Image Generation · sub-raceClear lead
Image Editing race
Changing exactly what you ask while keeping identity, lighting and everything else intact.
- Leader
- Nano Banana 2.1
- Margin
- 17 Elo
- 1.2% ahead
- Weeks at #1
- 2
- in a row
- Changes
- 1
- in 2026
Warming up the track…
Oct 19, 2026Nano Banana 2.1 leads
2025Apr ’25Jul ’25Oct ’252026Apr ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26
Score history
Top 6 today over the leader's frontier · click to jump to a week
#1 frontierNano Banana 2.1GPT Image 2FLUX.3 KleinSeedream 5Qwen Image 2.1Ideogram 4
Reigns at #1
Longest: NB Pro, 46 weeks (from Nov 2025).
Sibling races
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Why this race matters
Editing real photos is where image AI meets everyday workflows.
How it is scored
Elo-style rating from blind votes on edits.
Unit: eloHigher is betterPhoto finish under 4 EloDominant over 28 Elo
Data provenance
Blind votes on instruction-based edits.
Scores here are illustrative placeholders that mimic real benchmark patterns. Swap in live data through the score provider. Methodology