Best AI image editor models
21 image models that take your picture and change it from a sentence: swap the background, remove objects, restyle, retouch.
Makers
/
| GPT Image 2.5 SunburstOpenAIPrompt cachingVision | $24/1Mvia APIMart | $24/1M | 1514 | 17K | Sep 8 | |
| GPT Image 2.5 FlareOpenAIPrompt cachingVision | $1.75/1Mvia UnoRouter | $1.75/1M | 1481 | 10K | Sep 8 | |
| GPT Image 2OpenAIPrompt cachingVision | $24/1Mvia APIMart | $24/1M | 1461 | 73K | Apr 21 | |
| Grok Imagine Image 2.0xAIVision | $0.032/imgvia APIMart | $0.06/img | 1439 | 2K | Aug 7 | |
 Nano Banana 2.1GoogleJSONReasoning+2 | $6/1Mvia CometAPI | $7.50/1M | 1426 | 251K | Oct 6 | |
 Muse Image 1.0MetaVision | $0.01/imgvia Vercel AI Gateway | $0.01/img | 1398 | — | Aug 26 | |
| Grok Imagine ImagexAIVision | $0.02/imgvia Replicate | $0.02/img | 1391 | — | Jan 28 | |
| Nano Banana ProGoogleReasoningVision | $3.50/1Mvia Kie.ai | $12/1M | 1390 | — | Sep 1, 2025 | |
| Nano Banana 2GoogleReasoningVision | $1.50/1Mvia DevPass (LLM Gateway) | $3/1M | 1387 | — | May 28 | |
| GPT Image 1.5OpenAIVision | $10/1Mvia AIHubMix | $10/1M | 1367 | 2K | Dec 16, 2025 | |
| Nano Banana 2 LiteGoogleReasoningTool calling+1 | $1.20/1Mvia CometAPI | $1.50/1M | 1313 | — | Jun 30 | |
| GPT Image 1OpenAIVision | $12.50/1Mvia Helicone | $12.50/1M | 1139 | 3K | Feb 12, 2025 | |
| GPT-Image-1-MiniOpenAIPrompt caching | $8/1Mvia APIYI | $8/1M | 1124 | — | Oct 6, 2025 | |
| FLUX.2 Klein 4BBlack Forest LabsApache 2.0Vision | $0.008/runvia WaveSpeedAI | $0.008/run | 1030 | 10K | Jan 14 | |
 Arrow 2QuiveraiPrompt cachingReasoning+2 | $20/1Mvia Vercel AI Gateway | $20/1M | — | — | Sep 16 | |
| Arrow 2 TelosQuiveraiPrompt cachingReasoning+2 | $30/1Mvia Vercel AI Gateway | $30/1M | — | — | Sep 16 | |
| GPT-5 ImageOpenAIPrompt cachingJSON+2 | $10/1Mvia OpenRouter | $10/1M | — | — | Oct 14, 2025 | |
| GPT-5 Image MiniOpenAIPrompt cachingJSON+2 | $2/1Mvia OpenRouter | $2/1M | — | — | Oct 16, 2025 | |
| GPT-5.4 Image 2OpenAIPrompt cachingJSON+2 | $15/1Mvia OpenRouter | $15/1M | — | — | Apr 21 | |
| Grok Imagine Image QualityxAIVision | $0.04/imgvia APIMart | $0.05/img | — | 2K | — | |
| Nano BananaGooglePrompt cachingVision | $2.50/1Mvia AIHubMix | $2.50/1M | — | — | Aug 26, 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
These are the models behind AI editors, ranked by LMArena votes. Apps built on them add brushes and layers; the model decides how well the edit follows your instruction and keeps the rest of the picture intact.
Several providers give a few free images, and some open models can run on your own computer. Paid APIs usually cost a few cents per image; the list shows the lowest price for each model.
Per output image, per megapixel or per token, depending on the provider. Compare like with like: a per-megapixel price grows with resolution, a per-image price does not.
Can't find what you're looking for? Contact us