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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · Overall

    #1Elo 1388
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Pareto knee · $0.030/run

    #17Elo 1155
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    Recommended
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Frontier middle pick · $0.030/run

    #17Elo 1155
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    All models (32) · Text to Image · Overall

    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 1388·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1388--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    40,350
    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 1271·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12711271$0.500$3.0070,937
    O
    #3
    Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    mai-image-2.5
    #3·Elo 1254·In $5.00·Out -
    1254-$5.00-5,264
    O
    #5
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #5·Elo 1241·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1241--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    114,188
    W
    #6
    Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro)
    #6·Elo 1232·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12321172$2.00$12.0082,642
    O
    #7
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    grok-imagine-image-quality
    #7·Elo 1228·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1228--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    19,400
    OW
    #11
    grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #11·Elo 1174·Out -
    1174---166,767
    W
    #12
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    recraft-v4.1-utility-pro
    #12·Elo 1169·Out -
    1169---2,513
    O
    #14
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    flux-2-max
    #14·Elo 1163·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1163--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    111,466
    OW
    #17
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    flux-2-pro
    #17·Elo 1155·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1155--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    147,144
    OW
    #18
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    flux-2-flex
    #18·Elo 1154·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1154--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    143,156
    OW
    #19
    Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana)
    #19·Elo 1152·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11521165$0.300$2.50779,780
    O
    #21
    flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #21·Elo 1148·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1148--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    58,015
    W
    #23
    ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    seedream-4.5
    #23·Elo 1143·Out -
    1143---189,002
    O
    #27
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    recraft-v4.1-pro
    #27·Elo 1130·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1130--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    2,676
    OW
    #30
    hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #30·Elo 1121·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1121--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    5,108
    W
    #34
    gpt-image-1
    gpt-image-1
    #34·Elo 1115·Out
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    1115--
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    265,512
    W
    #36
    Recraft: Recraft V4
    recraft-v4
    #36·Elo 1110·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1110--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    69,221
    OW
    #37
    gpt-image-1-mini
    gpt-image-1-mini
    #37·Elo 1108·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1108--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    157,830
    W
    #41
    z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #41·Elo 1084·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1084--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    18,267
    W
    #44
    flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #44·Elo 1069·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1069--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    133,827
    W
    #48
    qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #48·Elo 1057·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1057--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    85,106
    W
    #49
    ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #49·Elo 1049·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1049--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    115,282
    W
    #50
    photon
    photon
    #50·Elo 1035·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1035--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    127,551
    W
    #51
    p-image
    p-image
    #51·Elo 1035·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1035--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    97,338
    W
    #52
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    flux-2-klein-4b
    #52·Elo 1029·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1029--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    135,658
    OW
    #54
    Recraft: Recraft V3
    recraft-v3
    #54·Elo 1021·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1021--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    191,996
    OW
    #55
    flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #55·Elo 1016·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1016--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    70,460
    W
    #56
    lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #56·Elo 1013·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1013--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    286,552
    W
    #57
    ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #57·Elo 1013·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    1013--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    72,090
    W
    #58
    glm-image
    glm-image
    #58·Elo 1011·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1011--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    4,613
    W
    #61
    dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #61·Elo 968·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    968--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    240,068
    W