MiniMax H3-Image tops both Artificial Analysis open-weight image leaderboards
socialwithaayan · x · 2026-11-12
MiniMax's new open-weight model H3-Image has taken the #1 spot on both Artificial Analysis open-weight image leaderboards:
- AA-Image-T2I v2.1 (text-to-image): Elo 1066, ahead of Qwen-Image-2.1 (1046) and FLUX 3 Image Klein (1043)
- AA-Image-Editing v2.1 (image editing): Elo 1141, a substantial lead over Fibo 2.0 (1086) and Qwen-Image-2.1 (1084)
The editing lead is particularly notable at roughly 55 Elo points. Both leaderboards were recently updated with H3-Image, FLUX 3 Image Klein, and Fibo 2.0. Ranking first in both generation and editing marks a significant milestone for open-weight image models.
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