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 #5 Art (Text-to-Image), #12 Aesthetics (Text-to-Image), #17 Creativity (Text-to-Image), #8 People & Poses (Image Editing), #19 Photorealism (Text-to-Image), #19 3D Imaging & Modeling (Text-to-Image), #22 Product, Branding & Commercial (Text-to-Image), #16 Portraits (Text-to-Image), and #16 Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy (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

Art

Text-to-Image
Ranked #5 of 50 models · 100.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Aesthetics

Text-to-Image
Ranked #12 of 62 models · 51.1% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Creativity

Text-to-Image
Ranked #17 of 62 models · 60.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

People & Poses

Image Editing
Ranked #8 of 25 models · 75.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
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#7 Nano Banana ranks higher
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#19 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower
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#25 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Photorealism

Text-to-Image
Ranked #19 of 62 models · 48.3% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

3D Imaging & Modeling

Text-to-Image
Ranked #19 of 59 models · 21.9% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Product, Branding & Commercial

Text-to-Image
Ranked #22 of 61 models · 63.6% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Portraits

Text-to-Image
Ranked #16 of 40 models · 52.2% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Cartoon, Anime & Fantasy

Text-to-Image
Ranked #16 of 40 models · 52.2% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models
Ranked using Fantasy Warrior

Other categories

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

Prompt Adherence

Text-to-Image
Ranked #26 of 62 models · 40.5% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Text Rendering

Text-to-Image
Ranked #27 of 61 models · 63.6% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing
Ranked #13 of 28 models · 62.5% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models

Preservation

Image Editing
Ranked #18 of 36 models · 57.1% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Bald man challenge
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Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#10 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher
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#28 Vidu Q2 ranks lower
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#36 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing
Ranked #20 of 33 models · 52.6% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Bald man challenge
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Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#9 Grok Imagin... ranks higher
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#25 Wan 2.7 ranks lower
Before After
#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#9 Grok Imagin... ranks higher
Before After
#25 Wan 2.7 ranks lower
Before After
#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Photorealism

Image Editing
Ranked #28 of 33 models · 36.4% 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
Before After
#9 Qwen Image ... ranks higher
Before After
#25 Qwen Image ... ranks higher
Before After
#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower
Before After
#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher
Before After
#9 Qwen Image ... ranks higher
Before After
#25 Qwen Image ... ranks higher
Before After
#33 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Aesthetics

Image Editing
Ranked #27 of 29 models · 25.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Before After
Golden Hour Stroll
Same prompt, other models

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing
Ranked #27 of 28 models · 30.0% win rate Leaderboard
GPT Image 1 Mini
Same prompt, other models