# Best AI model under 32B for image generation — October 2026

As of Oct 15, 2026, Qwen Image is state of the art in Image generation, models at or under 32B (since Aug 7, 2025; sources LMArena Text-to-Image; methodology v1.0).

Category board: https://isitsota.com/c/image-gen?slice=le-32b

## Top 10

- #1 Qwen Image
- #2 Flux 2 Klein 4B

## Crown changes

- Aug 7, 2025 — Image generation: Qwen Image takes the crown

## Weights

- LMArena Text-to-Image: primary, weight 1