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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.

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The Leaderboards

Text-to-Image 62 models
1 GPT Image 2 1287 2 Nano Banana 2 1279 3 Nano Banana Pro 1273 4 ImagineArt 1.5 (Preview) 1272 5 GPT Image 1.5 1268
57 more ranked Full board
Image Editing 37 models
1 Nano Banana Pro 1250 2 Nano Banana 2 1239 3 GPT Image 2 1235 4 GPT Image 1.5 1230 5 Nano Banana 2 Lite 1223
32 more ranked Full board
Text-to-Video 7 models
1 Seedance 2.0 1235 2 Wan 2.6 1202 3 Kling V3 1197 4 Sora 2 Pro 1174 5 P-Video 1173
2 more ranked Full board
Image Upscaling 4 models
1 Crystal Upscaler 1287 2 Topaz Image Upscale 1185 3 Recraft Crisp Upscale 1184 4 Google Upscaler 1147
4 models ranked Full board
Image-to-Video 3 models
1 Seedance 2.0 1226 2 Wan 2.6 1116 3 Grok Imagine Video 1032
3 models ranked Full board
Text-to-Vector 5 models
1 Recraft V4 SVG 1305 2 Recraft V4 Pro SVG 1246 3 Recraft V4.1 Pro SVG 1221 4 Recraft V4.1 SVG 1207 5 GPT-5.5 1205
5 models ranked Full board
Straight from the votes

Generation highlights

GPT Image 2 1289
Geometric Composition
Nano Banana Pro 1250
Man and Car in California
Seedance 2.0 1235
The Rubik's Gauntlet
Crystal Upscaler 1287
Feather Fidelity Challenge
Seedance 2.0 1226
Celebrity Arrival
Recraft V4 SVG 1301
The Nintendo Switch
GPT Image 2 1289
Candid Street Photography
Edited result
Original image
Before After
Nano Banana Pro 1250
Bald man challenge
Sora 2 Pro 1174
The Soul Gauntlet
Crystal Upscaler 1287
Freckle Fortress Challenge
Wan 2.6 1116
Celebrity Arrival
Recraft V4 SVG 1301
Pelican on a bike
GPT Image 2 1289
Fantasy Warrior
Nano Banana Pro 1250
Over-the-top cartoon caricature
Seedance 2.0 1235
Neon Rain Reverie
Crystal Upscaler 1287
Tokaji Text Trials
Grok Imagine Video 1032
Celebrity Arrival
Recraft V4 SVG 1301
Cat drinking milk
GPT Image 2 1289
Adorable Baby Animals in Sunny Meadow
Nano Banana Pro 1250
Studio Ghibli Anime Style
Wan 2.6 1202
The Will Smith Spaghetti Challenge
Crystal Upscaler 1287
Weave Warfare
Recraft V4.1 SVG 1207
Robo-Logo
GPT Image 2 1289
Modern Clean Menu
Edited result
Original image
Before After
Nano Banana Pro 1250
Golden Hour Stroll
Sora 2 Pro 1174
The Rubik's Gauntlet
Recraft Crisp Upscale 1184
Feather Fidelity Challenge
Recraft V4 SVG 1301
Capybara Construction Worker
GPT Image 2 1289
Vintage Cafe Logo
Nano Banana Pro 1250
Pose & Character Mashup
P-Video 1173
The Soul Gauntlet
Recraft Crisp Upscale 1184
Freckle Fortress Challenge
Recraft V4.1 Pro SVG 1221
The Elephant Artist
Price · Performance

Best models, by

Every ranked model plotted by cost against its Elo. The upper-left frontier is the best value: top quality at the lowest price.

Best Text-to-Image Models by Price

1 model without pricing omitted.

Skill leaders

Best Models by Skill

Each skill's reigning champion, grouped by what it generates. The same skill can be contested in more than one mode.

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The Showdown

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.

Showdown spotlight

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.

23 models ranked Leader GPT Image 1.5
Enter the Showdown
#1 GPT Image 1.5
#2 Nano Banana Pro
+21more on the board

Nano Banana Pro vs GPT Image 2

Nano Banana Pro:
Winner 1,274 ELO
Google Nano Banana Pro
VS
GPT Image 2:
Runner-up 1,289 ELO
OpenAI GPT Image 2
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Blooper reel

Outtakes

See the reel

Even top models have off days. The funny, the failed and the gloriously weird, straight from the arena.

DALL-E 2 Creepy

Straight from the nightmares

Sora 2 Pro Uncanny

Looks like Sora was very reluctant to create any resemblance to Will Smith at all.

FLUX.2 [max] Weirdly magical

One hand extra is always useful

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Arena Model Update

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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Lately in the arena
  1. Text-to-Image GPT Image 2 overtook Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview
  2. Text-to-Image Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview overtook Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview
  3. Image-to-Video Seedance 2.0 overtook model #3DhtH6
The archive

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

Full history
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Flashback
May 2026
Captured
DALL-E 2
One of the first Capybara Taxidrivers

How each lab's lineup evolved

Black Forest Labs 15 Alibaba 13 Google 11 Recraft AI 11 OpenAI 9 Sourceful 6 ByteDance 5 HiDream AI 3 PrunaAI 3 Stability AI 3 xAI 3 Bria 2
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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

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  • 3rd $1
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