AI Model Reviews
We benchmark every major image model on the same test suite: prompt adherence, text rendering, editing and photorealism.
Updated 2026-07-02
| # | Model | Overall | Prompt adherence | Text rendering | Editing | Photorealism | Speed | Price / image | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT-Image-2 OpenAI | 9.2 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 18s | $0.07 | Posters, layered exports, text-heavy design work |
| 2 | Nano Banana Pro Google | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 8.9 | 12s | $0.05 | Image editing, character consistency, multi-image fusion |
| 3 | FLUX.2 Black Forest Labs | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 8s | $0.03 | Photorealism, open-weights workflows, ComfyUI pipelines |
| 4 | Midjourney v8 Midjourney | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 30s | Sub | Art direction, stylized illustration, mood boards |
| 5 | Seedream 4.0 ByteDance | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 10s | $0.03 | CJK text rendering, e-commerce assets at volume |
How we score
Each model runs the same 60-prompt suite across four dimensions. Scores are 0–10, averaged across three editors. Speed is median generation time; price is the provider's published API rate.