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

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All models (32) · Text to Image · Portraits

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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 1443·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1443	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	8,584	W
#2	xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality grok-imagine-image-quality #2·Elo 1268·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1268	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	4,195	O W
#3	Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2) gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview (nano-banana-2) [web-search] #3·Elo 1266·In $0.500·Out $3.00	1266	1266	$0.500	$3.00	15,733	O
#4	Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5 mai-image-2.5 #4·Elo 1261·In $5.00·Out -	1261	-	$5.00	-	1,107	O
#5	gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity #5·Elo 1258·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1258	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	23,426	W
#7	Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro) gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro) #7·Elo 1236·In $2.00·Out $12.00	1236	1176	$2.00	$12.00	20,665	O
#10	grok-imagine-image grok-imagine-image #10·Elo 1189·Out -	1189	-	-	-	38,517	W
#13	Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana) gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana) #13·Elo 1168·In $0.300·Out $2.50	1168	1182	$0.300	$2.50	216,388	O
#15	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro recraft-v4.1-utility-pro #15·Elo 1168·Out -	1168	-	-	-	510	O
#16	ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5 seedream-4.5 #16·Elo 1163·Out -	1163	-	-	-	43,280	O
#18	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max flux-2-max #18·Elo 1158·Out $0.070/run ~143 / $10	1158	-	-	$0.070/run ~143 / $10	25,596	O W
#21	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro flux-2-pro #21·Elo 1147·Out $0.030/run ~333 / $10	1147	-	-	$0.030/run ~333 / $10	33,640	O W
#24	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro recraft-v4.1-pro #24·Elo 1145·Out $0.250/run ~40 / $10	1145	-	-	$0.250/run ~40 / $10	595	O W
#26	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex flux-2-flex #26·Elo 1143·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1143	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	32,371	O W
#28	z-image-turbo z-image-turbo #28·Elo 1140·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1140	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	4,277	W
#31	flux-2-dev flux-2-dev #31·Elo 1134·Out $0.012/run ~833 / $10	1134	-	-	$0.012/run ~833 / $10	13,297	W
#35	Recraft: Recraft V4 recraft-v4 #35·Elo 1119·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1119	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	15,830	O W
#37	gpt-image-1 gpt-image-1 #37·Elo 1115·Out $0.042/run ~238 / $10	1115	-	-	$0.042/run ~238 / $10	65,597	W
#38	gpt-image-1-mini gpt-image-1-mini #38·Elo 1111·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1111	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	33,134	W
#39	hidream-o1-image hidream-o1-image #39·Elo 1111·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1111	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	1,056	W
#41	p-image p-image #41·Elo 1101·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1101	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	22,240	W
#44	flux-2-klein-9b flux-2-klein-9b #44·Elo 1092·Out $0.010/run ~1000 / $10	1092	-	-	$0.010/run ~1000 / $10	30,907	W
#47	qwen-image qwen-image #47·Elo 1077·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1077	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	28,954	W
#49	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B flux-2-klein-4b #49·Elo 1053·Out $0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	1053	-	-	$0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	31,018	O W
#50	ideogram-v3-quality ideogram-v3-quality #50·Elo 1052·Out $0.090/run ~111 / $10	1052	-	-	$0.090/run ~111 / $10	28,415	W
#52	flux-1.1-pro flux-1.1-pro #52·Elo 1043·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1043	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	14,171	W
#53	lucid-origin lucid-origin #53·Elo 1042·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1042	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	74,232	W
#54	Recraft: Recraft V3 recraft-v3 #54·Elo 1040·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1040	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	43,465	O W
#56	photon photon #56·Elo 1023·Out $0.015/run ~667 / $10	1023	-	-	$0.015/run ~667 / $10	31,642	W
#57	ideogram-v2 ideogram-v2 #57·Elo 1020·Out $0.080/run ~125 / $10	1020	-	-	$0.080/run ~125 / $10	14,547	W
#58	glm-image glm-image #58·Elo 1000·Out $0.120/run ~83 / $10	1000	-	-	$0.120/run ~83 / $10	1,032	W
#64	dall-e-3 dall-e-3 #64·Elo 925·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	925	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	60,873	W

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All models (32) · Text to Image · Portraits

