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ChatGPT 2.5 Flare's real output for: Food ad: a stacked double cheeseburger with melting cheese dripping over the patty, toasted sesame bun, fresh lettuce and tomato, dark moody background, a wisp of steam, macro detail.Real output · ChatGPT 2.5 Flare

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AI image model leaderboard.

Every text-to-image model on Imagera, ranked blind on the same prompts.

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As of Oct 15, 2026: ChatGPT 2.5 Flare rates highest in image, with 4 more within the margin. Ranked from the AI judge's blind verdicts on 660 real outputs made on Imagera.

Models
22
Prompts
30
Real outputs
660

The board · AI judge

Every model, ranked.

Image models · Overall · 12,000 votes · the AI judge's blind verdicts

Image models leaderboard

  1. ChatGPT 2.5 Flare: Food ad: a stacked double cheeseburger with melting cheese dripping over the patty, toasted sesame bun, fresh lettuce and tomato, dark moody background, a wisp of steam, macro detail.Real outputChatGPT 2.5 FlareRank 1, rating 1,318
  2. GPT Image 2: Food ad: a stacked double cheeseburger with melting cheese dripping over the patty, toasted sesame bun, fresh lettuce and tomato, dark moody background, a wisp of steam, macro detail.Real outputGPT Image 2Rank 2, rating 1,290
  3. ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst: Food ad: a stacked double cheeseburger with melting cheese dripping over the patty, toasted sesame bun, fresh lettuce and tomato, dark moody background, a wisp of steam, macro detail.Real outputChatGPT 2.5 SunburstRank 3, rating 1,265
Prompt Food ad: a stacked double cheeseburger with melting cheese dripping over the patty, toasted sesame bun, fresh lettuce and tomato, dark moody background, a wisp of steam, macro detail.
Image models · Overall, ranked by the AI judge's blind verdicts
RankModelRatingVotesWin rateMedian timeCard priceFailed runsTry it
1ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,31895% interval 1,254–1,3901,09883%16 s15 credits0%Try it ChatGPT 2.5 Flare
2GPT Image 21,29095% interval 1,209–1,3611,09680%34 s15 credits0%Try it GPT Image 2
3ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst1,26595% interval 1,195–1,3451,12078%20 s15 credits0%Try it ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst
4Muse Image1,25595% interval 1,195–1,3311,10077%22 s15 credits0%Try it Muse Image
5Nano Banana 2.11,21195% interval 1,145–1,2941,09673%23 s15 credits0%Try it Nano Banana 2.1
6Bold Create1,18295% interval 1,119–1,2451,10070%21 s15 credits0%Try it Bold Create
7Flux 3 Image1,08395% interval 1,018–1,1671,09659%35 s15 credits0%Try it Flux 3 Image
8Nano Banana 2Nano Banana1,08295% interval 1,016–1,1581,07259%16 s15 credits0%Try it Nano Banana 2
9Seedream 5 Flash1,06295% interval 997–1,1311,07657%21 s15 credits0%Try it Seedream 5 Flash
10Nano Banana LiteNano Banana1,05995% interval 996–1,1371,09456%7.8 s15 credits0%Try it Nano Banana Lite
11Seedream 5 Pro1,05695% interval 981–1,1381,07656%1 m 21 s15 credits0%Try it Seedream 5 Pro
12Nano Banana 2 Lite1,02595% interval 954–1,1091,05053%23 s15 credits0%Try it Nano Banana 2 Lite
13Nano Banana ProNano Banana97595% interval 908–1,0231,06246%35 s15 credits0%Try it Nano Banana Pro
14Seedream 5 Lite96795% interval 882–1,0311,08646%37 s15 credits0%Try it Seedream 5 Lite
15Flux 2 Pro91395% interval 854–9671,09839%11 s15 credits0%Try it Flux 2 Pro
16Imagera Typeset 383395% interval 768–8901,11031%19 s15 credits0%Try it Imagera Typeset 3
17Recraft V4 ProRecraft V480795% interval 729–8761,09228%15 s20 credits0%Try it Recraft V4 Pro
18Recraft V479895% interval 709–8531,09428%11 s15 credits0%Try it Recraft V4
19Ideogram 4.578695% interval 698–8641,10427%12 s20 credits0%Try it Ideogram 4.5
20Imagera Warrior78095% interval 691–8401,09026%47 s15 credits0%Try it Imagera Warrior
21Imagera Queen63195% interval 550–6981,12414%10 s15 credits0%Try it Imagera Queen
22Imagera Hermes Image62095% interval 514–7001,06613%15 s15 credits0%Try it Imagera Hermes Image

Value · Image models

Which model is worth its cost?

Each dot is a ranked model: higher is better, further left is cheaper or faster. The line joins the models nothing cheaper or faster beats.

Rating against run timeBest valueOther models95% interval
Median run time, seconds (log scale)Rating
  • How to read it. Up is a higher rating, left is faster. A dot under the line has a faster model that rates as high or higher. Whiskers are the rating’s 95% interval.
  • Basis. The median time from submit to result over our benchmark runs on this board, at the fast lane our runs used.

Best value by speed: Nano Banana Lite (7.8 s, rating 1,059), Nano Banana 2 (16 s, rating 1,082) and ChatGPT 2.5 Flare (16 s, rating 1,318). Nothing faster rates higher than these.

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Blind vote

Two pictures. Zero names.

Pick the better one. The names appear after you vote.

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Blind vote · Image models

Which one is better?

Two models, one prompt, names hidden. Your vote counts after you have looked for a moment.

