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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · 3d Modeling

    #1Elo 1370
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Pareto knee · $0.030/run

    #19Elo 1150
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    flux-2-dev

    Frontier middle pick · $0.012/run

    #20Elo 1149
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    $0.012
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    All models (32) · Text to Image · 3d Modeling

    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 1370·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1370--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    3,830
    W
    #2
    Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2)
    gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview (nano-banana-2) [web-search]
    #2·Elo 1273·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12731273$0.500$3.007,239
    O
    #3
    Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    mai-image-2.5
    #3·Elo 1254·In $5.00·Out -
    1254-$5.00-484
    O
    #5
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #5·Elo 1217·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1217--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    12,108
    W
    #6
    Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro)
    #6·Elo 1209·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12091149$2.00$12.008,423
    O
    #7
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    grok-imagine-image-quality
    #7·Elo 1201·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1201--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1,856
    OW
    #9
    grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #9·Elo 1175·Out -
    1175---16,502
    W
    #11
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    flux-2-flex
    #11·Elo 1172·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1172--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    14,438
    OW
    #14
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    flux-2-max
    #14·Elo 1160·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1160--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    10,980
    OW
    #18
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    recraft-v4.1-utility-pro
    #18·Elo 1151·Out -
    1151---220
    O
    #19
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    flux-2-pro
    #19·Elo 1150·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1150--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    14,580
    OW
    #20
    flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #20·Elo 1149·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1149--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    6,104
    W
    #23
    Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana)
    #23·Elo 1143·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11431156$0.300$2.5074,415
    O
    #24
    ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    seedream-4.5
    #24·Elo 1142·Out -
    1142---19,253
    O
    #32
    gpt-image-1
    gpt-image-1
    #32·Elo 1115·Out
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    1115--
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    23,749
    W
    #33
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    recraft-v4.1-pro
    #33·Elo 1113·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1113--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    250
    OW
    #34
    hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #34·Elo 1111·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1111--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    493
    W
    #35
    gpt-image-1-mini
    gpt-image-1-mini
    #35·Elo 1107·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1107--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    15,968
    W
    #43
    flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #43·Elo 1077·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1077--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    12,985
    W
    #44
    Recraft: Recraft V4
    recraft-v4
    #44·Elo 1070·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1070--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    6,665
    OW
    #45
    z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #45·Elo 1070·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1070--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1,895
    W
    #46
    qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #46·Elo 1063·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1063--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    6,831
    W
    #48
    flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #48·Elo 1051·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1051--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    5,912
    W
    #50
    photon
    photon
    #50·Elo 1033·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1033--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    11,438
    W
    #51
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    flux-2-klein-4b
    #51·Elo 1030·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1030--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    13,142
    OW
    #52
    p-image
    p-image
    #52·Elo 1030·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1030--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    9,858
    W
    #53
    ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #53·Elo 1029·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1029--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    10,659
    W
    #54
    glm-image
    glm-image
    #54·Elo 1018·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1018--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    483
    W
    #55
    lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #55·Elo 1016·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1016--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    26,271
    W
    #57
    Recraft: Recraft V3
    recraft-v3
    #57·Elo 1010·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1010--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    16,469
    OW
    #58
    ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #58·Elo 990·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    990--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    6,128
    W
    #59
    dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #59·Elo 987·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    987--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    20,294
    W