ARENA Leaderboard
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Best AI Models for Portrait
Ranking the best AI image editing models for portrait, based on 2 blind community-voted challenges.
Highlights
10 imagesBest AI Models for Portrait
| # | Model | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Nano Banana 2
Google
|
1281 |
| 2 |
Nano Banana
Google
|
1280 |
| 3 |
Seedream 5.0 Lite
ByteDance
|
1274 |
| 4 |
Nano Banana Pro
Google
|
1272 |
| 5 |
GPT Image 1.5
OpenAI
|
1246 |
| 6 |
FLUX.2 [max]
Black Forest Labs
|
1246 |
| 7 |
Grok Imagine Image
xAI
|
1243 |
| 8 |
Seedream 4.5
ByteDance
|
1235 |
| 9 |
Grok Imagine Image Pro
xAI
|
1232 |
| 10 |
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Alibaba
|
1221 |
| 11 |
Wan 2.6
Alibaba
|
1193 |
| 12 |
FLUX.2 [pro]
Black Forest Labs
|
1190 |
| 13 |
Seedream 4.0
ByteDance
|
1179 |
| 14 |
Reve Image 1.0
Reve AI
|
1160 |
| 15 |
Z-Image Turbo
Alibaba
|
1034 |
Google's Nano Banana 2 (1281 Elo) dominates the Portrait category with a 91.7% win rate, outperforming its predecessor and the more expensive Nano Banana Pro (1272 Elo). While the overall leaderboard often favors more costly models, the ByteDance Seedream 5.0 Lite (1274 Elo) offers 76.5% win rate at nearly half the cost of flagship "Pro" competitors.
Elo vs Cost
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Highlighted Battles
The most competitive head-to-head matchups, selected by closeness and vote count.
Challenges
Bald man challenge Image Editing Photorealism Portrait
“Give the person a full, thick head of natural hair with realistic texture, density, and a natural hairline. Preserve facial features and lighting.”
Input
Top 3
1
Nano Banana Pro
2
Nano Banana 2
3
Seedream 5.0 Lite
Bottom 3
Wan 2.6
Seedream 4.0
Z-Image Turbo
15 models competed
Neutral Expression to Genuine Smile Image Editing Photorealism Portrait
{
"action": "image_edit",
"reference": "uploaded neutral portrait",
"change": "Warm genuine Duchenne smile: lips curved up, slight natural teeth, soft eye crinkles, subtle cheek raise",
"details": "Realistic smiling skin (dimples if present, soft cheek shadows), slightly brighter eyes; keep exact eye shape/color/iris",
"preserve_exact": "Face identity/structure, eyes/nose/lips/eyebrows, hair, skin texture/pores/freckles, makeup, clothing, head pose, background, lighting, shadows, framing",
"no_changes": "No face shape change, no new features, no gaze shift, no hair/clothing/lighting/background edits",
"style": "Ultra-photorealistic 8K portrait, sharp face focus, natural soft lighting, realistic skin glow"
}Input
Top 3
1
Nano Banana
2
GPT Image 1.5
3
Nano Banana Pro
Bottom 3
FLUX.2 [max]
FLUX.2 [pro]
Reve Image 1.0
14 models competed