Best LLMs for Cartoon (Text to Image) - ranked by Elo & price

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All models (32) · Text to Image · Cartoon

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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 1402·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1402	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	17,390	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 1275·In $0.500·Out $3.00	1275	1275	$0.500	$3.00	28,948	O
#3	Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5 mai-image-2.5 #3·Elo 1268·In $5.00·Out -	1268	-	$5.00	-	2,109	O
#4	gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity #4·Elo 1248·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1248	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	44,942	W
#6	Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro) gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro) #6·Elo 1238·In $2.00·Out $12.00	1238	1178	$2.00	$12.00	33,201	O
#7	xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality grok-imagine-image-quality #7·Elo 1226·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1226	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	6,955	O W
#10	grok-imagine-image grok-imagine-image #10·Elo 1179·Out -	1179	-	-	-	70,091	W
#12	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro recraft-v4.1-utility-pro #12·Elo 1178·Out -	1178	-	-	-	920	O
#13	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max flux-2-max #13·Elo 1172·Out $0.070/run ~143 / $10	1172	-	-	$0.070/run ~143 / $10	40,794	O W
#16	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex flux-2-flex #16·Elo 1161·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1161	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	53,604	O W
#17	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro flux-2-pro #17·Elo 1161·Out $0.030/run ~333 / $10	1161	-	-	$0.030/run ~333 / $10	56,159	O W
#21	Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana) gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana) #21·Elo 1149·In $0.300·Out $2.50	1149	1162	$0.300	$2.50	311,548	O
#22	flux-2-dev flux-2-dev #22·Elo 1146·Out $0.012/run ~833 / $10	1146	-	-	$0.012/run ~833 / $10	23,137	W
#23	ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5 seedream-4.5 #23·Elo 1144·Out -	1144	-	-	-	77,741	O
#28	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro recraft-v4.1-pro #28·Elo 1122·Out $0.250/run ~40 / $10	1122	-	-	$0.250/run ~40 / $10	940	O W
#29	hidream-o1-image hidream-o1-image #29·Elo 1122·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1122	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	1,991	W
#32	gpt-image-1 gpt-image-1 #32·Elo 1115·Out $0.042/run ~238 / $10	1115	-	-	$0.042/run ~238 / $10	104,569	W
#36	gpt-image-1-mini gpt-image-1-mini #36·Elo 1106·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1106	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	62,447	W
#37	Recraft: Recraft V4 recraft-v4 #37·Elo 1104·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1104	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	28,842	O W
#43	z-image-turbo z-image-turbo #43·Elo 1068·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1068	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	7,424	W
#44	flux-2-klein-9b flux-2-klein-9b #44·Elo 1062·Out $0.010/run ~1000 / $10	1062	-	-	$0.010/run ~1000 / $10	49,864	W
#47	qwen-image qwen-image #47·Elo 1052·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1052	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	34,060	W
#49	ideogram-v3-quality ideogram-v3-quality #49·Elo 1026·Out $0.090/run ~111 / $10	1026	-	-	$0.090/run ~111 / $10	45,002	W
#50	photon photon #50·Elo 1026·Out $0.015/run ~667 / $10	1026	-	-	$0.015/run ~667 / $10	51,928	W
#51	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B flux-2-klein-4b #51·Elo 1023·Out $0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	1023	-	-	$0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	50,307	O W
#52	flux-1.1-pro flux-1.1-pro #52·Elo 1016·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1016	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	38,200	W
#53	p-image p-image #53·Elo 1015·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1015	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	39,742	W
#55	lucid-origin lucid-origin #55·Elo 1007·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1007	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	111,729	W
#56	glm-image glm-image #56·Elo 1004·Out $0.120/run ~83 / $10	1004	-	-	$0.120/run ~83 / $10	1,764	W
#57	ideogram-v2 ideogram-v2 #57·Elo 995·Out $0.080/run ~125 / $10	995	-	-	$0.080/run ~125 / $10	39,350	W
#58	dall-e-3 dall-e-3 #58·Elo 988·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	988	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	105,906	W
#59	Recraft: Recraft V3 recraft-v3 #59·Elo 977·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	977	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	85,325	O W

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All models (32) · Text to Image · Cartoon

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.

