Best Models
Riverflow 2.0 is currently the highest-ranked model for Image Editing in the available data.
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Artificial Analysis Elo ratings for models that edit an input image.
| Rank | Model | Provider | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Riverflow 2.0 | Sourceful | 1,290 Elo |
| #2 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | OpenAI | 1,263 Elo |
| #3 | GPT Image 2 (high) | OpenAI | 1,251 Elo |
| #4 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 1,244 Elo | |
| #5 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) |
This ranking uses the current Elo results from the matching Artificial Analysis media leaderboard.
Source: Artificial Analysis Image Editing leaderboard. Updated: May 4, 2026.
| 1,229 Elo |
| #6 | HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct (Fal) | Tencent | 1,227 Elo |
| #7 | grok-imagine-image | xAI | 1,215 Elo |
| #8 | grok-imagine-image-pro | xAI | 1,214 Elo |
| #9 | FLUX.2 [max] | Black Forest Labs | 1,206 Elo |
| #10 | Kling Image 3.0 | KlingAI | 1,202 Elo |
| #11 | Kling Image O1 | KlingAI | 1,194 Elo |
| #12 | Wan 2.6 Image | Alibaba | 1,190 Elo |
| #13 | Seedream 4.5 | ByteDance Seed | 1,189 Elo |
| #14 | Seedream 4.0 | ByteDance Seed | 1,186 Elo |
| #15 | Riverflow 1 | Sourceful | 1,184 Elo |
| #16 | Reve V1 (December) | Reve | 1,180 Elo |
| #17 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 1,174 Elo |
| #18 | FLUX.2 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | 1,171 Elo |
| #19 | FLUX.2 [flex] | Black Forest Labs | 1,163 Elo |
| #20 | Eigen Image | Eigen AI | 1,161 Elo |