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Image Generation
Text to image and image editing models, from frontier quality to the open-weight stack.
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- Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo9 Oct 2026
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- Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo · 9 Oct 2026
- Nano Banana 2.1 · 6 Oct 2026
- FLUX 3 Image · 1 Oct 2026
- Ideogram 4.5 · 30 Sept 2026
- HY Image 3.5 Preview · 24 Sept 2026
- Qwen-Image-2.1 · 20 Sept 2026
- GPT Image 2.5 · 8 Sept 2026
- Seedream 5.0 Flash · Sept 2026
- Imagine Image 2.0 · 7 Aug 2026
- Midjourney V8 · 24 Jul 2026
- Qwen-Image · 21 Jul 2026
- Seedream 5.0 · 8 Jul 2026
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Most recent and top modelsAll 21 models · newest first
AlibabaQwen-Image-2.1-Turbo
Released 9 Oct 2026An eight-step image generator with downloadable weights
Google DeepMindNano Banana 2.1
Released 6 Oct 2026Image generation, reference pictures and conversational edits
Black Forest LabsFLUX 3 Image
Released 1 Oct 2026FLUX 3 Image creates and edits pictures with up to ten reference images
IdeogramIdeogram 4.5
Provider availability 30 Sept 2026image generation and precise editing
TencentHY Image 3.5 Preview
Announced 24 Sept 2026Tencent’s image generation and editing preview
- Alibaba
Qwen-Image-2.1
Released 20 Sept 2026one small model for making pictures and editing them
OpenAIGPT Image 2.5
Released 8 Sept 2026two variants, one price, the top two seats
ByteDanceSeedream 5.0 Flash
Released Sept 2026the fast, cheap tier of ByteDance's Seedream 5.0 image models
xAIImagine Image 2.0
Released 7 Aug 2026the one that gets the text right
MidjourneyMidjourney V8
Released 24 Jul 2026the aesthetics specialist
AlibabaQwen-Image
Released 21 Jul 2026the free self-hosted option
ByteDanceTop modelSeedream 5.0
Released 8 Jul 2026the reasoning image model
MetaTop modelMuse Image
Announced 7 Jul 2026from a consumer feature to a $0.01 API
GoogleTop modelNano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2
Released 30 Jun 2026the 4K value leader
IdeogramIdeogram 4.0
Released 3 Jun 2026typography first
RecraftRecraft V4
Released 14 May 2026native vector output
OpenAITop modelGPT Image 2
Released 21 Apr 2026the leading line
Black Forest LabsTop modelFLUX.2
Released 25 Nov 2025the strongest open-weight family
AdobeAdobe Firefly Image Model 5
Released 28 Oct 2025the licensing answer
xAIGrok Imagine
Released Aug 2025the fast and permissive one
Stable Diffusion 3.5 and Stability AI
Released 22 Oct 2024the incumbent that got overtaken
