lumina Image Score against exact, manually approved endpoint prices from Artificial Analysis or first-party configuration evidence. Horizontal spacing is logarithmic; exact USD prices remain in tooltips and Data tools. Price never affects Score or rank.
| Model | Provider | Arena alias | Global rank | Lumina Image Score | Price per 1,000 images | Configuration | Price source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT Image 2 · Medium | OpenAI | gpt-image-2 (medium) | 1 | 1381.713128 | US$53 | gpt-image-2 · medium · 1024x1024 | OpenAI first-party exact configuration |
| Reve 2.1 | Reve | reve-2.1 | 4 | 1301.605646 | US$24 | Reve 2.1, Reve | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Reve 2.0 | Reve | reve-2.0 | 6 | 1270.369729 | US$24 | Reve 2.0, Reve | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | Bytedance | seedream-5.0-pro | 8 | 1258.498657 | US$90 | Seedream 5.0 Pro, Bytedance | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| MAI Image 2.5 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2.5 | 10 | 1254.134157 | US$48.128 | MAI-Image-2.5, Microsoft AI | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Ideogram 4.0 Quality | Ideogram | ideogram-4.0-quality | 15 | 1204.303622 | US$100 | Ideogram 4.0 (Quality), Ideogram | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| MAI Image 2 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2 | 19 | 1182.532200 | US$35 | MAI-Image-2, Microsoft AI | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Grok Imagine Image | SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image | 21 | 1170.672446 | US$20 | grok-imagine-image, SpaceXAI | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | Recraft | recraft-v4.1-utility-pro | 22 | 1169.418895 | US$210 | Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro, Recraft | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX.2 Max | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-max | 23 | 1162.133676 | US$70 | FLUX.2 [max], Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX.2 Flex | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-flex | 25 | 1156.567211 | US$60 | FLUX.2 [flex], Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX.2 Pro | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-pro | 27 | 1154.569518 | US$30 | FLUX.2 [pro], Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Hunyuan Image 3.0 | Tencent | hunyuan-image-3.0 | 29 | 1150.852821 | US$100 | HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal), Tencent | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview Nano Banana | gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana) | 30 | 1149.950456 | US$39 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image), Google | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match | |
| Imagen Ultra 4.0 Generate 001 | imagen-ultra-4.0-generate-001 | 31 | 1147.639668 | US$60 | Imagen 4 Ultra, Google | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match | |
| Seedream 4.5 | Bytedance | seedream-4.5 | 32 | 1146.631807 | US$40 | Seedream 4.5, ByteDance Seed | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX 2 Dev | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-dev | 33 | 1145.636079 | US$12 | FLUX.2 [dev], fal.ai | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Seedream 5.0 Lite | Bytedance | seedream-5.0-lite | 35 | 1137.794776 | US$35 | Seedream 5.0 Lite, Bytedance | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Recraft V4.1 Pro | Recraft | recraft-v4.1-pro | 37 | 1130.429597 | US$210 | Recraft V4.1 Pro, Recraft | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Imagen 4.0 Generate 001 | imagen-4.0-generate-001 | 38 | 1128.963394 | US$40 | Imagen 4 Standard, Google | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match | |
| Qwen Image 2512 | Alibaba | qwen-image-2512 | 39 | 1124.652308 | US$20 | Qwen Image Max 2512, Alibaba | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Krea 2 Medium | Krea | krea-2-medium | 40 | 1122.559053 | US$30 | Krea 2 Medium, Krea | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Hidream O1 Image | HiDream | hidream-o1-image | 41 | 1117.915246 | US$40 | HiDream O1 Image, WaveSpeed | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Recraft V4 | Recraft | recraft-v4 | 45 | 1113.447836 | US$40 | Recraft V4, Recraft | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Krea 2 Large | Krea | krea-2-large | 49 | 1107.597761 | US$60 | Krea 2 Large, Krea | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Z Image Turbo | Alibaba | z-image-turbo | 53 | 1083.636993 | US$5 | Z-Image Turbo, fal.ai | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Seedream 3 | Bytedance | seedream-3 | 54 | 1082.115572 | US$30 | Seedream 3.0, ByteDance Seed | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX 1 Kontext Max | Black Forest Labs | flux-1-kontext-max | 55 | 1074.200069 | US$80 | FLUX.1 Kontext [max], Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX.2 Klein 9B | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-klein-9b | 56 | 1069.590615 | US$15 | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B, Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX 1 Kontext Pro | Black Forest Labs | flux-1-kontext-pro | 58 | 1058.732046 | US$40 | FLUX.1 Kontext [pro], Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Qwen Image | Alibaba | qwen-image | 60 | 1056.664617 | US$20 | Qwen-Image, fal.ai | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| P Image | — | p-image | 63 | 1033.974682 | US$5 | P-Image, Pruna AI | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX.2 Klein 4B | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-klein-4b | 64 | 1030.138794 | US$14 | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B, Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Recraft V3 | Recraft | recraft-v3 | 66 | 1021.401814 | US$40 | Recraft V3, Recraft | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| FLUX 1.1 Pro | Black Forest Labs | flux-1.1-pro | 67 | 1015.692163 | US$40 | FLUX1.1 [pro], Black Forest Labs | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Ideogram V2 | Ideogram | ideogram-v2 | 69 | 1013.403238 | US$80 | Ideogram v2, Ideogram | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| GLM Image | Z.ai | glm-image | 70 | 1010.350972 | US$50 | GLM-Image, Z AI | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Dall E 3 | OpenAI | dall-e-3 | 73 | 967.599273 | US$40 | DALLE 3, OpenAI | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Stable Diffusion V35 Large | — | stable-diffusion-v35-large | 75 | 938.343686 | US$65 | Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, Stability.ai | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
| Bagel | Bytedance | bagel | 76 | 897.696186 | US$100 | Bagel, Bytedance | Artificial Analysis exact/manual match |
Lumina Image Score by verified release date
Every exact-matched model with a verified release date remains visible. The restrained path connects only genuine successive Score frontiers; release date never affects rank.
