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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · Commercial Design

    #1Elo 1401
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Pareto knee · $0.030/run

    #17Elo 1160
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    Recommended
    flux-2-dev

    Frontier middle pick · $0.012/run

    #18Elo 1156
    Per Run
    $0.012
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    All models (32) · Text to Image · Commercial Design

    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 1401·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1401--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    15,518
    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 1282·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12821282$0.500$3.0026,982
    O
    #3
    Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    mai-image-2.5
    #3·Elo 1263·In $5.00·Out -
    1263-$5.00-1,945
    O
    #5
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #5·Elo 1244·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1244--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    44,653
    W
    #6
    Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro)
    #6·Elo 1237·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12371176$2.00$12.0026,300
    O
    #7
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    grok-imagine-image-quality
    #7·Elo 1229·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1229--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    7,712
    OW
    #11
    grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #11·Elo 1176·Out -
    1176---62,808
    W
    #13
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    flux-2-flex
    #13·Elo 1173·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1173--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    52,703
    OW
    #14
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    recraft-v4.1-utility-pro
    #14·Elo 1169·Out -
    1169---1,049
    O
    #16
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    flux-2-max
    #16·Elo 1165·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1165--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    41,742
    OW
    #17
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    flux-2-pro
    #17·Elo 1160·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1160--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    53,551
    OW
    #18
    flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #18·Elo 1156·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1156--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    20,164
    W
    #21
    Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana)
    #21·Elo 1152·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11521165$0.300$2.50232,959
    O
    #24
    ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    seedream-4.5
    #24·Elo 1138·Out -
    1138---69,185
    O
    #26
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    recraft-v4.1-pro
    #26·Elo 1137·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1137--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1,109
    OW
    #27
    hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #27·Elo 1136·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1136--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    2,002
    W
    #33
    Recraft: Recraft V4
    recraft-v4
    #33·Elo 1121·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1121--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    25,920
    OW
    #35
    gpt-image-1
    gpt-image-1
    #35·Elo 1115·Out
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    1115--
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    81,202
    W
    #39
    gpt-image-1-mini
    gpt-image-1-mini
    #39·Elo 1107·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1107--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    58,395
    W
    #43
    ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #43·Elo 1081·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1081--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    36,827
    W
    #45
    flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #45·Elo 1069·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1069--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    51,474
    W
    #47
    qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #47·Elo 1068·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1068--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    17,991
    W
    #48
    z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #48·Elo 1061·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1061--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    6,194
    W
    #50
    ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #50·Elo 1054·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    1054--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    10,338
    W
    #51
    photon
    photon
    #51·Elo 1052·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1052--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    37,122
    W
    #52
    glm-image
    glm-image
    #52·Elo 1036·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1036--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1,636
    W
    #53
    p-image
    p-image
    #53·Elo 1030·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1030--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    35,850
    W
    #55
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    flux-2-klein-4b
    #55·Elo 1027·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1027--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    52,502
    OW
    #56
    Recraft: Recraft V3
    recraft-v3
    #56·Elo 1026·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1026--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    46,695
    OW
    #57
    lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #57·Elo 1020·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1020--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    82,869
    W
    #59
    flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #59·Elo 1012·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1012--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    10,135
    W
    #61
    dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #61·Elo 987·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    987--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    56,334
    W