Mai Image 2.5 alternatives
Match · Updated July 2026
The top alternative to Mai Image 2.5 is GPT Image 2 API, rated 1258 Elo (#2 of 70) in the Image Editing Arena, followed by GPT-Image 1.5 (1254 Elo) (Mai Image 2.5 itself ranks #5 of 70 at 1244 Elo).
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GPT Image 2 APIopenai/gpt-image-2/editcommercial1258Elo - 2
GPT-Image 1.5fal-ai/gpt-image-1.5/editcommercial1254Elo - 3
Nano Banana 2fal-ai/nano-banana-2/editcommercial1248Elo - 4
Nano Banana Profal-ai/nano-banana-pro/editcommercial1241Elo - 5
Grok Imagine Imagexai/grok-imagine-image/editcommercial1213Elo - 6
Flux 2 Maxfal-ai/flux-2-max/editcommercial1204Elo - 7
Kling O1 Imagefal-ai/kling-image/o1commercial1203Elo - 8
Wanfal-ai/wan/v2.7/editcommercial1187Elo - 9
Wanfal-ai/wan/v2.7/pro/editcommercial1187Elo - 10
Bytedance Seedream V4.5 Editfal-ai/bytedance/seedream/v4.5/editcommercial1186Elo - 11
Nano Bananafal-ai/nano-banana/editcommercial1178Elo - 12
FLUX 2 Pro Editfal-ai/flux-2-pro/editcommercial1173Elo - 13
FLUX 2 Pro Outpaintfal-ai/flux-2-pro/outpaintcommercial1173Elo - 14
Flux 2 Flexfal-ai/flux-2-flex/editcommercial1167Elo - 15
FLUX.2 [klein] 9Bfal-ai/flux-2/klein/9b/editcommercial1163Elo
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Frequently asked
What is the best alternative to Mai Image 2.5?
GPT Image 2 API is the highest-ranked image to image alternative, with 1258 Elo (#2 of 70) in the Image Editing Arena from blind human-preference votes. The full ranking below lists 15 alternatives.
How do these alternatives compare to Mai Image 2.5?
All models here compete in the same human-preference arena as Mai Image 2.5, which holds 1244 Elo at rank #5 — open any model page or a head-to-head compare link for the direct matchup.