AI Media Model Arena
Community rankings for image, video, and upscaling models. Scores come from blind head-to-head votes and update as new matchups complete.
The Leaderboards
Generation highlights
Best models, by
Best Text-to-Image Models by Price
1 model without pricing omitted.
Best Text-to-Image Models by Speed
8 models waiting for enough speed data.
Best Image Editing Models by Price
1 model without pricing omitted.
Best Image Editing Models by Speed
2 models waiting for enough speed data.
Best Text-to-Video Models by Price
Best Text-to-Video Models by Speed
3 models waiting for enough speed data.
Best Image Upscaling Models by Price
1 model without pricing omitted.
Best Image-to-Video Models by Price
Best Image-to-Video Models by Speed
1 model waiting for enough speed data.
Best Text-to-Vector Models by Price
1 model without pricing omitted.
Best Text-to-Vector Models by Speed
2 models waiting for enough speed data.
Best Models by Skill
How models compare to each other
Hand-picked challenges describing how models performed on real briefs, and one-to-one comparison pages pitting two models head to head across the arena.
Man and Car in California
Combines two references (a person and a car) into one believable driving scene. It checks whether the model keeps the man’s identity and the car’s appearance while placing them convincingly on the coastline with matched lighting and perspective.
Nano Banana Pro vs GPT Image 2
Outtakes
Even top models have off days. The funny, the failed and the gloriously weird, straight from the arena.
Straight from the nightmares
Looks like Sora was very reluctant to create any resemblance to Will Smith at all.
One hand extra is always useful
Updates on new models and ranking changes
An occasional email covering new models, notable ranking changes, and the occasional rumor or comparison. We only send it when there's something worth sharing.
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Text-to-Vector Recraft V4.1 Pro SVG overtook Recraft V4 SVG
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Text-to-Image Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview overtook Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview
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Text-to-Video model #Q0g66x overtook Sora 2 Pro
Travel back in time
See how the leaderboard looked, what the community was generating, and how every model's reign rose and fell.
Highlights from the Archive
How each lab's lineup evolved
Community
The people behind the rankings
Every score on this page comes from blind votes. Cast yours in the arena to climb the board. The top three voters each week earn Lumenfall wallet credit.
This week's reward
- 1st $3
- 2nd $2
- 3rd $1