Image Model Rankings
Live image generation rankings based on real usage data from millions of people using models through OpenRouter. View all image models Compare visual benchmarks
| Rank | Model | Author | requests | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | 2.38M requests | -11% | |
| 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | openai | 1.21M requests | -11% |
| 3 | Nano Banana 2.1 | 1.16M requests | +22% | |
| 4 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare | openai | 889K requests | +7% |
| 5 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | 699K requests | -1% | |
| 6 | Seedream 5.0 Flash | bytedance-seed | 690K requests | +32% |
| 7 | Muse Image | meta | 628K requests | -3% |
| 8 | GPT Image 2 | openai | 479K requests | -12% |
| 9 | Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) | 418K requests | -3% | |
| 10 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | 393K requests | +2% |
Usage data through
Photoreal
Visual style · 59.4% of all spend- 1
21.3%+4.8 - 212.8%+1.7
- 3
9.6%-7.0 - 47.6%-0.2
- 55.6%-0.5
- 65.4%0.0
- 74.7%-1.3
- 84.4%+3.0
- 94.3%-0.9
- 104.3%-2.7
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