PromptTwo outputs of one prompt load here, without names. Pick the better one, or a tie; the names appear after you vote.

Keys after you click in: ← left · T tie · → right · Enter next

Best by job · Image models

Best model by category.

Every category is its own board: a model that wins product shots can lose on posters.

  • Product: real outputReal output

    Product

    E-commerce and catalog shots: materials, reflections, clean light and a sellable object.

    1. 1ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,334 · 152 votes
    2. 2GPT Image 21,325 · 146 votes
    3. 3Muse Image1,287 · 156 votes
  • Ads: real outputReal output

    Ads

    Campaign and social stills: a clear subject, energy and room for a headline.

    1. 1GPT Image 21,490 · 140 votes
    2. 2Nano Banana 2.11,343 · 150 votes
    3. 3Bold Create1,268 · 150 votes
  • Cinematic: real outputReal output

    Cinematic

    Film stills: lens, grade, atmosphere and story in a single frame.

    1. 1Muse Image1,551 · 150 votes
    2. 2ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,351 · 142 votes
    3. 3Bold Create1,306 · 146 votes
  • Text & design: real outputReal output

    Text & design

    Posters, menus and covers: exact spelling, layout and readable type.

    1. 1Nano Banana 2.11,404 · 148 votes
    2. 2ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,277 · 150 votes
    3. 3ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst1,240 · 144 votes
  • Portraits: real outputReal output

    Portraits

    People: skin, hands, age, expression and natural light.

    1. 1Seedream 5 Pro1,278 · 140 votes
    2. 2Bold Create1,267 · 136 votes
    3. 3ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,251 · 140 votes
  • Illustration: real outputReal output

    Illustration

    Anime, 3D, watercolor and retro styles held consistently across the frame.

    1. 1ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,369 · 148 votes
    2. 2Flux 3 Image1,368 · 146 votes
    3. 3Nano Banana Lite1,326 · 142 votes
  • Interiors: real outputReal output

    Interiors

    Rooms and buildings: straight lines, believable materials, scale and daylight.

    1. 1ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,619 · 112 votes
    2. 2ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst1,616 · 108 votes
    3. 3GPT Image 21,615 · 110 votes
  • Concept art: real outputReal output

    Concept art

    Worlds and creatures for games and film: imagination with a readable design.

    1. 1GPT Image 21,501 · 112 votes
    2. 2ChatGPT 2.5 Flare1,463 · 118 votes
    3. 3ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst1,368 · 116 votes

Every output · Image models

Same prompt. Every model.

Each picture and clip is a real run on Imagera at the model’s default settings, unedited.

01 / 30Product22 models

Prompt Studio product photo of a matte black stainless steel water bottle standing on wet dark slate, water droplets beading on the bottle, soft rim light from behind, clean seamless gray background, 85mm lens, sharp focus.

  • ChatGPT 2.5 Flare11 s20 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • GPT Image 235 s25 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst14 s20 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Muse Image16 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Nano Banana 2.12 m 53 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Bold Create16 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Flux 3 Image34 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Nano Banana 215 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Seedream 5 Flash16 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Nano Banana Lite8.2 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Seedream 5 Pro1 m 8 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Nano Banana 2 Lite22 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Nano Banana Pro19 s20 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Seedream 5 Lite29 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Flux 2 Pro11 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Imagera Typeset 319 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Recraft V4 Pro21 s20 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Recraft V415 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Ideogram 4.59.2 s20 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Imagera Warrior46 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Imagera Queen11 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026
  • Imagera Hermes Image31 s15 credits this runRun Oct 15, 2026

Method

How the ranking works.

  1. Same prompts, real runs

    Every model renders the same 44 prompts through Imagera itself, at the settings its card opens with. Clips are asked for at 5 seconds. Nothing is retouched or picked: a run that fails counts in the model's failed-runs figure.

  2. Who competes

    Image: every general text-to-image model on Imagera released in the last 15 months. Image editing: every image editing model released in the same window, each given the same input photo and instruction. Video: the 10 text-to-video models people run most on Imagera. Style presets and vector-only variants are left out. New models join at the next benchmark run.

  3. Blind pairs

    You see two outputs of one prompt with no names, re-framed to one size. A vote counts once per pair per visitor, only on a pair we served you, after the pair has been on screen for a moment, and up to 100 votes a day.

The full methodology: all 6 steps, the criteria and the rules

FAQ

AI image model leaderboard FAQ.

What is the best AI image model?

ChatGPT 2.5 Flare has the highest rating on the Imagera Arena image board (1,318, from the AI judge's blind verdicts) as of Oct 15, 2026. Its 95% interval overlaps GPT Image 2, ChatGPT 2.5 Sunburst and Muse Image and 1 more, so the top is not settled yet. The best model still depends on the job: Product: ChatGPT 2.5 Flare; Ads: GPT Image 2; Cinematic: Muse Image; Text & design: Nano Banana 2.1; Portraits: Seedream 5 Pro; Illustration: ChatGPT 2.5 Flare; Interiors: ChatGPT 2.5 Flare; Concept art: GPT Image 2.

Which AI image model is the fastest?

Nano Banana Lite, with a median of 7.8 s from submit to result across our benchmark runs on this board.

Which AI image model costs the fewest credits?

By card price at default settings, the lowest on the image board is 15 credits a run: 20 models share it. The rating-vs-price chart on the board shows which models no cheaper model beats.

What prompts are the image models tested on?

The same 30 prompts for every model, grouped into categories (each category is its own ranking on this page). Every output is shown, unedited, with the seconds and credits of its run.

All leaderboards

One board per job.

Each board has its own page: the full table, the price chart, every category and every output.

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