Text to Image
Discover and compare the best AI models for text to image generation. Note: This is my personal informal leaderboard. Models are ranked by the completion rate of a series of diverse prompts designed to thoroughly assess performance.
| Rank | Company | Model | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
Google | 91 | ||
OpenAI | 89 | ||
Alibaba | 86 | ||
ByteDance Seed | 86 | ||
Google | 86 | ||
6 | Zhipu AI | 85 | |
6 | ByteDance Seed | 85 | |
8 | Alibaba | 84 | |
8 | Alibaba | 84 | |
8 | Black Forest Labs | 84 | |
8 | OpenAI | GPT-4o | 84 |
8 | Meituan | 84 | |
13 | Google | 83 | |
13 | Black Forest Labs | 83 | |
15 | ByteDance Seed | 82 | |
16 | Reve | Reve Image (Halfmoon) | 77 |
17 | Recraft | 75 | |
18 | Ideogram | 71 | |
19 | HiDream | 70 | |
20 | Black Forest Labs | 69 | |
21 | Black Forest Labs | 63 | |
22 | Midjourney | Midjourney v7 Alpha | 51 |
23 | Stability | 49 |
Full tutorial & review videos
Watch the videos below for comprehensive comparisons and detailed installation guides for select text-to-image models.
![FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/enOlq9bEtUM/hqdefault.jpg)
![FLUX.1 [dev]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K3xJ7GQuHpw/hqdefault.jpg)
Methodology
Models are ranked using a series of prompts involving diverse range of challenging tasks. This includes:
- Prompt adherence and understanding
- Human anatomy
- Generating text
- Diagrams and infographics
- World understanding
- Uncommon poses and expressions
- Spatial understanding
- NSFW capabilities
To prevent manipulation, the prompts are kept confidential and are regularly updated to increase difficulty as models improve. Here is a subset of prompts for your reference:
Johnny Depp, Jackie Chan, Taylor Swift, Tom Hanks, the Rock, Micheal Jackson, Oprah, BLACKPINK, Cristiano Ronaldo, Elon Musk, taking a group photo
Emilia from re:zero, Gojo Satoru, Nezuko, Keroro Gunso, Kenny (from South Park), Bart Simpson, Snow White taking a selfie
A page of a school yearbook with a grid of student photos
11:15 on the clock and a wine glass filled to the top
A pair of spectral tarsiers on a tree. realistic photo
A ballerina in a tutu practices spins in a sunlit studio with mirrored walls and barre equipment, scattered with pointe shoes and sheet music. A rabbit watches from atop a grand piano. Outside the large window, an elephant balances on a circus ball.
A screenshot of a YouTube video search for "funniest cats"
A woman sitting and showing her palms and soles of feet
A multi-panel comic of a man explaining a simple home workout routine. In each panel, he should describe a different exercise or fitness tip
A red Ferrari Portofino M, a white Audi R8, and a blue 1994 Honda Civic in the desert