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 1443·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1443	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	8,584	W
#2	xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality grok-imagine-image-quality #2·Elo 1268·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1268	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	4,195	O W
#3	Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2) gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview (nano-banana-2) [web-search] #3·Elo 1266·In $0.500·Out $3.00	1266	1266	$0.500	$3.00	15,733	O
#4	Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5 mai-image-2.5 #4·Elo 1261·In $5.00·Out -	1261	-	$5.00	-	1,107	O
#5	gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity #5·Elo 1258·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1258	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	23,426	W
#7	Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro) gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro) #7·Elo 1236·In $2.00·Out $12.00	1236	1176	$2.00	$12.00	20,665	O
#10	grok-imagine-image grok-imagine-image #10·Elo 1189·Out -	1189	-	-	-	38,517	W
#13	Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana) gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana) #13·Elo 1168·In $0.300·Out $2.50	1168	1182	$0.300	$2.50	216,388	O
#15	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro recraft-v4.1-utility-pro #15·Elo 1168·Out -	1168	-	-	-	510	O
#16	ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5 seedream-4.5 #16·Elo 1163·Out -	1163	-	-	-	43,280	O
#18	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max flux-2-max #18·Elo 1158·Out $0.070/run ~143 / $10	1158	-	-	$0.070/run ~143 / $10	25,596	O W
#21	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro flux-2-pro #21·Elo 1147·Out $0.030/run ~333 / $10	1147	-	-	$0.030/run ~333 / $10	33,640	O W
#24	Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro recraft-v4.1-pro #24·Elo 1145·Out $0.250/run ~40 / $10	1145	-	-	$0.250/run ~40 / $10	595	O W
#26	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex flux-2-flex #26·Elo 1143·Out $0.060/run ~167 / $10	1143	-	-	$0.060/run ~167 / $10	32,371	O W
#28	z-image-turbo z-image-turbo #28·Elo 1140·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1140	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	4,277	W
#31	flux-2-dev flux-2-dev #31·Elo 1134·Out $0.012/run ~833 / $10	1134	-	-	$0.012/run ~833 / $10	13,297	W
#35	Recraft: Recraft V4 recraft-v4 #35·Elo 1119·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1119	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	15,830	O W
#37	gpt-image-1 gpt-image-1 #37·Elo 1115·Out $0.042/run ~238 / $10	1115	-	-	$0.042/run ~238 / $10	65,597	W
#38	gpt-image-1-mini gpt-image-1-mini #38·Elo 1111·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1111	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	33,134	W
#39	hidream-o1-image hidream-o1-image #39·Elo 1111·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1111	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	1,056	W
#41	p-image p-image #41·Elo 1101·Out $0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	1101	-	-	$0.0050/run ~2000 / $10	22,240	W
#44	flux-2-klein-9b flux-2-klein-9b #44·Elo 1092·Out $0.010/run ~1000 / $10	1092	-	-	$0.010/run ~1000 / $10	30,907	W
#47	qwen-image qwen-image #47·Elo 1077·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1077	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	28,954	W
#49	Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B flux-2-klein-4b #49·Elo 1053·Out $0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	1053	-	-	$0.0080/run ~1250 / $10	31,018	O W
#50	ideogram-v3-quality ideogram-v3-quality #50·Elo 1052·Out $0.090/run ~111 / $10	1052	-	-	$0.090/run ~111 / $10	28,415	W
#52	flux-1.1-pro flux-1.1-pro #52·Elo 1043·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1043	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	14,171	W
#53	lucid-origin lucid-origin #53·Elo 1042·Out $0.020/run ~500 / $10	1042	-	-	$0.020/run ~500 / $10	74,232	W
#54	Recraft: Recraft V3 recraft-v3 #54·Elo 1040·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	1040	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	43,465	O W
#56	photon photon #56·Elo 1023·Out $0.015/run ~667 / $10	1023	-	-	$0.015/run ~667 / $10	31,642	W
#57	ideogram-v2 ideogram-v2 #57·Elo 1020·Out $0.080/run ~125 / $10	1020	-	-	$0.080/run ~125 / $10	14,547	W
#58	glm-image glm-image #58·Elo 1000·Out $0.120/run ~83 / $10	1000	-	-	$0.120/run ~83 / $10	1,032	W
#64	dall-e-3 dall-e-3 #64·Elo 925·Out $0.040/run ~250 / $10	925	-	-	$0.040/run ~250 / $10	60,873	W