Gemini 3.1 Flash with image generation capabilities. High-efficiency image generation model with support for text rendering, reference images, search grounding, and thinking mode. The efficient counterpart to Gemini 3 Pro Image.
These two have not faced off in a shared challenge yet. Here is how their skills stack up, side by side.
Nano Banana 2
28.5
arena score
#1 of 48 in Text-to-Image
Best Text-to-Image right now
Top 2 in Image Editing
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· Text-to-Image
Recraft Crisp Upscale
17.7
arena score
#2 of 4 in Image Upscaling
Top 2 in Image Upscaling
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Recraft's image enhancement model that makes images sharper and cleaner, suitable for web use or print-ready materials