| Model | Provider | Arena alias | Global rank | Release date | Lumina Image Score | Frontier | Release-date source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dall E 3 | OpenAI | dall-e-3 | 73 | 2023-09-20 | 967.599273 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| Ideogram V2 | Ideogram | ideogram-v2 | 69 | 2024-08-21 | 1013.403238 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX 1.1 Pro | Black Forest Labs | flux-1.1-pro | 67 | 2024-10-02 | 1015.692163 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| Stable Diffusion V35 Large | — | stable-diffusion-v35-large | 75 | 2024-10-22 | 938.343686 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Recraft V3 | Recraft | recraft-v3 | 66 | 2024-10-30 | 1021.401814 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| Seedream 3 | Bytedance | seedream-3 | 54 | 2025-04-15 | 1082.115572 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX 1 Kontext Pro | Black Forest Labs | flux-1-kontext-pro | 58 | 2025-05-20 | 1058.732046 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Bagel | Bytedance | bagel | 76 | 2025-05-20 | 897.696186 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX 1 Kontext Max | Black Forest Labs | flux-1-kontext-max | 55 | 2025-05-29 | 1074.200069 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Imagen Ultra 4.0 Generate 001 | imagen-ultra-4.0-generate-001 | 31 | 2025-06-26 | 1147.639668 | Yes | Artificial Analysis | |
| Imagen 4.0 Generate 001 | imagen-4.0-generate-001 | 38 | 2025-06-26 | 1128.963394 | No | Artificial Analysis | |
| Qwen Image | Alibaba | qwen-image | 60 | 2025-08-04 | 1056.664617 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview Nano Banana | gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana) | 30 | 2025-08-26 | 1149.950456 | Yes | Artificial Analysis | |
| Hunyuan Image 3.0 | Tencent | hunyuan-image-3.0 | 29 | 2025-09-28 | 1150.852821 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| MAI Image 1 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-1 | 52 | 2025-11-04 | 1093.337340 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX.2 Flex | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-flex | 25 | 2025-11-25 | 1156.567211 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX.2 Pro | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-pro | 27 | 2025-11-25 | 1154.569518 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX 2 Dev | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-dev | 33 | 2025-11-25 | 1145.636079 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Z Image Turbo | Alibaba | z-image-turbo | 53 | 2025-12-02 | 1083.636993 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| P Image | — | p-image | 63 | 2025-12-02 | 1033.974682 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Seedream 4.5 | Bytedance | seedream-4.5 | 32 | 2025-12-05 | 1146.631807 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX.2 Max | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-max | 23 | 2025-12-16 | 1162.133676 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| Qwen Image 2512 | Alibaba | qwen-image-2512 | 39 | 2025-12-30 | 1124.652308 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| GLM Image | Z.ai | glm-image | 70 | 2026-01-13 | 1010.350972 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX.2 Klein 9B | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-klein-9b | 56 | 2026-01-15 | 1069.590615 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| FLUX.2 Klein 4B | Black Forest Labs | flux-2-klein-4b | 64 | 2026-01-15 | 1030.138794 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Grok Imagine Image | SpaceXAI | grok-imagine-image | 21 | 2026-01-28 | 1170.672446 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| Seedream 5.0 Lite | Bytedance | seedream-5.0-lite | 35 | 2026-02-13 | 1137.794776 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Recraft V4 | Recraft | recraft-v4 | 45 | 2026-02-17 | 1113.447836 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| MAI Image 2 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2 | 19 | 2026-03-19 | 1182.532200 | Yes | Artificial Analysis |
| GPT Image 2 · Medium | OpenAI | gpt-image-2 (medium) | 1 | 2026-04-21 | 1381.713128 | Yes | OpenAI first-party |
| Hidream O1 Image | HiDream | hidream-o1-image | 41 | 2026-05-08 | 1117.915246 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro | Recraft | recraft-v4.1-utility-pro | 22 | 2026-05-14 | 1169.418895 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Recraft V4.1 Pro | Recraft | recraft-v4.1-pro | 37 | 2026-05-14 | 1130.429597 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Krea 2 Medium | Krea | krea-2-medium | 40 | 2026-05-26 | 1122.559053 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Krea 2 Large | Krea | krea-2-large | 49 | 2026-05-26 | 1107.597761 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Cosmos3 Super Text2Image Agentic | Nvidia | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) | 20 | 2026-05-31 | 1171.798276 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| MAI Image 2.5 | Microsoft AI | mai-image-2.5 | 10 | 2026-06-02 | 1254.134157 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Reve 2.0 | Reve | reve-2.0 | 6 | 2026-06-03 | 1270.369729 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Ideogram 4.0 Quality | Ideogram | ideogram-4.0-quality | 15 | 2026-06-03 | 1204.303622 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | Bytedance | seedream-5.0-pro | 8 | 2026-07-08 | 1258.498657 | No | Artificial Analysis |
| Reve 2.1 | Reve | reve-2.1 | 4 | 2026-07-09 | 1301.605646 | No | Artificial Analysis |