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Artificial Analysis

Artificial Analysis Text-to-Image Arena

Elo from blind pairwise preference votes on text-to-image outputs

AA-Image-T2I v2.0generative mediaactive

Score in Elo, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall

  1. 1OpenAIGPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,198 Eloindependent
  2. 2OpenAIGPT Image 2.5 Flare1,191 Eloindependent
  3. 3OpenAIGPT Image 21,171 Eloindependent
33scores
32models
33independent
0maintainer-run
0vendor-reported

Definition

Version
AA-Image-T2I v2.0
Category
generative media
Maintainer
Artificial Analysis
Status
active
Home page
https://artificialanalysis.ai/text-to-image/arena/leaderboard-text

Sources

  1. AA-Image-T2I v2.0 Leaderboard - Top AI Image Models | Artificial Analysis artificialanalysis.ai https://artificialanalysis.ai/text-to-image/arena/leaderboard-text

Scores at a Glance

Score in Elo, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall

Higher is better for this unit. Elo has no zero, so the axis starts at 700.

1OpenAIGPT Image 2.5 SunburstOpenAI(max)
1,198 Elo
independent2OpenAIGPT Image 2.5 FlareOpenAI(max)
1,191 Elo
independent3OpenAIGPT Image 2OpenAI(high)
1,171 Elo
independent4Google DeepMindNano Banana 2.1Google DeepMind, Googlerank shown as 4-6
1,160 Elo
independent5SpaceXAI (xAI)Grok Imagine Image 2.0SpaceXAI (xAI)rank shown as 4-6
1,156 Elo
independent6Microsoft AIMAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AIrank shown as 5-6
1,151 Elo
independent7GoogleNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Google
1,127 Elo
independent8MetaMuse ImageMetarank shown as 8-10
1,116 Elo
independent9Black Forest LabsFLUX 3 ImageBlack Forest Labsrank shown as 8-11
1,115 Elo
independent10OpenAIGPT Image 1.5OpenAI(high); rank shown as 9-14
1,107 Elo
independent11GoogleNano Banana 2 LiteGooglerank shown as 13-16
1,095 Elo
independent12Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-Image-3.0-ProAlibaba (Qwen)rank shown as 15-17
1,088 Elo
independent13ByteDanceSeedream 5.0 ProByteDancerank shown as 17-18
1,080 Elo
independent14Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-Image-3.0Alibaba (Qwen)
1,074 Elo
independent15Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-Image-2.1Alibaba (Qwen)rank shown as 19-23; top open-weights model per AA FAQ
1,038 Elo
independent16ByteDanceSeedream 4.0ByteDancerank shown as 20-27
1,030 Elo
independent17Krea.ai, Inc.Krea 2 LargeKrea.ai, Inc.rank shown as 22-31
1,026 Elo
independent18HiDream.aiHiDream-O1-Image-1.5HiDream.aiapproximate rank
1,019 Elo
independent19IdeogramIdeogram 4.0IdeogramQuality mode; approximate rank
1,012 Elo
independent20Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [dev]Black Forest Labsapproximate rank
1,000 Elo
independent21TencentHunyuanImage 3.0 InstructTencentapproximate rank
996 Elo
independent22TencentHunyuanImage 3.5 PreviewTencent
976 Elo
independent23TencentHunyuanImage 3.0Tencentapproximate rank
945 Elo
independent24Alibaba (Qwen)Z-Image TurboAlibaba (Qwen)approximate rank
941 Elo
independent25Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labsapproximate rank
941 Elo
independent26HiDream.aiHiDream-I1-DevHiDream.aiapproximate rank
874 Elo
independent27Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [klein] 4BBlack Forest Labsapproximate rank
864 Elo
independent
7009001,1001,300

Score in Elo, AA Text-to-Image Arena, 168 models

Higher is better for this unit. Elo has no zero, so the axis starts at 600.

1Pruna AIP-Image (P-Image 1.0)Pruna AIRank range 105 to 114
887 Elo
independent2Luma AILuma PhotonLuma AIRank range 105 to 116
885 Elo
independent3ByteDanceBAGEL (BAGEL-7B-MoT)ByteDanceRank range 161 to 163
706 Elo
independent
600700800900

Score in Elo, AA Text-to-Image leaderboard, overall

Higher is better for this unit. Elo has no zero, so the axis starts at 800.

