Time to image
Fastest AI image models
How long each model made us wait for a finished image on identical prompts, fastest first, with the pure generation time, the score and the price.
Short answer
The fastest AI image model in our tests is Krea 2 Turbo, with a median 3.0 s from request to finished image (1.0 s of it generating). It also scores 4.0 or higher (4.0/5). The slowest is GPT Image 2 at 97.0 s. Times are medians across 10 models, queue time included.
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| # | Model | Provider | Time to image | Generation time | Score | $/image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krea 2 Turbo | Krea | 3.0 s | 1.0 s | 4.0 | $0.0077 |
| 2 | FLUX.2 [dev] | Black Forest Labs | 7.9 s | 3.0 s | 3.8 | $0.012 |
| 3 | Ideogram V4.5 | Ideogram | 9.5 s | – | 4.3 | $0.062 |
| 4 | FLUX.2 [pro] | Black Forest Labs | 10.5 s | – | 4.1 | $0.030 |
| 5 | Recraft V4.1 | Recraft | 11.4 s | – | 4.1 | $0.035 |
| 6 | Nano Banana Pro | 21.7 s | – | 4.4 | $0.150 | |
| 7 | Qwen Image 3 | Alibaba | 24.7 s | – | 4.2 | $0.041 |
| 8 | Seedream 5.0 Pro | ByteDance | 43.9 s | – | 4.2 | $0.099 |
| 9 | Grok Imagine 2.0 | xAI | 63.8 s | – | 4.3 | $0.061 |
| 10 | GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | 97.0 s | – | 4.5 | $0.171 |
Time to image is the median wait from sending the request to receiving the finished image, queue time included; generation time is the model's own compute time where the provider reports it. How we test · Pricing
Frequently asked questions
What is the fastest AI image model?
Krea 2 Turbo by Krea: a median 3.0 s from sending the request to receiving the finished image in our tests, queue time included (1.0 s of it generating). It scored 4.0/5.
How long does it take to generate an AI image?
Between 3.0 s (Krea 2 Turbo) and 97.0 s (GPT Image 2) median in our tests, from sending the request to receiving the finished image, queue time included. For the 2 of 10 models whose provider reports it, pure generation time ranges from 1.0 s to 3.0 s.