Text-to-image and editing. · ranked by Artificial Analysis Arena Elo · verified 10 Oct 2026

#	Name	Arena Elo	Open weights	Max resolution	Editing	Status
1	GPT Image 2 OpenAI	1370	No	—	Yes	current
2	Reve 2.1 Reve	1324	No	—	—	current
3	Nano Banana 2.1new Google	1050	No	4K	Yes	current
4	NNano Banana 2 Google	1322	No	—	Best in class	current
5	MAI-Image-2.5 Microsoft AI	1308	No	—	—	current
6	Seedream 5.0 Pro ByteDance	1282	No	—	—	current
11	Qwen-Image-2.1 Alibaba	Not rated yet	Weights only	Not published	Yes	current
12	Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Alibaba	1232	Partial	—	—	current
14	BFLUX.2 max Black Forest Labs	1229	Yes	—	Yes	current
—	MMidjourney V8.2 Midjourney	—	No	—	Yes	current

#1

GPT Image 2

OpenAI

1370

Arena Elo

• 46 points clear of second place
• Strongest prompt adherence
• Closed weights, API only

Best foroutright quality

#2

Reve 2.1

Reve

1324

Arena Elo

• Strong typographic rendering
• Independent lab

Best fordesign work