GPT Image 1 Mini

AI Image Editing Model

Image $ · 0.5¢

OpenAI's cost-effective image generation model for when image quality isn't the top priority

What GPT Image 1 Mini is good at

Rankings based on human votes in the Lumenfall Arena, where real users pick their favorite without knowing which model made which image. Excels at #13 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image), #15 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #8 Prompt Adherence (Image Editing), #11 Preservation (Image Editing), #21 Prompt Adherence (Text-to-Image), #21 Creativity (Text-to-Image), and #14 3D Imaging & Modeling (Text-to-Image) , placing in the top 38% of all competing models.

GPT Image 1 Mini Strengths

GPT Image 1 Mini outperforms most competing models here

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image
Ranked #13 of 62 models · 49.2% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
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Photorealism

Text-to-Image
Ranked #15 of 62 models · 48.4% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing
Ranked #8 of 24 models · 71.4% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Preservation

Image Editing
Ranked #11 of 32 models · 66.7% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Bald man challenge
Same prompt, other models

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image
Ranked #21 of 61 models · 40.3% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Text-to-Image
Ranked #21 of 60 models · 57.8% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image
Ranked #14 of 35 models · 21.9% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Other categories

GPT Image 1 Mini competes but doesn't rank as highly

People & Poses

Image Editing
Ranked #8 of 18 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
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Golden Hour Stroll
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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
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#5 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher
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#14 FLUX.2 [pro] ranks lower
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#18 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower

Portraits

Text-to-Image
Ranked #13 of 27 models · 54.8% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image
Ranked #13 of 27 models · 54.8% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image
Ranked #32 of 60 models · 66.7% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image
Ranked #36 of 61 models · 66.7% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 29 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Bald man challenge
Same prompt, other models

Photorealism

Image Editing
Ranked #23 of 27 models · 50.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Bald man challenge
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
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#7 Seedream 5.... ranks higher
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#21 Vidu Q2 ranks higher
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#27 FLUX.2 [dev] ranks lower

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 19 models · 42.9% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models