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AI model rankingsImageGPT Image 1 Mini

GPT Image 1 Mini

OpenAImedium Released October 2025

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#71 of 106 for image generation 2,344 votes Updated Nov 2, 2026, 10:43 PM UTC

At a glance

How GPT Image 1 Mini compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Behind the leaders. Ranked #71 of 106, 286 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 33% of models.

  • Close race with 16 models. Its score range overlaps with Ideogram 4.0 Fast, P-Image-Ideogram, Qwen Image Plus 2601 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
Version
medium
Released
October 2025 · 1 year ago
Best OpenAI model
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
Win rate vs all
44%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#71

of 106 models

Elo rating

936

286 behind #1

typical 989

± range

±17

how certain the score is

Votes

2,344

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 overall16%
  • vs Recraft V4.1 Flash · The model just above (#70)48%
  • vs Z-Image Turbo · The model just below (#72)50%
  • vs FLUX.2 [dev] Flash · A typical model (the median)43%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image editing#64 of 77

Nearby in the ranking

  • Qwen Image Plus 2601

    Alibaba

    952

    Elo

    #69

    rank

  • Recraft V4.1 Flash

    Recraft

    949

    Elo

    #70

    rank

  • GPT Image 1 Mini

    OpenAImedium

    936

    Elo

    #71

    rank

  • Z-Image Turbo

    Alibaba

    936

    Elo

    #72

    rank

  • HunyuanImage 3.0

    Tencent

    932

    Elo

    #73

    rank

More from OpenAI

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

    OpenAImax

    1,222

    Elo

    #1

    rank

  • GPT Image 2.5 Flare

    OpenAImax

    1,207

    Elo

    #2

    rank

  • GPT Image 2

    OpenAIhigh

    1,187

    Elo

    #3

    rank

  • GPT Image 1.5

    OpenAIhigh

    1,122

    Elo

    #9

    rank

  • GPT Image 1

    OpenAIhigh

    1,013

    Elo

    #42

    rank

Questions people ask

Is GPT Image 1 Mini the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #71 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 286 Elo points ahead. People would still pick GPT Image 1 Mini over it in about 16% 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 Mini has been in 2,344 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes GPT Image 1 Mini?
OpenAI (openai.com). They have 6 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to GPT Image 1 Mini?
Qwen Image Plus 2601 (Alibaba), Recraft V4.1 Flash (Recraft), Z-Image Turbo (Alibaba), HunyuanImage 3.0 (Tencent) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is Nano Banana 2.1 by Google.

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.