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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · Art

    #1Elo 1360
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Pareto knee · $0.030/run

    #17Elo 1162
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Frontier middle pick · $0.030/run

    #17Elo 1162
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    All models (32) · Text to Image · Art

    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 1360·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1360--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    4,582
    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 1260·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12601260$0.500$3.009,210
    O
    #3
    Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    mai-image-2.5
    #3·Elo 1256·In $5.00·Out -
    1256-$5.00-800
    O
    #4
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #4·Elo 1227·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1227--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    15,724
    W
    #6
    Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro)
    #6·Elo 1216·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12161155$2.00$12.0012,583
    O
    #7
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    grok-imagine-image-quality
    #7·Elo 1205·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1205--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    2,509
    OW
    #11
    grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #11·Elo 1176·Out -
    1176---21,165
    W
    #12
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    recraft-v4.1-utility-pro
    #12·Elo 1176·Out -
    1176---385
    O
    #14
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    flux-2-max
    #14·Elo 1171·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1171--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    15,671
    OW
    #17
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    flux-2-pro
    #17·Elo 1162·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1162--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    20,946
    OW
    #20
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    recraft-v4.1-pro
    #20·Elo 1155·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1155--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    411
    OW
    #21
    flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #21·Elo 1155·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1155--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    8,699
    W
    #22
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    flux-2-flex
    #22·Elo 1155·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1155--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    20,798
    OW
    #24
    ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    seedream-4.5
    #24·Elo 1149·Out -
    1149---25,188
    O
    #25
    Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana)
    #25·Elo 1147·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11471160$0.300$2.50101,693
    O
    #31
    gpt-image-1
    gpt-image-1
    #31·Elo 1115·Out
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    1115--
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    33,781
    W
    #32
    hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #32·Elo 1113·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1113--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    779
    W
    #33
    Recraft: Recraft V4
    recraft-v4
    #33·Elo 1113·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1113--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    8,665
    OW
    #35
    gpt-image-1-mini
    gpt-image-1-mini
    #35·Elo 1112·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1112--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    21,728
    W
    #41
    z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #41·Elo 1077·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1077--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    2,629
    W
    #42
    flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #42·Elo 1077·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1077--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    17,709
    W
    #47
    qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #47·Elo 1055·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1055--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    8,670
    W
    #49
    photon
    photon
    #49·Elo 1046·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1046--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    20,707
    W
    #50
    flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #50·Elo 1044·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1044--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    18,271
    W
    #51
    p-image
    p-image
    #51·Elo 1043·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1043--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    12,425
    W
    #52
    ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #52·Elo 1039·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1039--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    16,809
    W
    #53
    lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #53·Elo 1031·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1031--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    34,268
    W
    #54
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    flux-2-klein-4b
    #54·Elo 1028·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1028--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    18,087
    OW
    #56
    ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #56·Elo 1017·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    1017--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    18,774
    W
    #57
    glm-image
    glm-image
    #57·Elo 1013·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1013--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    712
    W
    #58
    dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #58·Elo 1010·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1010--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    38,925
    W
    #60
    Recraft: Recraft V3
    recraft-v3
    #60·Elo 991·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    991--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    35,012
    OW