GPT Image 2.6 tops Artificial Analysis image leaderboards, wins 8 of 10 editing use cases
ArtificialAnlys · x · 2026-11-07
Artificial Analysis added GPT Image 2.6 to its leaderboards:
- Text-to-image: GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst (Elo 1259) and Flare (1228) take the top two spots, ahead of GPT Image 2.5; Nano Banana 2.1 (1176), MAI-Image-2.6 (1168) and Grok Imagine 2.0 (1166) follow.
- Editing: Flare beats GPT Image 2.5 Flare in 8 of 10 editing use cases, strongest in Frontier and Social Media & Creator Content.
- Category wins: Sunburst ranks #1 in UIUX Design, Social Media & Creator Content, Animation & Gaming, and Marketing & Advertising; Flare leads Productivity & Knowledge Work.
- Pricing: $210.72 per 1k images, far above rivals like Nano Banana 2.1 ($33.60).
Related event: GPT Image 2.6 Tops Image Leaderboards in Generation and Editing(2 posts)→
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