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GPT Image 1 Mini

AI Image Editing Model

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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 #9 People & Poses (Image Editing) , placing in the top 31% of all competing models.

GPT Image 1 Mini Strengths

GPT Image 1 Mini outperforms most competing models here

People & Poses

Image Editing

Ranked #9 of 27 models · 77.8% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#7 FLUX.2 [kle... ranks higher

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#21 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks lower

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#27 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Pose & Character Mashup

Other categories

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

Prompt Adherence

Image Editing

Ranked #14 of 29 models · 64.7% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup

Preservation

Image Editing

Ranked #20 of 37 models · 56.0% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

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Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#10 Seedream 5.... ranks higher

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#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks lower

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#37 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Over-the-top cartoon carica... Pose & Character Mashup +1 more

Lighting, Shadows & Materials

Image Editing

Ranked #23 of 36 models · 52.2% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

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Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#10 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

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#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

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#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 Grok Imagin... ranks higher

Before After

#28 FLUX.1 Kont... ranks lower

Before After

#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge Pose & Character Mashup

Photorealism

Image Editing

Ranked #31 of 36 models · 35.7% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

Before After

Bald man challenge

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Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

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#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

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#10 Qwen Image ... ranks higher

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#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

Before After

#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#10 Qwen Image ... ranks higher

Before After

#28 Seedream 4.0 ranks higher

Before After

#36 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Bald man challenge Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Adding & Editing Objects

Image Editing

Ranked #28 of 29 models · 25.0% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California Outfit Transfer Challenge

Aesthetics

Image Editing

Ranked #32 of 33 models · 16.7% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

Before After

Golden Hour Stroll

Same prompt, other models

Before After

#1 Nano Banana... ranks higher

Before After

#9 FLUX.2 [max] ranks higher

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#25 FLUX.2 [dev... ranks higher

Before After

#33 HiDream E1 ranks lower

Ranked using Golden Hour Stroll Man and Car in California Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Backgrounds & Scenes

Image Editing

Ranked #26 of 26 models · 0.0% win rate Leaderboard

GPT Image 1 Mini

Same prompt, other models

Ranked using Man and Car in California