LMArena Text-to-Image Leaderboard (September 2026)
In September 2026, GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst ranks first with 1,421, followed by GPT-Image-2.5 Flare (1,399) and GPT Image 2 (1,381). Top 20 of 71 candidates.
Data as of September 2026
| # | Model | Provider | Score | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst | OpenAI | 1,421 | 3.1K |
| 2 | GPT-Image-2.5 Flare | OpenAI | 1,399 | 2.9K |
| 3 | GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | 1,381 | 78.7K |
| 4 |  mai-image-2.6-preview | Microsoft AI | 1,331 | 6.4K |
| 5 | mai-image-2.6 | Microsoft AI | 1,331 | 11.2K |
| 6 | Ggrok-imagine-image-2.0 (low) | SpaceXAI | 1,315 | 2.7K |
| 7 |  reve-2.1 | Reve | 1,301 | 7.6K |
| 8 |  Muse Image | Meta AI | 1,277 | 26.0K |
| 9 | reve-2.0 | Reve | 1,270 | 14.6K |
| 10 |  gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search] | 1,261 | 42.0K | |
| 11 |  seedream-5.0-pro | Bytedance | 1,257 | 62.4K |
| 12 |  qwen-image-3.0-pro | Alibaba | 1,254 | 10.9K |
| 13 | MAI-Image-2.5 | Microsoft | 1,254 | 57.3K |
| 14 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (nano-banana-2-lite) | 1,250 | 16.4K | |
| 15 | gemini-3-pro-image-2k (nano-banana-pro) | 1,246 | 152.2K | |
| 16 | gpt-image-1.5-high-fidelity | OpenAI | 1,239 | 151.7K |
| 17 | Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro) | 1,232 | 82.7K | |
| 18 |  grok-imagine-image-quality | xAI | 1,229 | 39.5K |
| 19 |  ideogram-4.0-quality | Ideogram | 1,204 | 42.2K |
| 20 | qwen-image-2.0-pro-2026-06-22 | Alibaba | 1,191 | 12.0K |
How this chart is built
Draws on a public blind human-preference arena, where scores come from real users voting in anonymous head-to-head comparisons. The chart shows its latest published results.
Positions are renumbered from high to low by this table's own metric, independent of any ranking the source publishes. Figures are the current real data with no manual adjustment; values we cannot obtain show as “—” and are never filled in with estimates.
FAQ
LMArena Text-to-Image Leaderboard: who ranks #1?
In September 2026, OpenAI’s GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst ranks #1 (score: 1,421); GPT-Image-2.5 Flare is second (1,399), followed by GPT Image 2 (1,381).
LMArena Text-to-Image Leaderboard: what are the top 10?
Ranked by score as of September 2026, the top 10 are: 1. GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst, 2. GPT-Image-2.5 Flare, 3. GPT Image 2, 4. mai-image-2.6-preview, 5. mai-image-2.6, 6. grok-imagine-image-2.0 (low), 7. reve-2.1, 8. Muse Image, 9. reve-2.0, 10. gemini-3.1-flash-image (nano-banana-2) [web-search]. The full top 20 is in the table on this page.
LMArena Text-to-Image Leaderboard: where does the data come from, and how often is it updated?
Draws on a public blind human-preference arena, where scores come from real users voting in anonymous head-to-head comparisons. The chart shows its latest published results. Refreshed when the source publishes; the current data is dated September 15, 2026.