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    gpt-image-2 (medium) (medium)

    Highest Elo in Text to Image · Text Rendering

    #1Elo 1435
    Per Run
    $0.060
    variant: medium
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    Best Value
    flux-2-dev

    Pareto knee · $0.012/run

    #18Elo 1160
    Per Run
    $0.012
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    Recommended
    flux-2-dev

    Frontier middle pick · $0.012/run

    #18Elo 1160
    Per Run
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    All models (32) · Text to Image · Text Rendering

    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 1435·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1435--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    15,609
    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 1304·In $0.500·Out $3.00
    13041304$0.500$3.0026,331
    O
    #3
    Microsoft: MAI-Image-2.5
    mai-image-2.5
    #3·Elo 1278·In $5.00·Out -
    1278-$5.00-1,874
    O
    #5
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity
    #5·Elo 1257·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1257--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    41,282
    W
    #6
    xAI: Grok Imagine Image Quality
    grok-imagine-image-quality
    #6·Elo 1255·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1255--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    6,551
    OW
    #7
    Google: Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) (nano-banana-pro)
    gemini-3-pro-image-preview (nano-banana-pro)
    #7·Elo 1254·In $2.00·Out $12.00
    12541193$2.00$12.0024,564
    O
    #11
    grok-imagine-image
    grok-imagine-image
    #11·Elo 1188·Out -
    1188---61,447
    W
    #15
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Flex
    flux-2-flex
    #15·Elo 1171·Out
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    1171--
    $0.060/run
    ~167 / $10
    47,601
    OW
    #16
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Max
    flux-2-max
    #16·Elo 1167·Out
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    1167--
    $0.070/run
    ~143 / $10
    38,137
    OW
    #17
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
    recraft-v4.1-utility-pro
    #17·Elo 1162·Out -
    1162---920
    O
    #18
    flux-2-dev
    flux-2-dev
    #18·Elo 1160·Out
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    1160--
    $0.012/run
    ~833 / $10
    18,000
    W
    #19
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Pro
    flux-2-pro
    #19·Elo 1157·Out
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    1157--
    $0.030/run
    ~333 / $10
    49,416
    OW
    #20
    Recraft: Recraft V4.1 Pro
    recraft-v4.1-pro
    #20·Elo 1154·Out
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    1154--
    $0.250/run
    ~40 / $10
    914
    OW
    #21
    Google: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) (nano-banana)
    gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana)
    #21·Elo 1154·In $0.300·Out $2.50
    11541167$0.300$2.50202,740
    O
    #27
    hidream-o1-image
    hidream-o1-image
    #27·Elo 1140·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1140--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1,743
    W
    #28
    ByteDance Seed: Seedream 4.5
    seedream-4.5
    #28·Elo 1139·Out -
    1139---65,230
    O
    #29
    Recraft: Recraft V4
    recraft-v4
    #29·Elo 1134·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1134--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    25,330
    OW
    #36
    gpt-image-1
    gpt-image-1
    #36·Elo 1115·Out
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    1115--
    $0.042/run
    ~238 / $10
    71,039
    W
    #39
    gpt-image-1-mini
    gpt-image-1-mini
    #39·Elo 1104·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1104--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    53,361
    W
    #42
    ideogram-v3-quality
    ideogram-v3-quality
    #42·Elo 1070·Out
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    1070--
    $0.090/run
    ~111 / $10
    32,529
    W
    #44
    z-image-turbo
    z-image-turbo
    #44·Elo 1058·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1058--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    5,603
    W
    #45
    flux-2-klein-9b
    flux-2-klein-9b
    #45·Elo 1055·Out
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    1055--
    $0.010/run
    ~1000 / $10
    48,254
    W
    #48
    qwen-image
    qwen-image
    #48·Elo 1047·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1047--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    15,655
    W
    #49
    ideogram-v2
    ideogram-v2
    #49·Elo 1046·Out
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    1046--
    $0.080/run
    ~125 / $10
    10,893
    W
    #51
    photon
    photon
    #51·Elo 1041·Out
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    1041--
    $0.015/run
    ~667 / $10
    32,999
    W
    #52
    glm-image
    glm-image
    #52·Elo 1034·Out
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1034--
    $0.120/run
    ~83 / $10
    1,405
    W
    #53
    p-image
    p-image
    #53·Elo 1022·Out
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    1022--
    $0.0050/run
    ~2000 / $10
    34,274
    W
    #55
    Black Forest Labs: FLUX.2 Klein 4B
    flux-2-klein-4b
    #55·Elo 1014·Out
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    1014--
    $0.0080/run
    ~1250 / $10
    49,099
    OW
    #57
    lucid-origin
    lucid-origin
    #57·Elo 1005·Out
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    1005--
    $0.020/run
    ~500 / $10
    67,758
    W
    #58
    Recraft: Recraft V3
    recraft-v3
    #58·Elo 1004·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    1004--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    42,553
    OW
    #59
    flux-1.1-pro
    flux-1.1-pro
    #59·Elo 995·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    995--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    10,769
    W
    #60
    dall-e-3
    dall-e-3
    #60·Elo 968·Out
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    968--
    $0.040/run
    ~250 / $10
    49,913
    W