Text-to-image preference from LMArena. As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is state of the art in Image generation (since Sep 24, 2026; sources LMArena Text-to-Image; methodology v1.0).
| # | Model | State | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OGPT Image 2.5 Sunburst OpenAI | SOTA · Image generation | medium |
| 2 | OGPT Image 2.5 Flare OpenAI | Near-SOTA · Image generation | medium |
| 3 | OGPT Image 2 OpenAI | Near-SOTA · Image generation | medium |
| 4 | xGrok Imagine Image 2.0 xAI | Near-SOTA · Image generation | medium |
| 5 | MSMai Image 2.6 Microsoft | #5 in Image generation | medium |
| 6 | GGemini Nano Banana 2.1 Google DeepMind | #6 in Image generation | medium |
| 7 | REReve 2.1 reve | #7 in Image generation | medium |
| 8 | MMuse Image Meta | #8 in Image generation | medium |
| 9 | REReve 2.0 reve | #9 in Image generation | medium |
| 10 | GGemini 3.1 Flash Image [web Search] Google DeepMind | #10 in Image generation | medium |
| 11 | BSeedream 5.0 Pro ByteDance | #11 in Image generation | medium |
| 12 | QQwen Image 3.0 Pro Alibaba / Qwen | #12 in Image generation | medium |
| 13 | MSMai Image 2.5 Microsoft | #13 in Image generation | medium |
| 14 | GGemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image Google DeepMind | #14 in Image generation | medium |
| 15 | GGemini 3 Pro Image 2K Google DeepMind | #15 in Image generation | medium |
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What can move this crown
- LMArena Text-to-Image — primary, weight 1
Who is SOTA in Image generation?
As of Oct 15, 2026, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is state of the art in Image generation (since Sep 24, 2026; sources LMArena Text-to-Image; methodology v1.0).
Since when is the Image generation crown current?
The current crown in Image generation has held since Sep 24, 2026.