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title: "AI Image Models Released in 2026, Ranked by Blind Tests"
canonical_url: "https://workroom.everypixel.com/models/image/2026"
updated: 2026-09-22
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# AI image models released in 2026

AI image models their vendors released in 2026, judged blind on the same scenes as the rest of the scale.

## Text-to-image — a real photograph is 100

| Rank | Model | Score | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | GPT Image 2 | 104 | https://workroom.everypixel.com/models/gpt-image-2 |
| — | Real photograph | 100 | — |
| #2 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro | 80 | https://workroom.everypixel.com/models/qwen-image-2-0-pro |
| #3 | Qwen Image 2.0 | 65 | https://workroom.everypixel.com/models/qwen-image-2-0 |
| #5 | FLUX.2 Klein | 24 | https://workroom.everypixel.com/models/flux-2-klein |

How the scale works: https://research.everypixel.com/anchor-ladder/