Best LLMs for 3d Modeling (Text to Image) - ranked by Elo & price

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All models (32) · Text to Image · 3d Modeling

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Rank	Model	Elo	Value	In / 1M	Output	Votes	Open 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	1273	1273	$0.500	$3.00	7,239	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	1209	1149	$2.00	$12.00	8,423	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	1143	1156	$0.300	$2.50	74,415	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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

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All models (32) · Text to Image · 3d Modeling

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Rank	Model	Elo	Value	In / 1M	Output	Votes	Open 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	1273	1273	$0.500	$3.00	7,239	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	1209	1149	$2.00	$12.00	8,423	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	1143	1156	$0.300	$2.50	74,415	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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