#1
GPT Image 1.5
OpenAIArtificial Analysis 1268.0LM Arena 1264.0Expert Review 92.0
Full signal / Coverage 100%. Requires ChatGPT Pro for best quality. Rate limited.
Vol. 04 / May 2026
The A-List
This snapshot blends public benchmark signals where we can verify them and editorial studio scoring where public coverage is sparse. Coverage is shown per model so the page stays honest about what is benchmark-led versus curated.
Artificial AnalysisLM ArenaExpert Review
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Category 1
Image Generation
Public arenas reward instruction following and pairwise preference voting. Web-only tools like Midjourney are still shown, but limited benchmark coverage reduces their composite score.
Midjourney v7
MidjourneyFlux 2 Max
Black Forest LabsNano Banana Pro
GoogleReve Image
ReveCategory 2
Image Editing
This category is benchmark-led. Studio/editorial tools can still appear, but models without public arena coverage are marked as limited-signal picks.
#1
GPT Image 1.5
OpenAIArtificial Analysis 1270.0Expert Review 93.0
Full signal / Coverage 100%. Requires ChatGPT subscription.
Nano Banana Pro
GoogleMidjourney Editor
MidjourneyAdobe Firefly
AdobeCategory 3
Video Generation
Video rankings still blend public arena results with studio judgement because provider access and feature sets move faster than stable public comparisons.
#1
Kling 3.0
KuaishouArtificial Analysis 1245.0Expert Review 92.0
Full signal / Coverage 100%. Chinese platform.
Runway Gen-4.5
RunwaySeedance 2.0
ByteDanceVeo 3.1
GoogleSora 2
OpenAICategory 4
Music Generation
Public music leaderboards can lag behind provider version labels. For example, Suno has since announced v5.5, while benchmark pages still reference v4.5 and v5.
#1
Suno V4.5
SunoExpert Review 93.0
Editorial signal / Coverage 20%. Training data licensing in transition.
Udio
UdioAIVA
AIVACategory 5
Voice & TTS
Voice rankings use public arena scores where available, then layer in studio judgement.
#1
ElevenLabs v3
ElevenLabsArtificial Analysis 1105.0Expert Review 95.0
Full signal / Coverage 100%. Premium pricing.
Inworld TTS 1.5 Max
InworldSpeech-02-Turbo
MiniMaxOpenAI TTS-1
OpenAICategory 6
3D Generation
3D tools remain editorially ranked because public arena coverage is still thin.
#1
Rodin AI
Hyper3DExpert Review 90.0
Full signal / Coverage 100%. Slower generation.
Meshy-6
MeshyTripo Prism 3.0
TripoCategory 7
Upscaling
Upscaling remains an editorial category focused on practical creative output.
#1
Magnific AI
MagnificExpert Review 94.0
Full signal / Coverage 100%. $39/mo, no free trial. Can over-hallucinate on photos.