What is the best AI image editing model?

Based on blind community voting, Nano Banana 2 is currently the #1 ranked AI image editing model with an Elo rating of 1247. Rankings update in real time as new votes come in.

How are AI image editing models ranked on Lumenfall?

Lumenfall Arena ranks AI models through blind community voting. In each matchup, two models generate from the same prompt and voters pick the better result without seeing model names. Votes are processed using TrueSkill, a Bayesian rating algorithm developed by Microsoft Research, that produces a single Elo score reflecting each model's relative quality.

What is an Elo rating for AI models?

An Elo rating is a numerical score representing a model's skill relative to other models. Under the hood, Lumenfall uses TrueSkill, which tracks two values per model: mu (estimated skill) and sigma (uncertainty). The displayed Elo is calculated as 1000 + 10 x (mu - 3*sigma), a conservative lower bound. A model must prove itself consistently across many matchups to earn a high rating.

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Best AI Models for Anime

Ranking the best AI image editing models for anime, based on 1 blind community-voted challenge.

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Best AI Models for Anime

14 models ranked · Last update: April 23, 2026 3:30 AM

#	Model	Price	¢/img	Elo
1	Nano Banana 2 Google	$$	2.2¢	1247
2	Seedream 4.5 ByteDance	$$	4¢	1230
3	Seedream 4.0 ByteDance	$$	3¢	1224
4	FLUX.2 [max] Black Forest Labs	$$	3¢	1221
5	FLUX.2 [pro] Black Forest Labs	$$	1.5¢	1216
6	Seedream 5.0 Lite ByteDance	$$	3.5¢	1215
7	Nano Banana Pro Google	$$$	6.7¢	1214
8	Grok Imagine Image Pro xAI	$$$	7¢	1214
9	Reve Image 1.0 Reve AI	$$	4¢	1211
10	Qwen Image Edit 2511 Alibaba	$$	3¢	1184

11	Wan 2.6 Alibaba	$$	3¢	1177
12	Grok Imagine Image xAI	$$	2¢	1176
13	GPT Image 1.5 OpenAI	$	0.9¢	1166
14	Nano Banana Google	$$	3.9¢	1156

Google's Nano Banana 2 leads the Anime category with a 78.1% win rate and 1247 Elo, a notable shift from its middle-tier standing on the overall leaderboard. It secures a 17-point lead over the next best model, ByteDance's Seedream 4.5, while offering nearly 35% faster processing speeds at approximately half the price.

Elo vs Cost

Elo vs Speed

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Highlighted Battles

The most competitive head-to-head matchups, selected by closeness and vote count.

Nano Banana Pro vs Grok Imagine Image

Studio Ghibli Anime Style

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GPT Image 1.5 vs Qwen Image Edit 2511

Studio Ghibli Anime Style

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Challenges

Studio Ghibli Anime Style Image Editing Anime

“Transform this photo into a Studio Ghibli–inspired illustration. Use soft pastel colors, hand-painted textures, gentle lighting, dreamy backgrounds, and a warm, nostalgic mood”

Input

Top 3

Nano Banana 2

FLUX.2 [max]

Seedream 4.5

Bottom 3

GPT Image 1.5

Wan 2.6

Nano Banana

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