Every Versely text-to-image model, sorted by what one complete generation costs in credits, cheapest first. FLUX 3 Image Klein sets the floor at 1 credit.
Image editors are ranked separately, because editing a picture you already have and generating one from a prompt are different jobs with different budgets.
Ranking method
Filtered to text-to-image models that publish a complete-job cost, sorted by the credits one generation costs, ascending.
Full ranking
| # | Model | Provider | Credits | Credits per job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Black Forest Labs | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 2 | HiDream O1 Image | HiDream | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 3 | Wan 2.6 Text to Image | Wan | 1 credit | 1 credit (was 3 headline) |
| 4 | Flux 2 Flash | Flux | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 5 | Qwen Image | Qwen | 1 credit | 1 credit (was 2 headline) |
| 6 | Z Image Turbo | Z-Image | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 7 | Flux 2 Klein 9B Base | Flux | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 8 | ERNIE Image Turbo | Baidu | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 9 | Luma Photon Flash | Luma | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 10 | HiDream O1 Image Dev | HiDream | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 11 | Flux Schnell | Flux | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 12 | Seedream 4.0 | ByteDance | 1 credit | 1 credit (was 3 headline) |
| 13 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | Grok | 2-3 credits | 2-3 credits (was 5 headline) |
| 14 | GPT Image 1.5 | OpenAI | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 15 | Grok Imagine Image | Grok | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 16 | Nano Banana | 2 credits | 2 credits (was 4 headline) | |
| 17 | Qwen Z Image | Qwen | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 18 | Krea 3 | Krea | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 19 | Nano Banana 2 | 3-6 credits | 3-6 credits (was 7 headline) | |
| 20 | Qwen Image 3 Text to Image | Qwen | 3 credits | 3 credits |
The top 5, explained
#1 — FLUX 3 Image Klein (Black Forest Labs) costs 1 credit and sits at #22 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 1K. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#2 — HiDream O1 Image (HiDream) costs 1 credit and sits at #39 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#3 — Wan 2.6 Text to Image (Wan) costs 1 credit, discounted from a headline 3 and sits at #41 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Credits per job: 1 credit (was 3 headline).
#4 — Flux 2 Flash (Flux) costs 1 credit and sits at #54 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#5 — Qwen Image (Qwen) costs 1 credit, discounted from a headline 2 and sits at #69 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Credits per job: 1 credit (was 2 headline).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Cheapest AI image model?+
FLUX 3 Image Klein by Black Forest Labs tops this ranking. Filtered to text-to-image models that publish a complete-job cost, sorted by the credits one generation costs, ascending. FLUX 3 Image Klein costs 1 credit and sits at #22 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings.
How is this ranking calculated?+
Filtered to text-to-image models that publish a complete-job cost, sorted by the credits one generation costs, ascending.
How many models qualify for this ranking?+
20 models with a page on Versely meet the criteria for "Cheapest AI image model", across 13 providers.
Is the top-ranked model also the cheapest?+
Yes — FLUX 3 Image Klein is both the top entry and the cheapest option here, at 1 credit.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
18 of the 20 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard; the remaining 2 are unranked and listed afterward, cheapest complete job first.
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