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

Find your model. Switch when a better one ships.

LMArena rankings joined with live provider pricing. Pick a subset and category, or click any model for the full deep-dive.

Last refresh: 6/3/2026, 4:07:20 AM (11,177 rows)

Available only

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.

Rank	Model	Elo	Value	In / 1M	Output	Votes	Open 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	1271	1271	$0.500	$3.00	70,937	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	1232	1172	$2.00	$12.00	82,642	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	1152	1165	$0.300	$2.50	779,780	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#54	Recraft: Recraft V3 recraft-v3 #54·Elo 1021·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1021	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	191,996	O W
#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

Find your model. Switch when a better one ships.

LMArena rankings joined with live provider pricing. Pick a subset and category, or click any model for the full deep-dive.

Last refresh: 6/3/2026, 4:07:20 AM (11,177 rows)

Available only

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.

Rank	Model	Elo	Value	In / 1M	Output	Votes	Open 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	1271	1271	$0.500	$3.00	70,937	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	1232	1172	$2.00	$12.00	82,642	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#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	1152	1165	$0.300	$2.50	779,780	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	O W
#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	O W
#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	O W
#54	Recraft: Recraft V3 recraft-v3 #54·Elo 1021·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1021	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	191,996	O W
#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