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AI model rankingsImage editingLongCat Image

LongCat Image

Meituan Released December 2025

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#69 of 77 for image editing 2,472 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

At a glance

How LongCat Image compares with the other 76 image editing models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #69 of 77, 302 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 11% of models.

  • Close race with 8 models. Its score range overlaps with GPT Image 1 Mini, FLUX.1 Kontext [max], FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] and 5 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 30% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Meituan
Category
Image editing
Released
December 2025 · 11 months ago
Best Meituan model
This one
Win rate vs all
33%
Companies ranked
25

Rank

#69

of 77 models

Elo rating

897

302 behind #1

typical 1,043

± range

±20

how certain the score is

Votes

2,472

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall15%
  • vs SeedEdit 3.0 · The model just above (#68)49%
  • vs Qwen Image Edit · The model just below (#70)51%
  • vs Seedream 4.5 · A typical model (the median)30%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image generation#92 of 106

Nearby in the ranking

  • FIBO Edit

    Bria

    915

    Elo

    #67

    rank

  • SeedEdit 3.0

    ByteDance Seed

    901

    Elo

    #68

    rank

  • LongCat Image

    Meituan

    897

    Elo

    #69

    rank

  • Qwen Image Edit

    Alibaba

    889

    Elo

    #70

    rank

  • FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]

    Black Forest Labs

    883

    Elo

    #71

    rank

Questions people ask

Is LongCat Image the best image editing model?
Not quite: it's #69 of 77. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 302 Elo points ahead. People would still pick LongCat Image over it in about 15% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. LongCat Image has been in 2,472 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes LongCat Image?
Meituan (meituan.com). This is their only model in this ranking.
What are alternatives to LongCat Image?
FIBO Edit (Bria), SeedEdit 3.0 (ByteDance Seed), Qwen Image Edit (Alibaba), FLUX.1 Kontext [dev] (Black Forest Labs) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.