AI Text to Image: Top 20 Best Models in 2024
Artificial intelligence capable of transforming text into images continues to advance. Let’s take a look at the most powerful “Text to Image” models currently available on the market (API).
Evaluation criteria
In order to compare these models objectively, three main aspects are taken into account:
- Image quality (ELO score)
- Creation time
- Price for 1000 images
The 20 best-rated Text to Image AI models
Here is a detailed ranking of the top 20 models, based on recent data:
- Model name:ELO score Génération en Price
- blueberry_0 1151 4,4 secondes 0$
- blueberry_1 1141 5,2 secondes 0$
- FLUX.1 [pro] 1125 17,9 secondes 50$
- Ideogram v2 1107 20,3 secondes 80$
- Ideogram v2 Turbo 1103 11,9 secondes 50$
- Midjourney v6.1 1097 60,9 secondes 82,50$
- FLUX.1 [dev] 1093 3,0 secondes 25$
- Midjourney v6 1085 60,6 secondes 82,50$
- Ideogram v1 1079 15,7 secondes 60$
- Playground v3 (beta) 1062 17,9 secondes 0,70$
- FLUX.1 [schnell] (OctoAI) 1059 1,1 secondes 2$
- FLUX.1 [schnell] (fal.ai) 1059 0,6 secondes 3$
- Playground v2.5 (fal.ai) 1011 4,2 secondes 5,13$
- Playground v2.5 (Fireworks) 1011 1,6 secondes 6,50$
- Playground v2.5 (Playground AI) 1011 7,1 secondes 0,70$
- DALLE 3 HD 1004 17,5 secondes 80$
- DALLE 3 988 13,8 secondes 40$
- Amazon Titan G1 v2 (Standard) 955 12,3 secondes 10$
- Stable Diffusion 3 Medium (fal.ai) 955 2,3 secondes 35$
- Stable Diffusion 3 Medium (OctoAI) 955 1,8 secondes 30$
This ranking was compiled with the help of the excellent Artificial Analysis website, which we highly recommend.
Performance analysis
The blueberry_0 and blueberry_1 models stand out for their high quality scores. However, their prices are not indicated. The FLUX.1 and Ideogram models also offer excellent results, but at higher prices.
Creation times vary greatly from one model to another, ranging from 0.6 to 60.9 seconds. This difference can be crucial for projects requiring a large number of images via API.
Quality/speed/price ratio
Some models, such as FLUX.1 [schnell] and Playground v2.5, offer a good compromise between quality, speed and cost. They may prove particularly suitable for users wishing to optimize their budget while maintaining good performance.
Conclusion on the best Text to Image AI models
Selecting the most suitable Text to Image model depends on the specific requirements of each project. For optimum quality without budgetary constraints, FLUX.1 [pro] or Ideogram v2 are the preferred models. For intensive API use requiring speed and moderate cost, the FLUX.1 [schnell] model is an excellent option.
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