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AI image models: tested, ranked and compared
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The best AI image model (tested Oct 5, 2026) is GPT Image 2, scoring 4.5/5 across 15 prompts at $0.171 per image. Krea 2 Turbo is the best value: 4.0/5 for $0.0077 per image. It is also the fastest, with a median 3.0 s from request to finished image. We sent the same prompts with the same settings to all 10 models.
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Best AI image model by use case
3 use cases ranked: portraits & people, product photos and social media ads.
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Model reviews
10 models reviewed with scores, cost per image and time to image.
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Head-to-head comparisons
45 “X vs Y” matchups on identical prompts: who wins each use case, which is cheaper and which is faster.
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Pricing
Measured cost per image and per 1,000 images for every model, cheapest first.
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Speed
Median time to image for every model, fastest first, with the pure generation time.
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Test prompts
15 prompts, each sent to every model, with all results side by side.
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