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GPT Image 2

Arena score
28.2

Text-to-Image

Rank
#3

of 44 ranked

Stars

3.0 of 5

Speed
Slow
Reliability
Fair
Price
$0.0387 / image
Top 3 in Text-to-Image
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Standout work

The model at its best across 4 more challenges.

The Reversed Rodeo
May 11, 2026
The Halloween Invitation
May 8, 2026
Pose & Character Mashup
Apr 30, 2026
Outfit Transfer Challenge
May 8, 2026
Arena / Performance 544 runs

Speed & reliability

Measured across every provider serving this model, last 30 days.

Generation speed
65.1s median
P50 65.1s P95 tail 110.9s
Reliability
75.8% success
Sampled 544 ok excludes user errors
Arena / Skills

Skills

The shape of this model's strengths, and the categories it ranks strongest in.

Top skills
  1. 1
    Photorealism 26.5
    Text-to-Image
    86%
  2. 2
    Text Rendering 25.7
    Text-to-Image
    88%
  3. 3
    Art 24.6
    Text-to-Image
    92%
  4. 4
    Product, Branding & Commercial 22.4
    Text-to-Image
    84%
  5. 5
    Photorealism 19.9
    Image Editing
    83%
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By skill

Every challenge GPT Image 2 entered, grouped by the skill it tests and led by its strongest lanes. Scroll a lane to see them all; open a stack to compare its takes.

Photorealism
5 challenges · 86% wins
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Image Editing
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Text Rendering
5 challenges · 88% wins
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Art
2 challenges · 92% wins
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Product, Branding & Commercial
2 challenges · 84% wins
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Notable matchups

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The gpt-image family

Other models in this lineage. Listed in release order.