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    OpenAI: GPT Image 2 (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · Portraits

    #1Elo 1433
    Input / 1M
    $8.00
    Output / 1M
    $8.00
    Blended (4:1 in:out): $8.00/1M
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality

    Pareto knee · $0.060/run

    #5Elo 1272
    Per Run
    $0.060
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    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality

    Frontier middle pick · $0.060/run

    #5Elo 1272
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    All models (35) · 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
    #1OpenAI: GPT Image 2 (medium)
    #1·Elo 1433·In $8.00·Out $8.00
    14331342$8.00$8.0012,140
    O
    #5xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    #5·Elo 1272·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1272--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    8,346
    OW
    #6Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) (nano-banana-2)
    #6·Elo 1266·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12661266$0.500$3.003,826
    O
    #6Google: Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) (nano-banana-2)
    #6·Elo 1266·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    12661266$0.500$3.003,826
    O
    #8gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #8·Elo 1261·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1261--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    26,690
    W
    #9Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    #9·Elo 1259·In $5.00·Out -
    1259-$5.00-6,780
    O
    #11Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) (nano-banana-2-lite)
    #11·Elo 1249·In $0.250·Out $1.50
    12491279$0.250$1.502,012
    O
    #12Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) (nano-banana-pro)
    #12·Elo 1236·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12361175$2.00$12.0020,639
    O
    #12Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    #12·Elo 1236·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12361175$2.00$12.0020,639
    O
    #16grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #16·Elo 1190·Out -
    1190---47,015
    W
    #19Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    #19·Elo 1168·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11681181$0.300$2.50222,263
    O
    #21Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    #21·Elo 1167·Out -
    1167---509
    O
    #22ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    #22·Elo 1164·Out -
    1164---49,708
    O
    #24Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    #24·Elo 1157·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1157--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    26,729
    OW
    #27Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    #27·Elo 1147·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1147--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    37,659
    OW
    #32Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    #32·Elo 1144·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1144--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    33,608
    OW
    #33Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    #33·Elo 1144·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1144--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    594
    OW
    #35z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #35·Elo 1139·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1139--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    4,638
    W
    #37flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #37·Elo 1133·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1133--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    14,179
    W
    #43Recraft: Recraft V4
    #43·Elo 1117·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1117--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    20,236
    OW
    #45OpenAI: GPT Image 1
    #45·Elo 1115·In $10.00·Out $10.00
    11151015$10.00$10.0065,378
    O
    #46hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #46·Elo 1113·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1113--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    5,237
    W
    #47OpenAI: GPT Image 1 Mini
    #47·Elo 1112·In $2.50·Out $2.50
    11121072$2.50$2.5034,264
    O
    #49p-image
    p-image
    #49·Elo 1100·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1100--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    23,606
    W
    #52flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #52·Elo 1092·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1092--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    32,667
    W
    #57qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #57·Elo 1076·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1076--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    28,792
    W
    #59Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    #59·Elo 1054·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1054--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    32,845
    OW
    #60ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #60·Elo 1052·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1052--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    28,360
    W
    #62flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #62·Elo 1043·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1043--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    14,171
    W
    #63lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #63·Elo 1043·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1043--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    73,922
    W
    #64Recraft: Recraft V3
    #64·Elo 1040·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1040--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    43,422
    OW
    #65photon
    photon
    #65·Elo 1023·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1023--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    31,587
    W
    #67ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #67·Elo 1019·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    1019--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    14,547
    W
    #68glm-image
    glm-image
    #68·Elo 1000·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1000--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1,030
    W
    #74dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #74·Elo 924·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    924--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    60,610
    W