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AI model rankingsImageLongCat Image

LongCat Image

Meituan Released December 2025

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#92 of 106 for image generation 2,146 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How LongCat Image compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #92 of 106, 366 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 13% of models.

  • Close race with 14 models. Its score range overlaps with FLUX.1 Krea [dev], Z-Image Base, GLM-Image and 11 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 32% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Meituan
Category
Image
Released
December 2025 · 11 months ago
Best Meituan model
This one
Win rate vs all
34%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#92

of 106 models

Elo rating

856

366 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±19

how certain the score is

Votes

2,146

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 overall11%
  • vs Lucid Origin Fast · The model just above (#91)49%
  • vs FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra · The model just below (#93)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)32%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image editing#69 of 77

Nearby in the ranking

  • FLUX1.1 [pro]

    Black Forest Labs

    870

    Elo

    #90

    rank

  • Lucid Origin Fast

    Leonardo.Ai

    860

    Elo

    #91

    rank

  • LongCat Image

    Meituan

    856

    Elo

    #92

    rank

  • FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

    Black Forest Labs

    855

    Elo

    #93

    rank

  • FIBO

    Bria

    849

    Elo

    #94

    rank

Questions people ask

Is LongCat Image the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #92 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 366 Elo points ahead. People would still pick LongCat Image over it in about 11% 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 2,146 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?
FLUX1.1 [pro] (Black Forest Labs), Lucid Origin Fast (Leonardo.Ai), FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra (Black Forest Labs), FIBO (Bria) 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.