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September 2026 benchmark snapshot · Curated by Oakgen. Data source and limits.

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7 models · 95% intervals

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Oakgen Arena · v1.0

11,051

Seedream 5.0 Pro

21,047

GPT Image 2

31,008

Nano Banana Pro

41,000

Grok Imagine 2.0Anchor

5985

Nano Banana 2

6966

Qwen Image 3.0

7927

Flux.2 Pro

↥ 95% confidence interval · Anchor interval not reported.7 ranked models

Relative scores on a zero-based display scale. Compare within this board only. Values are rounded for display.

September 2026 benchmark snapshot · Curated by Oakgen. Data source and limits.

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Overall leaderboard

Overall image rankings · Benchmark index 1.0
Rank	Model	Overall score	95% confidence interval	Vote appearances	Distinct judges
01	Seedream 5.0 ProByteDance Criterion scores Creativity / variation1,102.695% CI 1,050.6 to 1,156.5 Prompt adherence1,022.295% CI 982.2 to 1,060.8 Reference adherence1,036.795% CI 988.2 to 1,080 Subjective aesthetics1,042.895% CI 990.5 to 1,095.7	1,051.1LEAD	1,025.6 to 1,075	1,998	Not reported
02	GPT Image 2OpenAI Criterion scores Creativity / variation1,081.995% CI 1,037.4 to 1,128.3 Prompt adherence1,041.595% CI 1,010.7 to 1,074.8 Reference adherence1,035.395% CI 987 to 1,083.2 Subjective aesthetics1,030.195% CI 987.2 to 1,071.2	1,047.2#2	1,027.2 to 1,070	1,978	Not reported
03	Nano Banana ProGoogle Criterion scores Creativity / variation1,032.295% CI 978.2 to 1,084.8 Prompt adherence1,018.395% CI 978.4 to 1,058.1 Reference adherence1,002.295% CI 948.1 to 1,052.2 Subjective aesthetics981.195% CI 930.5 to 1,027.6	1,008.4#3	983.4 to 1,034.5	2,014	Not reported
04	Grok Imagine 2.0xAI Criterion scores Creativity / variation1,00095% CI Anchor · interval not reported Prompt adherence1,00095% CI Anchor · interval not reported Reference adherence1,00095% CI Anchor · interval not reported Subjective aesthetics1,00095% CI Anchor · interval not reported	1,000Anchor	Anchor · interval not reported	2,012	Not reported
05	Nano Banana 2Google Criterion scores Creativity / variation972.695% CI 913.5 to 1,028.8 Prompt adherence977.395% CI 937.4 to 1,017.6 Reference adherence990.895% CI 945.5 to 1,039.8 Subjective aesthetics1,000.495% CI 954 to 1,052.4	985.3	960.7 to 1,011.3	2,007	Not reported
06	Qwen Image 3.0Alibaba Criterion scores Creativity / variation997.195% CI 949.8 to 1,047.1 Prompt adherence915.195% CI 880.5 to 949.6 Reference adherence973.295% CI 921.3 to 1,028.5 Subjective aesthetics979.495% CI 928.4 to 1,035.8	966.2	941.3 to 991.4	1,994	Not reported
07	Flux.2 ProBlack Forest Labs Criterion scores Creativity / variation909.695% CI 857.1 to 961.2 Prompt adherence940.995% CI 907.8 to 976.6 Reference adherence881.195% CI 833.9 to 927.5 Subjective aesthetics977.795% CI 921.3 to 1,028.8	927.3	903.3 to 950.7	2,005	Not reported

Ranks are the source’s published positions. Vote appearances are not unique people and must not be added across boards. Scores are rounded for display.

September 2026 benchmark snapshot · Curated by Oakgen. Data source and limits.

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Prompt adherence25%
Subjective aesthetics25%
Creativity / variation25%
Reference adherence25%

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