AI image generation models on Panda AI
Creating an image from a text prompt, in any style.
A simplified summary inspired by the excellent image model benchmark of OpenRouter. Data from October 29, 2026.
- Quality:
- 10 for the best model of the moment, one square less for about 5% behind it.
- Value:
- quality for the price: a model that costs twice as much must be about 12% better to get the same value.
- Price:
- median price of one image on OpenRouter; it may differ elsewhere.
- Speed:
- median generation time: fast under 10 seconds, slow over 30.
| Rank | Model | Quality | Value | Price | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GPT Image 2.5 FlareOn Panda AIOpenAI | ~ 1¢ | Medium | ||
| GPT Image 2On Panda AIOpenAI | ~ 1¢ | Medium | |||
| GPT Image 2.5 SunburstOn Panda AIOpenAI | ~ 1¢ | Medium | |||
| 4 | Nano Banana 2.1On Panda AIGoogle | ~ 4¢ | Medium | ||
| Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)On Panda AIGoogle | ~ 7¢ | Medium | |||
| 6 | FLUX.3 ImageOn Panda AIBlack Forest Labs | ~ 2¢ | Medium | ||
| FLUX.2 MaxOn Panda AIBlack Forest Labs | ~ 7¢ | Medium | |||
| 8 | FLUX.2 ProOn Panda AIBlack Forest Labs | ~ 3¢ | Fast | ||
| 9 | FLUX.2 Klein 4BOn Panda AIBlack Forest Labs | ~ 1¢ | Fast |