1ByteDanceSeedream 4.5ByteDance
1,023 Elo
independent2Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-ImageZ.ai (Zhipu)
891 Elo
independent
8009001,0001,100
Where this comes from
Each bar is one model, with its most independent recorded score. Hatched bars are vendor-reported; the word beside each bar says who ran it. Settings and dates differ between rows; the Scores table below has every result.

Scores

33 of 33 scores shown aa-image-t2i-v2-0-scores.csv
ModelScoreWho ran itSettingView or populationDateSource
OpenAIGPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,198 Eloindependent(max)rank 1, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
OpenAIGPT Image 2.5 Flare1,191 Eloindependent(max)rank 2, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
OpenAIGPT Image 21,171 Eloindependent(high)rank 3, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Google DeepMindNano Banana 2.11,160 Eloindependentrank shown as 4-6rank 4, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
SpaceXAI (xAI)Grok Imagine Image 2.01,156 Eloindependentrank shown as 4-6rank 4, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Microsoft AIMAI-Image-2.61,151 Eloindependentrank shown as 5-6rank 5, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
GoogleNano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)1,127 Eloindependent–rank 7, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
MetaMuse Image1,116 Eloindependentrank shown as 8-10rank 8, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Black Forest LabsFLUX 3 Image1,115 Eloindependentrank shown as 8-11rank 8, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
OpenAIGPT Image 1.51,107 Eloindependent(high); rank shown as 9-14rank 9, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
GoogleNano Banana 2 Lite1,095 Eloindependentrank shown as 13-16rank 13, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro1,088 Eloindependentrank shown as 15-17rank 15, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
ByteDanceSeedream 5.0 Pro1,080 Eloindependentrank shown as 17-18rank 17, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-Image-3.01,074 Eloindependent–AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen-Image-2.11,038 Eloindependentrank shown as 19-23; top open-weights model per AA FAQrank 19, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
ByteDanceSeedream 4.01,030 Eloindependentrank shown as 20-27rank 20, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Krea.ai, Inc.Krea 2 Large1,026 Eloindependentrank shown as 22-31rank 22, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
ByteDanceSeedream 4.51,023 Elo +-9; 95% interval 1014 to 1032independent–rank 27, AA Text-to-Image leaderboard, overall11 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
HiDream.aiHiDream-O1-Image-1.51,019 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 31, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
IdeogramIdeogram 4.01,012 EloindependentQuality mode; approximate rankrank 38, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
IdeogramIdeogram 4.01,003 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 40, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [dev]1,000 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 44, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
TencentHunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct996 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 50, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
TencentHunyuanImage 3.5 Preview976 Eloindependent–AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
TencentHunyuanImage 3.0945 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 80, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Alibaba (Qwen)Z-Image Turbo941 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 83, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [klein] 9B941 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 84, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Z.ai (Zhipu)GLM-Image891 Elo +-7; 95% interval 884 to 898independent–rank 107, AA Text-to-Image leaderboard, overall11 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Pruna AIP-Image (P-Image 1.0)887 Elo 880 to 894 (+/-7)independentRank range 105 to 114rank 110 of 168, AA Text-to-Image Arena, 168 models11 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Luma AILuma Photon885 Elo 878 to 892 (+/-7)independentRank range 105 to 116rank 111 of 168, AA Text-to-Image Arena, 168 models11 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
HiDream.aiHiDream-I1-Dev874 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 120, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Black Forest LabsFLUX.2 [klein] 4B864 Eloindependentapproximate rankrank 125, AA Text-to-Image Arena, overall10 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
ByteDanceBAGEL (BAGEL-7B-MoT)706 Elo 95% CI 697 to 715 (+/-9)independentRank range 161 to 163rank 162 of 168, AA Text-to-Image Arena, 168 models11 Oct 2026artificialanalysis.ai
Where this comes from
Scores from different settings, harnesses or dates are not directly comparable; the row says which. Sorted by score, highest first, as a reading aid, not a ranking.

To cite this page: Project AURION, AI Use-Cases Research & Innovation, "Artificial Analysis Text-to-Image Arena", https://aurion.semai.id/benchmarks/aa-image-t2i-v2-0/, records of October 2026.