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    OpenAI: GPT Image 2 (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · 3d Modeling

    #1Elo 1362
    Input / 1M
    $8.00
    Output / 1M
    $8.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $8.00/1M
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (nano-banana-2)

    Pareto knee · $1.00/1M blended

    #4Elo 1259
    Input / 1M
    $0.500
    Output / 1M
    $3.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $1.00/1M
    harness: nano-banana-2
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    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity

    Frontier middle pick · $0.060/run

    #10Elo 1218
    Per Run
    $0.060
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    All models (35) · 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
    #1OpenAI: GPT Image 2 (medium)
    #1·Elo 1362·In $8.00·Out $8.00
    13621271$8.00$8.005,835
    O
    #4Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (nano-banana-2)
    #4·Elo 1259·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12591259$0.500$3.002,107
    O
    #4Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2)
    #4·Elo 1259·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12591259$0.500$3.002,107
    O
    #5Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    #5·Elo 1246·In $5.00·Out -
    1246-$5.00-3,268
    O
    #6Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) (nano-banana-2-lite)
    #6·Elo 1234·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    12341264$0.250$1.50960
    O
    #10gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #10·Elo 1218·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1218--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    13,995
    W
    #11Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) (nano-banana-pro)
    #11·Elo 1209·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12091149$2.00$12.008,428
    O
    #11Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    #11·Elo 1209·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12091149$2.00$12.008,428
    O
    #12xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    #12·Elo 1205·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1205--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    3,752
    OW
    #16grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #16·Elo 1175·Out -
    1175---20,305
    W
    #17Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    #17·Elo 1172·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1172--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    14,987
    OW
    #22Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    #22·Elo 1161·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1161--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    11,538
    OW
    #24Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    #24·Elo 1151·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1151--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    16,409
    OW
    #25Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    #25·Elo 1150·Out -
    1150---221
    O
    #26flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #26·Elo 1149·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1149--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    6,551
    W
    #27ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    #27·Elo 1146·Out -
    1146---22,349
    O
    #30Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    #30·Elo 1142·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11421155$0.300$2.5077,205
    O
    #37hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #37·Elo 1124·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1124--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    2,357
    W
    #42OpenAI: GPT Image 1
    #42·Elo 1115·In $10.00·Out $10.00
    11151015$10.00$10.0023,693
    O
    #43Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    #43·Elo 1114·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1114--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    251
    OW
    #44OpenAI: GPT Image 1 Mini
    #44·Elo 1109·In $2.50·Out $2.50
    11091069$2.50$2.5016,510
    O
    #51flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #51·Elo 1079·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1079--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    13,747
    W
    #52Recraft: Recraft V4
    #52·Elo 1075·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1075--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    8,653
    OW
    #54z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #54·Elo 1066·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1066--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    2,025
    W
    #55qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #55·Elo 1064·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1064--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    6,798
    W
    #58flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #58·Elo 1051·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1051--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    5,912
    W
    #60photon
    photon
    #60·Elo 1033·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1033--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    11,440
    W
    #61p-image
    p-image
    #61·Elo 1031·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1031--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    10,449
    W
    #62Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    #62·Elo 1031·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1031--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    13,941
    OW
    #63ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #63·Elo 1029·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1029--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    10,654
    W
    #64glm-image
    glm-image
    #64·Elo 1018·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1018--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    485
    W
    #65lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #65·Elo 1016·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1016--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    26,178
    W
    #67Recraft: Recraft V3
    #67·Elo 1011·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1011--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    16,472
    OW
    #68ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #68·Elo 991·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    991--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    6,128
    W
    #69dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #69·Elo 987·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    987--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    20,226
    W