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    Last refresh: 7/18/2026, 4:07:34 AM (12,374 rows)

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    OpenAI: GPT Image 2 (medium)

    Highest Elo in Image Edit · Overall

    #1Elo 1465
    Input / 1M
    $8.00
    Output / 1M
    $8.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $8.00/1M
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality (20260519)

    Pareto knee · $0.070/run

    #6Elo 1389
    Per Run
    $0.070
    harness: 20260519
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    Recommended
    kling-image-o1

    Frontier middle pick · $0.028/run

    #28Elo 1251
    Per Run
    $0.028
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    All models (24) · Image Edit · Overall

    Rank = arena overall rank. Muted rows aren't hosted on OpenRouter or a partner. Gaps in the rank sequence are closed-source or unreleased models we don't track.

    RankModelTrendEloValueIn / 1MOutputVotesOpen in
    #1OpenAI: GPT Image 2 (medium)
    #1·Elo 1465·In $8.00·Out $8.00
    14651375$8.00$8.00145,970
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    #3Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    #3·Elo 1401·In $5.00·Out -
    1401-$5.00-100,526
    O
    #6xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality (20260519)
    #6·Elo 1389·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1389--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    34,756
    OW
    #8Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) (nano-banana-pro)
    #8·Elo 1385·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    13851325$2.00$12.00518,398
    O
    #8Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    #8·Elo 1385·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    13851325$2.00$12.00518,398
    O
    #9Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (nano-banana-2)
    #9·Elo 1385·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    13851385$0.500$3.0060,941
    O
    #9Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2)
    #9·Elo 1385·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    13851385$0.500$3.0060,941
    O
    #11gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #11·Elo 1372·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1372--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    478,581
    W
    #12xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    #12·Elo 1359·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1359--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    111,066
    OW
    #15grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #15·Elo 1329·Out -
    1329---478,004
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    #17Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) (nano-banana-2-lite)
    #17·Elo 1314·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    13141344$0.250$1.5026,611
    O
    #21ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    #21·Elo 1301·Out -
    1301---898,428
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    #23Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    #23·Elo 1295·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    12951308$0.300$2.5011,005,375
    O
    #26Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    #26·Elo 1262·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1262--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    352,694
    OW
    #28kling-image-o1
    kling-image-o1
    #28·Elo 1251·Out
    $0.028/run
    ~357 / $10
    1251--
    $0.028/run
    ~357 / $10
    135,159
    W
    #29Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    #29·Elo 1242·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1242--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    436,098
    OW
    #31reve-v1
    reve-v1
    #31·Elo 1234·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1234--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    380,892
    W
    #34Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    #34·Elo 1225·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1225--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    415,399
    OW
    #35flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #35·Elo 1224·Out
    $0.016/run
    ~625 / $10
    1224--
    $0.016/run
    ~625 / $10
    506,759
    W
    #36flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #36·Elo 1220·Out
    $0.024/run
    ~417 / $10
    1220--
    $0.024/run
    ~417 / $10
    188,220
    W
    #41reve-edit-fast
    reve-edit-fast
    #41·Elo 1198·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1198--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    221,315
    W
    #42Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    #42·Elo 1188·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1188--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    506,764
    OW
    #48OpenAI: GPT Image 1
    #48·Elo 1139·In $10.00·Out $10.00
    11391039$10.00$10.002,861,463
    O
    #49OpenAI: GPT Image 1 Mini
    #49·Elo 1124·In $2.50·Out $2.50
    11241084$2.50$2.50653,134
    O