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: October 12, 2026 · → Deploy locally

Filter: All models Current only ○ Open weights

#	Δ	Creator	Model	Elo	95% CI
1	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)	1,198	±9
2	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)	1,191	±9
3	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2 (high)	1,172	±8
4	—	GGoogle	Nano Banana 2.1	1,160	±10
5	—	SSpaceXAI	Grok Imagine Image 2.0	1,155	±10
6	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6	1,151	±9
7	—	GGoogle	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	1,125	±7
8	—	BFBlack Forest Labs	FLUX 3 Image	1,116	±10
9	—	MMeta	Muse Image	1,114	±9
10	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 1.5 (high)	1,108	±8

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)	1,184	±7
2	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)	1,165	±7
3	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6	1,140	±8
4	—	GGoogle	Nano Banana 2.1	1,140	±9
5	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.6-Flash	1,128	±8
6	—	OOpenAI	GPT Image 2 (high)	1,127	±8
7	—	MMeta	Muse Image	1,121	±7
8	—	MAMicrosoft AI	MAI-Image-2.5	1,116	±8
9	—	SSpaceXAI	Grok Imagine Image 2.0	1,111	±8
10	—	GGoogle	Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)	1,111	±7

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This snapshot reports the ranking fields returned by Artificial Analysis. It does not infer a model's license, local availability, privacy, or total operating cost when those fields are absent; use the linked model cards and deployment guides for those questions.