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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · Portraits

    #1Elo 1443
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Pareto knee · $0.030/run

    #21Elo 1147
    Per Run
    $0.030
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    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro

    Frontier middle pick · $0.030/run

    #21Elo 1147
    Per Run
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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.

    RankModelTrendEloValueIn / 1MOutputVotesOpen 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
    OW
    #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
    12661266$0.500$3.0015,733
    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
    12361176$2.00$12.0020,665
    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
    11681182$0.300$2.50216,388
    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
    OW
    #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
    OW
    #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
    OW
    #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
    OW
    #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
    OW
    #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
    OW
    #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
    OW
    #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