GPT Image 2 API leads on human preference — 1258 vs 1136 Elo (#2 of 71 in the Image Editing Arena). The right pick still depends on style, speed and licensing — details below.
| Human-preference Elo | 1136 | 1258 |
| Arena rank | #47 of 71 | #2 of 71 |
| Category | image-to-image | image-to-image |
| License | commercial | commercial |
By human preference, GPT Image 2 API currently rates higher (1258 vs 1136 Elo). Preference votes measure typical output quality; test both on your own prompts for style fit.
Both are image to image models available as hosted API endpoints — Wan 2.5 Image to Image (fal-ai/wan-25-preview/image-to-image) and GPT Image 2 API (openai/gpt-image-2/edit).
See the full best image editing models ranking.