Best Performance

Maximum benchmark performance.

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GPT Image 2

OpenAI
Arena score vs leader100%1383 Arena scoreThe leader is the 100% reference
API price~$0.06Per image
Choose this when the highest Arena score comes first.

Leads the supplied Arena image-generation comparison. Choose it when the highest benchmark score is the priority.

Best Value

A smarter performance-to-cost balance.

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Qwen Image 2512

Qwen
Arena score vs leader81.3%1125 Arena scoreShare of the leader’s Arena score
Inference cost savings
~−66.7%Saves on inference cost
~$0.02Per image
Compared with GPT Image 2
81.3% of the leader’s Arena score · ~66.7% lower cost

The lower approximate per-image reference price comes with a larger supplied benchmark score gap. Evaluate the tradeoff for your creative workload.

Arena · supplied snapshot·Supplied Arena snapshot · date pending·How we compare

Approximate comparison using supplied reference prices for one image. Actual settings and billing may vary. Arena scores and prices are from the supplied snapshot. The leaderboard source and snapshot date still need confirmation.

Compare the essentials.

The same workload, with the details that help you choose.

Side-by-side comparison of recommended image generation models
ComparisonGPT Image 2Best PerformanceQwen Image 2512Best Value
Arena score1383

Supplied Arena snapshot · date pending

1125

Supplied Arena snapshot · date pending

Relative scorePerformance reference18.7% lower Arena score
Billing rate~$0.06 / image~$0.02 / image
Arena differencePerformance reference-258 / -18.7%
Cost differencePrice reference~66.7% lower cost
Supported modalitiestext, image → imagetext → image
Main reason to chooseChoose this when maximum benchmark performance matters more than inference cost.Consider this for production workloads where the reference price matters. Evaluate the benchmark gap against your own workload.
Best fitImage creation and editing when maximum benchmark performance mattersCreative variants and repeated image-generation workloads
Billing detailsApproximate supplied reference price per image. Output settings and actual billing may vary.Approximate supplied reference price per image. Output settings and actual billing may vary.

Approximate comparison using supplied reference prices for one image. Actual settings and billing may vary.

Implementation

Test your chosen model.

Copy a model test, replace the API key with your own, and run.

Copy the Python or cURL test for GPT Image 2. Replace the API-key placeholder with your own key and run.

GPT Image 2 · image generation · Creates one image and returns its base64 image data in the response.

GPT Image 2 · cURL
API_KEY='YOUR_ROTEN_API_KEY'

curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error 'https://api.roten.ai/v1/images/generations' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "prompt": "A simple indigo geometric cube on a plain white background.",
  "n": 1,
  "size": "1024x1024",
  "quality": "medium",
  "response_format": "b64_json",
  "model": "gpt-image-2"
}'

Python tests use the standard library. Video cURL tests also use Python 3 to read task responses.

A clear reference point

Understand the recommendation.

Recommendations combine the supplied Arena scores with the supplied model prices. A benchmark score is one signal for choosing a model for your workload.

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