Image Model Rankings

Automated leaderboard snapshot sourced from Artificial Analysis. Blind user votes · Elo-rated · The snapshot is refreshed automatically when the scheduled sync succeeds.

🕐 Data refreshed: September 14, 2026 · → Deploy locally

Filter: All models Current only ○ Open weights

#	Δ	Creator	Model	Elo	95% CI
1	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)	1,187	±11
2	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)	1,180	±11
3	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2 (high)	1,171	±9
4	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6	1,144	±11
5	—	RReve	Reve 2.1	1,127	±9
6	—	GGoogle	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	1,122	±8
7	—	MMeta	Muse Image	1,108	±11
8	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.5	1,105	±9
9	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 1.5 (high)	1,102	±9
10	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6-Flash	1,098	±10

The leaderboard always shows the verified Elo ranking and confidence interval. Samples, release dates, and pricing are displayed when Artificial Analysis returns those fields through the Pro media endpoint; unavailable metadata is omitted instead of showing an empty column. Open-weight deployment guidance is maintained separately in the local deployment guides →

Filter: All models Current only ○ Open weights

#	Δ	Creator	Model	Elo	95% CI
1	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)	1,167	±10
2	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)	1,146	±10
3	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6	1,124	±9
4	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6-Flash	1,117	±9
5	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2 (high)	1,114	±9
6	—	MMeta	Muse Image	1,113	±9
7	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.5	1,108	±9
8	—	GGoogle	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	1,103	±9
9	—	BSByteDance Seed	Seedream 5.0 Pro	1,100	±9
10	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.5-Pro	1,097	±9

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