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Image Generation Leaderboard

Compare the current image generation ranking from the LLMBoard Image Generation Score, eligible benchmarks, evidence coverage and native per-image pricing.

Data as of 2026-10-22

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Image Generation Ranking

This leaderboard ranking orders models by their domain-specific LLMBoard score aggregated from eligible benchmark evidence. Pricing, coverage and the source signal remain separate.

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Rank01ModelOPGPT-Image-2.5-SunburstOpenAILLMBoard Image Generation Score96.53Price / image$0.053 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank02ModelOPGPT-Image-2.5-FlareOpenAILLMBoard Image Generation Score95.12Price / image$0.053 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank03ModelOPGPT-Image-2OpenAILLMBoard Image Generation Score94.03Price / image$0.053 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank04ModelMIMAI-Image-2.6MicrosoftLLMBoard Image Generation Score91.60Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank05ModelXAGrok Imagine Image 2.0xAILLMBoard Image Generation Score91.39Price / image$0.04 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank06ModelGOGemini Nano Banana 2.1GoogleLLMBoard Image Generation Score90.04Price / image$0.0336 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank07ModelRAReve 2.1Reve AILLMBoard Image Generation Score88.18Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank08ModelMEMuse ImageMetaLLMBoard Image Generation Score86.42Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank09ModelGOGemini 3.1 Flash ImageGoogleLLMBoard Image Generation Score85.40Price / image$0.02 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank10ModelMIMAI Image 2.5MicrosoftLLMBoard Image Generation Score83.00Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank11ModelALQwen-Image-3.0-ProAlibabaLLMBoard Image Generation Score82.94Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank12ModelBYSeedream 5.0 ProByteDanceLLMBoard Image Generation Score82.83Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank13ModelGONano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)GoogleLLMBoard Image Generation Score80.36Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank14ModelGOGemini 3 Pro ImageGoogleLLMBoard Image Generation Score80.36Price / image$0.13 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank15ModelOPGPT-Image-1.5OpenAILLMBoard Image Generation Score79.23Price / image$0.05 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank16ModelALQwen-Image-2.1AlibabaLLMBoard Image Generation Score76.28Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank17ModelIDIdeogram 4.0 (Quality)IdeogramLLMBoard Image Generation Score73.25Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank18ModelMIMAI-Image-2MicrosoftLLMBoard Image Generation Score70.23Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank19ModelXAGrok Imagine ImagexAILLMBoard Image Generation Score70.14Price / image$0.02 / imageScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank20ModelLLLuma UNI 1 MaxLuma LabsLLMBoard Image Generation Score69.87Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank21ModelLLLuma UNI 1Luma LabsLLMBoard Image Generation Score67.38Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank22ModelRARecraft V4.1 Utility ProRecraft AILLMBoard Image Generation Score65.46Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank23ModelOPGPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)OpenAILLMBoard Image Generation Score64.31Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank24ModelOPGPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)OpenAILLMBoard Image Generation Score64.03Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank25ModelBFFlux 2 MaxBlack Forest LabsLLMBoard Image Generation Score63.67Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank26ModelGONano Banana 2.1GoogleLLMBoard Image Generation Score63.46Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank27ModelNVCosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)NVIDIALLMBoard Image Generation Score63.01Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank28ModelBFFlux 2 FlexBlack Forest LabsLLMBoard Image Generation Score62.04Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank29ModelMIMAI-Image-2.6-FlashMicrosoftLLMBoard Image Generation Score61.78Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026
Rank30ModelBFFLUX 3 ImageBlack Forest LabsLLMBoard Image Generation Score60.94Price / imageN/AScore updatedOct 23, 2026

Leaderboard ranking overview

This leaderboard overview connects current LLMBoard leaders with benchmark coverage and supporting source activity.

Ranked models123
SignalLLMBoard Image Generation Score

Rating strength and confidence

Use intervals and vote counts to judge how firmly each leaderboard position is supported; source ratings remain separate from the benchmark ranking.

GPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst17.8K votes
1,424.55
GPT-Image-2.5-Flare16.9K votes
1,397.62
GPT-Image-293.3K votes
1,383.04
Grok Imagine Image 2.03.1K votes
1,333.54
MAI-Image-2.625.1K votes
1,332.10
Gemini Nano Banana 2.15.3K votes
1,327.78
Reve 2.18.2K votes
1,301.71
Muse Image42.3K votes
1,274.04
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image60.5K votes
1,261.76
Seedream 5.0 Pro94.2K votes
1,255.50
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro11.4K votes
1,255.18
MAI Image 2.561.3K votes
1,254.17
1,248.70Source rating with confidence interval1,431.38

Image Generation Pricing

Arena ratings and catalog prices are shown separately. Media prices retain their original units and tiers.

per image

Up to $0.0336
4
$0.0336-$0.053
7
Above $0.053
1

Image Generation Input and Output Modalities

ModelIn: textIn: imageIn: audioIn: videoOut: textOut: imageOut: audioOut: video
SAAgnes Image 2.0 FlashSapiens AI-Yes---Yes--
Amazon Titan G1 (Standard)AmazonYes----Yes--
Amazon Titan G1 v2 (Standard)AmazonYes----Yes--
BagelByteDanceYesYes---Yes--
Bria 3.2Bria AIYes----Yes--
Cosmos3-Super-Text2ImageNVIDIAYes----Yes--
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)NVIDIAYes----Yes--
Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4StepNVIDIAYes----Yes--
DALLE 2OpenAIYes----Yes--
DALLE 3OpenAIYes----Yes--
DALLE 3 HDOpenAIYes----Yes--
NADreamImage 2.0Newport AI-Yes---Yes--

Image Generation Leaderboard Models

The full catalog includes models without enough matched benchmark or source evidence for the leaderboard ranking.

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ModelSAAgnes Image 2.0 FlashSapiens AIInput -> outputimage -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelAMAmazon Titan G1 (Standard)AmazonInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelAMAmazon Titan G1 v2 (Standard)AmazonInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBYBagelByteDanceInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBABria 3.2Bria AIInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelNVCosmos3-Super-Text2ImageNVIDIAInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelNVCosmos3-Super-Text2Image (agentic)NVIDIAInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelNVCosmos3-Super-Text2Image-4StepNVIDIAInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelOPDALLE 2OpenAIInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelOPDALLE 3OpenAIInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelOPDALLE 3 HDOpenAIInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelNADreamImage 2.0Newport AIInput -> outputimage -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBYDreamina 3.1ByteDanceInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelEAEigen ImageEigen AIInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBAERNIE ImageBaiduInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBAERNIE Image TurboBaiduInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBAFIBOBria AIInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBAFibo 2.0Bria AIInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBAFIBO EditBria AIInput -> outputimage -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBAFIBO LiteBria AIInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFlux 2 FlexBlack Forest LabsInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFlux 2 MaxBlack Forest LabsInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFlux 2 ProBlack Forest LabsInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFLUX 3 ImageBlack Forest LabsInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFlux Kontext MaxBlack Forest LabsInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFLUX.1 [dev]Black Forest LabsInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFLUX.1 [pro]Black Forest LabsInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFLUX.1 [schnell]Black Forest LabsInput -> outputtext -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFLUX.1 Kontext [dev]Black Forest LabsInput -> outputimage -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A
ModelBFFLUX.1 Kontext [pro]Black Forest LabsInput -> outputimage, text -> imageNative priceN/AProviderN/AContextN/AReleasedN/A

Image Generation Leaderboard Vendor Mix

Vendor representation among the top-ranked models in this leaderboard.

Top-entry vendor mix

25 models
OpenAI6
Google4
Microsoft3
xAI2
Alibaba2
Luma Labs2
Reve AI1
Meta1

The Top AI Models for Image Generation

A practical summary of the first five entries in this image generation AI model leaderboard, with benchmark evidence and pricing kept in context.

About this leaderboard ranking

Common questions about the Image Generation Leaderboard.

What is the top model on Image Generation Leaderboard?

GPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst is currently ranked first with 96.53 LLMBoard Image Generation Score.

