Highlights
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Best Text-to-Image Models by Price
1 model without pricing omitted.
Best Text-to-Image Models by Speed
40 models waiting for enough speed data.
Best AI Models for Photorealism
| # | Model | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1254 | |
| 2 | 1239 | |
| 3 | 1237 | |
| 4 | 1236 | |
| 5 | 1232 | |
| 6 | 1230 | |
| 7 | 1225 | |
| 8 | 1223 | |
| 9 | 1223 | |
| 10 | 1221 |
| 11 | 1220 | |
| 12 | 1217 | |
| 13 | 1216 | |
| 14 | 1212 | |
| 15 | 1211 | |
| 16 | 1209 | |
| 17 | 1209 | |
| 18 | 1209 | |
| 19 | 1209 | |
| 20 | 1205 | |
| 21 | 1205 | |
| 22 | 1204 | |
| 23 | 1204 | |
| 24 | 1203 | |
| 25 | 1203 | |
| 26 | 1202 | |
| 27 | 1198 | |
| 28 | 1198 | |
| 29 | 1197 | |
| 30 | 1195 |
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GPT Image 2 leads the category with a dominant 83.3% win rate and an Elo of 1254, outperforming its predecessors and maintaining a 15-point lead over the runner-up. Google’s Nano Banana 2 emerges as a high-efficiency alternative, matching the 1236 Elo of more expensive models while offering significantly faster generation speeds.
Rivalries
Aggregate head-to-head across the arena
Highlighted challenges
The Reversed Rodeo
This competition tests how well AI image models truly understand language versus how much they rely on visual habits from their training data. The prompt is deliberately simple on the surface but devilishly hard in practice. Most models default to the familiar trope of an astronaut riding a horse. By forcing the reversal, we measure three critical capabilities that separate good models from great ones: Strict instruction following (including negations) Accurate subject-object relationships and spatial hierarchy Resistance to strong dataset biases
Geometric Composition
A spatial-reasoning test. Each object has a precise relationship (inside, on top, behind, seen through the glass), so it measures whether a model follows explicit placement instructions and handles transparency and refraction rather than just approximating the scene.
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