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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Image Edit · Overall

    #1Elo 1466
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    kling-image-o1

    Pareto knee · $0.028/run

    #24Elo 1251
    Per Run
    $0.028
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    Recommended
    kling-image-o1

    Frontier middle pick · $0.028/run

    #24Elo 1251
    Per Run
    $0.028
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    All models (21) · 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
    #1
    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)
    gpt-image-2 (medium)
    #1·Elo 1466·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1466--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    77,221
    W
    #2
    Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    mai-image-2.5
    #2·Elo 1401·In $5.00·Out -
    1401-$5.00-5,625
    O
    #4
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality (20260519)
    grok-imagine-image-quality (20260519)
    #4·Elo 1389·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1389--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    8,018
    OW
    #5
    Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2)
    gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview (nano-banana-2) [web-search]
    #5·Elo 1389·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    13891389$0.500$3.00193,676
    O
    #7
    Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro)
    #7·Elo 1386·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    13861325$2.00$12.00518,362
    O
    #8
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #8·Elo 1376·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1376--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    411,168
    W
    #9
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    grok-imagine-image-quality
    #9·Elo 1356·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1356--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    32,630
    OW
    #11
    grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #11·Elo 1331·Out -
    1331---312,755
    W
    #14
    ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    seedream-4.5
    #14·Elo 1301·Out -
    1301---748,476
    O
    #17
    Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana)
    #17·Elo 1296·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    12961309$0.300$2.5010,849,496
    O
    #21
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    flux-2-max
    #21·Elo 1262·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1262--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    340,147
    OW
    #24
    kling-image-o1
    kling-image-o1
    #24·Elo 1251·Out
    $0.028/run
    ~357 / $10
    1251--
    $0.028/run
    ~357 / $10
    122,535
    W
    #25
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    flux-2-pro
    #25·Elo 1243·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1243--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    356,604
    OW
    #27
    reve-v1
    reve-v1
    #27·Elo 1235·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1235--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    380,883
    W
    #30
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    flux-2-flex
    #30·Elo 1225·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1225--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    402,333
    OW
    #31
    flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #31·Elo 1224·Out
    $0.016/run
    ~625 / $10
    1224--
    $0.016/run
    ~625 / $10
    484,961
    W
    #32
    flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #32·Elo 1222·Out
    $0.024/run
    ~417 / $10
    1222--
    $0.024/run
    ~417 / $10
    168,208
    W
    #37
    reve-edit-fast
    reve-edit-fast
    #37·Elo 1198·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1198--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    221,342
    W
    #38
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    flux-2-klein-4b
    #38·Elo 1188·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1188--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    485,521
    OW
    #44
    gpt-image-1
    gpt-image-1
    #44·Elo 1139·Out
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    1139--
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    2,861,249
    W
    #45
    gpt-image-1-mini
    gpt-image-1-mini
    #45·Elo 1124·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1124--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    642,239
    W