What are the top three models on Image Generation Leaderboard?

The current leaders are GPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst (rank #1), GPT-Image-2.5-Flare (rank #2), and GPT-Image-2 (rank #3).

Which ranked model has the lowest official input price?

No matched official input price is currently available.

Which models are fastest on this leaderboard?

No matched runtime record is currently available.

Does the top source result mean the model is best at every task?

No. Source Arena results describe a particular task or preference signal. Capability benchmarks, prices and runtime can produce different rankings.

How does this leaderboard use benchmarks?
845.161,003.181,161.191,319.211,477.231.6K8.9K48.3K261.8K1.4MILLLLHLLPAIZASource Arena ratingVotes
67 models with comparable dataOpen a model by selecting its logo

The LLMBoard score normalizes eligible evidence by task dimension, applies domain weights and reports coverage separately. The ranking follows that score.

How many models are shown?

This page currently compares 123 models.

Why can a model be missing?

A model appears after LLMBoard calculates a score for this domain. A source Arena result is optional supporting evidence.

Top LLMBoard modelGPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst96.53 score · 100.00% coverage
Closest challengerGPT-Image-2.5-Flare1.41 LLMBoard points behind
Most votesGemini 2.5 Flash Image890539 votes

Ranking basisThis image generation AI model leaderboard uses the domain-specific LLMBoard score, evidence coverage and status. The leaderboard ranking keeps matched price and speed data separate from benchmark evidence.

  1. 01
    OP
    GPT-Image-2.5-SunburstOpenAI
    LLMBoard Image Generation Score
    96.53
    Price
    $0.053 / image via OpenAI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #1 on the current image generation LLMBoard ranking
    • 17,752 votes support the source signal
    • A matched native-unit catalog price is available

    Considerations

    • The source Arena signal remains visible separately from the aggregated LLMBoard score
    • Token output speed is not a comparable metric for this media ranking
  2. 02
    OP
    GPT-Image-2.5-FlareOpenAI
    LLMBoard Image Generation Score
    95.12
    Price
    $0.053 / image via OpenAI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #2 on the current image generation LLMBoard ranking
    • 16,889 votes support the source signal
    • A matched native-unit catalog price is available

    Considerations

    • The source Arena signal remains visible separately from the aggregated LLMBoard score
    • Token output speed is not a comparable metric for this media ranking
  3. 03
    OP
    OpenAI
    LLMBoard Image Generation Score
    94.03
    Price
    $0.053 / image via OpenAI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #3 on the current image generation LLMBoard ranking
    • 93,334 votes support the source signal
    • A matched native-unit catalog price is available

    Considerations

    • The source Arena signal remains visible separately from the aggregated LLMBoard score
    • Token output speed is not a comparable metric for this media ranking
  4. 04
    MI
    Microsoft
    LLMBoard Image Generation Score
    91.60

    Strengths

    • Ranks #4 on the current image generation LLMBoard ranking
    • 25,091 votes support the source signal

    Considerations

    • The source Arena signal remains visible separately from the aggregated LLMBoard score
    • Token output speed is not a comparable metric for this media ranking
  5. 05
    XA
    xAI
    LLMBoard Image Generation Score
    91.39
    Price
    $0.04 / image via xAI

    Strengths

    • Ranks #5 on the current image generation LLMBoard ranking
    • 3,113 votes support the source signal
    • A matched native-unit catalog price is available

    Considerations

    • The source Arena signal remains visible separately from the aggregated LLMBoard score
    • Token output speed is not a comparable metric for this media ranking

Selection summary

Best AI Models for Image Generation

GPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst currently leads the image generation ranking at 96.53. Compare evidence coverage, source activity and price separately before choosing a model for production.

Use this leaderboard with the supporting benchmark results and coverage details above. A leaderboard position summarizes the selected ranking signal; it does not replace workload-specific testing.

GPT-Image-2
MAI-Image-2.6
Grok Imagine Image 2.0
LLMBoard rank #1GPT-Image-2.5-Sunburst96.53
LLMBoard rank #2GPT-Image-2.5-Flare95.12
LLMBoard rank #3GPT-Image-294.03