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Artificial Analysis · Sep 21, 202626 models · Image output costs; prompt tokens extra
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41 models · 9 providers| Cache read /M | Cache write /M | Modalities | Capabilities | ||||||||
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GPT Image 2openai/gpt-image-2 | 1171.0 | openai | 21 Apr 2026 | ~$0.211 | — | $5.00 | $30.00 | $1.25 | — | text → image | image-generationimplicit-caching |
Grok Imagine Image 2.0spacexai/grok-imagine-image-2.0 | 1154.0 | spacexai | 7 Aug 2026 | $0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (Nano Banana 2)google/gemini-3.1-flash-image | 1122.0 | 28 May 2026 | $0.045 | 131K | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | — | text, image → text, image | image-generationimplicit-cachingreasoningvisionweb-searchstructured-output | |
Muse Image 1.0newmeta/muse-image-1.0 | 1111.0 | meta | 26 Aug 2026 | $0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | text, image → image | image-generationvision |
GPT Image 1.5openai/gpt-image-1.5 | 1102.0 | openai | 16 Dec 2025 | ~$0.133 | — | $5.00 | $32.00 | $1.25 | — | text → image | image-generationimplicit-caching |
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)google/gemini-3-pro-image | 1100.0 | 1 Sept 2025 | $0.134 | 66K | $2.00 | $12.00 | $0.20 | — | text, image → text, image | image-generationweb-searchimplicit-cachingvisionstructured-output | |
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Nano Banana 2 Lite)google/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | 1091.0 | 30 Jun 2026 | $0.034 | 66K | $0.25 | $1.50 | $0.03 | — | text, image → text, image | image-generationimplicit-cachingreasoningvisionweb-search | |
Seedream 5.0 Probytedance/seedream-5.0-pro | 1078.0 | bytedance | 11 Jul 2026 | $0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Seedream 4.0bytedance/seedream-4.0 | 1026.0 | bytedance | 9 Sept 2025 | $0.03 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX.2 [flex]bfl/flux-2-flex | 1025.0 | bfl | 25 Nov 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX.2 [max]bfl/flux-2-max | 1021.0 | bfl | 16 Dec 2025 | — | 67K | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Seedream 4.5bytedance/seedream-4.5 | 1021.0 | bytedance | 3 Dec 2025 | $0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V4.1 Utilityrecraft/recraft-v4.1-utility | 1020.0 | recraft | 14 May 2026 | $0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Grok Imagine Imagespacexai/grok-imagine-image | 1018.0 | spacexai | 28 Jan 2026 | $0.02 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V4.1 Utility Prorecraft/recraft-v4.1-utility-pro | 1017.0 | recraft | 14 May 2026 | $0.21 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Seedream 5.0 Litebytedance/seedream-5.0-lite | 1010.0 | bytedance | 13 Feb 2026 | $0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
GPT Image 1openai/gpt-image-1 | 1007.0 | openai | 25 Mar 2025 | ~$0.167 | — | $5.00 | $40.00 | $1.25 | — | text → image | image-generationimplicit-caching |
FLUX.2 [pro]bfl/flux-2-pro | 1001.0 | bfl | 25 Nov 2025 | — | 67K | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V4.1recraft/recraft-v4.1 | 988.0 | recraft | 14 May 2026 | $0.035 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)google/gemini-2.5-flash-image | 985.0 | 26 Aug 2025 | $0.039 | 33K | $0.30 | $2.50 | $0.03 | — | text, image → text, image | image-generationweb-searchvision | |
Recraft V4 Prorecraft/recraft-v4-pro | 984.0 | recraft | 17 Feb 2026 | $0.25 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V4recraft/recraft-v4 | 983.0 | recraft | 17 Feb 2026 | $0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V4.1 Prorecraft/recraft-v4.1-pro | 980.0 | recraft | 14 May 2026 | $0.21 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX.2 [klein] 9Bbfl/flux-2-klein-9b | 940.0 | bfl | 15 Jan 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX.1 Kontext Maxbfl/flux-kontext-max | 938.0 | bfl | 29 May 2025 | $0.08 | 1K | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
GPT Image 1 Miniopenai/gpt-image-1-mini | 914.0 | openai | 6 Oct 2025 | ~$0.011 | — | $2.00 | $8.00 | $0.20 | — | text → image | image-generationimplicit-caching |
FLUX.1 Kontext Probfl/flux-kontext-pro | 906.0 | bfl | 29 May 2025 | $0.04 | 1K | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultrabfl/flux-pro-1.1-ultra | 893.0 | bfl | 1 Nov 2024 | $0.06 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX1.1 [pro]bfl/flux-pro-1.1 | 890.0 | bfl | 2 Oct 2024 | $0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V3recraft/recraft-v3 | 872.0 | recraft | 30 Oct 2024 | $0.04 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX.2 [klein] 4Bbfl/flux-2-klein-4b | 864.0 | bfl | 15 Jan 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Arrow 1.1quiverai/arrow-1.1 | — | quiverai | 16 Apr 2026 | $0.15 | 131K | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Arrow 2newquiverai/arrow-2 | — | quiverai | 16 Sept 2026 | — | 131K | $4.00 | $20.00 | $0.40 | $5.00 | text, image → text, image | tool-usereasoningvisionimage-generationimplicit-caching |
Arrow 2 Telosnewquiverai/arrow-2-telos | — | quiverai | 16 Sept 2026 | — | 131K | $6.00 | $30.00 | $0.60 | $7.50 | text, image → text, image | tool-usereasoningvisionimage-generationimplicit-caching |
Flux Schnellprodia/flux-fast-schnell | — | prodia | 2 Aug 2024 | — | 1K | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
FLUX.1 Fill [pro]bfl/flux-pro-1.0-fill | — | bfl | 1 Oct 2024 | $0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview (Nano Banana 2)google/gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview | — | 26 Feb 2026 | $0.045 | 131K | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | — | text, image → text, image | image-generationimplicit-cachingreasoningvisionweb-searchstructured-output | |
GPT Image 2.5 Flarenewopenai/gpt-image-2.5-flare | — | openai | 8 Sept 2026 | — | — | $5.00 | $30.00 | $1.25 | — | text → image | image-generationimplicit-caching |
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstnewopenai/gpt-image-2.5-sunburst | — | openai | 8 Sept 2026 | — | — | $5.00 | $30.00 | $1.25 | — | text → image | image-generationimplicit-caching |
Recraft V2recraft/recraft-v2 | — | recraft | 13 Mar 2024 | $0.022 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
Recraft V4.1 Flashnewrecraft/recraft-v4.1-flash | — | recraft | 23 Sept 2026 | $0.0070 | — | — | — | — | — | text → image | image-generation |
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