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AI model rankingsImage editingGPT Image 1

GPT Image 1

OpenAIhigh Released April 2025

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#51 of 77 for image editing 2,619 votes Updated Nov 2, 2026, 10:46 AM UTC

At a glance

How GPT Image 1 compares with the other 76 image editing models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #51 of 77, 204 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 34% of models.

  • Close race with 16 models. Its score range overlaps with HunyuanImage 3.0, FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo, FLUX.2 [klein] 9B and 13 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 43% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
OpenAI
Category
Image editing
Version
high
Released
April 2025 · 2 years ago
Best OpenAI model
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Win rate vs all
46%
Companies ranked
25

Rank

#51

of 77 models

Elo rating

995

204 behind #1

typical 1,043

± range

±18

how certain the score is

Votes

2,619

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 overall24%
  • vs FLUX.2 [max] · The model just above (#50)49%
  • vs Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 · The model just below (#52)51%
  • vs Seedream 4.5 · A typical model (the median)43%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image generation#42 of 106

Nearby in the ranking

  • FLUX.2 [flex]

    Black Forest Labs

    999

    Elo

    #49

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [max]

    Black Forest Labs

    999

    Elo

    #50

    rank

  • GPT Image 1

    OpenAIhigh

    995

    Elo

    #51

    rank

  • Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511

    Alibaba

    991

    Elo

    #52

    rank

  • Reve V1

    ReveDecember

    987

    Elo

    #53

    rank

More from OpenAI

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

    OpenAImax

    1,199

    Elo

    #1

    rank

  • GPT Image 2.5 Flare

    OpenAImax

    1,182

    Elo

    #3

    rank

  • GPT Image 2

    OpenAIhigh

    1,136

    Elo

    #8

    rank

  • GPT Image 1.5

    OpenAIhigh

    1,119

    Elo

    #16

    rank

  • GPT Image 1 Mini

    OpenAImedium

    934

    Elo

    #64

    rank

Questions people ask

Is GPT Image 1 the best image editing model?
Not quite: it's #51 of 77. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 204 Elo points ahead. People would still pick GPT Image 1 over it in about 24% 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. GPT Image 1 has been in 2,619 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes GPT Image 1?
OpenAI (openai.com). They have 6 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to GPT Image 1?
FLUX.2 [flex] (Black Forest Labs), FLUX.2 [max] (Black Forest Labs), Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511 (Alibaba), Reve V1 (Reve) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is MAI-Image-2.7-Preview by Microsoft AI.

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.