Image generation models
Models that output images, newest first (image quality has no shared benchmark in our sources yet).
Models that output images, newest first (image quality has no shared benchmark in our sources yet). Source: OpenRouter. Variants (reasoning effort, batch) are folded into one row.
| # | Model | Capability | Reasoning | Coding | Context | $/M | Weights | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)Google | — | — | — | 66K | $0.56 | — | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 2 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)Google | — | — | — | 131K | $1.13 | — | 18 Jun 2026 |
| 3 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)Google | — | — | — | 131K | $4.50 | — | 18 Jun 2026 |
| 4 | GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAI | — | — | — | 272K | $9.75 | — | 21 Apr 2026 |
| 5 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)Google | — | — | — | 66K | $1.13 | — | 26 Feb 2026 |
| 6 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)Google | — | — | — | 66K | $4.50 | — | 20 Nov 2025 |
| 7 | GPT-5 Image MiniOpenAI | — | — | — | 400K | $2.38 | — | 16 Oct 2025 |
| 8 | GPT-5 ImageOpenAI | — | — | — | 400K | $10.00 | — | 14 Oct 2025 |
| 9 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)Google | — | — | — | 33K | $0.85 | — | 7 Oct 2025 |
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New - awaiting independent evaluation
All new models →- Claude Sonnet 5.5Anthropic · 28 Sep 2026 · AA 56 · 1M · $4.00/M
- Qwen3.8 Max PrimeAlibaba (Qwen) · 23 Sep 2026 · 1M · $6.00/M
- GPT-6 SolOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 47.5 · 1.05M · $4.00/M
- GPT-6 LunaOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 37.3 · 1.05M · $0.20/M
- GPT-6 Sol ProOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · 1.05M · $4.00/M
- GPT-6 Luna ProOpenAI · 22 Sep 2026 · 1.05M · $0.20/M
- Claude Opus 5.5Anthropic · 22 Sep 2026 · AA 57.6 · 1M · $8.00/M
- Grok 4.7xAI · 21 Sep 2026 · AA 46.4 · 500K · $3.00/M
Not ranked until an independent evaluator (Epoch AI) publishes scores. We don't use vendor-reported benchmark claims for rankings.
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