Rank	Model	Elo	Value	In / 1M	Output	Votes	Open in
#1	gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium) gpt-image-2 (medium) #1·Elo 1402·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1402	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	17,390	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 1275·In $0.500·Out $3.00	1275	1275	$0.500	$3.00	28,948	O
#3	Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5 mai-image-2.5 #3·Elo 1268·In $5.00·Out -	1268	-	$5.00	-	2,109	O
#4	gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity #4·Elo 1248·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1248	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	44,942	W
#6	Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro) gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro) #6·Elo 1238·In $2.00·Out $12.00	1238	1178	$2.00	$12.00	33,201	O
#7	xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality grok-imagine-image-quality #7·Elo 1226·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1226	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	6,955	O W
#10	grok-imagine-image grok-imagine-image #10·Elo 1179·Out -	1179	-	-	-	70,091	W
#12	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro recraft-v4.1-utility-pro #12·Elo 1178·Out -	1178	-	-	-	920	O
#13	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max flux-2-max #13·Elo 1172·Out $0.070/run ~143 / $10	1172	-	-	$0.070/run ~143 / $10	40,794	O W
#16	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex flux-2-flex #16·Elo 1161·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1161	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	53,604	O W
#17	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro flux-2-pro #17·Elo 1161·Out $0.030/run ~333 / $10	1161	-	-	$0.030/run ~333 / $10	56,159	O W
#21	Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana) gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana) #21·Elo 1149·In $0.300·Out $2.50	1149	1162	$0.300	$2.50	311,548	O
#22	flux-2-dev flux-2-dev #22·Elo 1146·Out $0.012/run ~833 / $10	1146	-	-	$0.012/run ~833 / $10	23,137	W
#23	ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5 seedream-4.5 #23·Elo 1144·Out -	1144	-	-	-	77,741	O
#28	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro recraft-v4.1-pro #28·Elo 1122·Out $0.250/run ~40 / $10	1122	-	-	$0.250/run ~40 / $10	940	O W
#29	hidream-o1-image hidream-o1-image #29·Elo 1122·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1122	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	1,991	W
#32	gpt-image-1 gpt-image-1 #32·Elo 1115·Out $0.042/run ~238 / $10	1115	-	-	$0.042/run ~238 / $10	104,569	W
#36	gpt-image-1-mini gpt-image-1-mini #36·Elo 1106·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1106	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	62,447	W
#37	Recraft: Recraft V4 recraft-v4 #37·Elo 1104·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1104	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	28,842	O W
#43	z-image-turbo z-image-turbo #43·Elo 1068·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1068	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	7,424	W
#44	flux-2-klein-9b flux-2-klein-9b #44·Elo 1062·Out $0.010/run ~1000 / $10	1062	-	-	$0.010/run ~1000 / $10	49,864	W
#47	qwen-image qwen-image #47·Elo 1052·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1052	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	34,060	W
#49	ideogram-v3-quality ideogram-v3-quality #49·Elo 1026·Out $0.090/run ~111 / $10	1026	-	-	$0.090/run ~111 / $10	45,002	W
#50	photon photon #50·Elo 1026·Out $0.015/run ~667 / $10	1026	-	-	$0.015/run ~667 / $10	51,928	W
#51	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B flux-2-klein-4b #51·Elo 1023·Out $0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	1023	-	-	$0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	50,307	O W
#52	flux-1.1-pro flux-1.1-pro #52·Elo 1016·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1016	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	38,200	W
#53	p-image p-image #53·Elo 1015·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1015	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	39,742	W
#55	lucid-origin lucid-origin #55·Elo 1007·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1007	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	111,729	W
#56	glm-image glm-image #56·Elo 1004·Out $0.120/run ~83 / $10	1004	-	-	$0.120/run ~83 / $10	1,764	W
#57	ideogram-v2 ideogram-v2 #57·Elo 995·Out $0.080/run ~125 / $10	995	-	-	$0.080/run ~125 / $10	39,350	W
#58	dall-e-3 dall-e-3 #58·Elo 988·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	988	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	105,906	W
#59	Recraft: Recraft V3 recraft-v3 #59·Elo 977·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	977	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	85,325	O W