Every Versely text-to-image model, sorted by what one complete generation costs in credits, cheapest first. Luma UNI 1 Max 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 | Luma UNI 1 Max | Luma | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 2 | HiDream O1 Image | HiDream | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 3 | Flux 2 Klein 9B Base | Flux | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 4 | Flux 2 Flash | Flux | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 5 | Z Image Turbo | Z-Image | 1 credit | 1 credit (was 1 headline) |
| 6 | Qwen Image | Qwen | 1 credit | 1 credit (was 2 headline) |
| 7 | ERNIE Image Turbo | Baidu | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 8 | Luma Photon Flash | Luma | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 9 | HiDream O1 Image Dev | HiDream | 1 credit | 1 credit |
| 10 | Flux Schnell | Flux | 1 credit | 1 credit (was 1 headline) |
| 11 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | Grok | 2-3 credits | 2-3 credits (was 5 headline) |
| 12 | GPT Image 1.5 | OpenAI | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 13 | Grok Imagine Image | Grok | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 14 | Seedream 4.0 | ByteDance | 2 credits | 2 credits (was 3 headline) |
| 15 | Wan 2.6 Text to Image | Wan | 2 credits | 2 credits (was 3 headline) |
| 16 | Qwen Z Image | Qwen | 2 credits | 2 credits |
| 17 | Qwen Image 3 Text to Image | Qwen | 3 credits | 3 credits |
| 18 | Krea 2 Medium | Krea | 3 credits | 3 credits |
| 19 | Kling Image 3.0 | Kling | 3 credits | 3 credits |
| 20 | Recraft 4.1 Text to Image | Recraft | 3 credits | 3 credits |
The top 5, explained
#1 — Luma UNI 1 Max (Luma) costs 1 credit and sits at #17 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#2 — HiDream O1 Image (HiDream) costs 1 credit and sits at #24 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#3 — Flux 2 Klein 9B Base (Flux) costs 1 credit and sits at #32 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#4 — Flux 2 Flash (Flux) costs 1 credit and sits at #44 in edit image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Credits per job: 1 credit.
#5 — Z Image Turbo (Z-Image) costs 1 credit, discounted from a headline 1 and sits at #74 in text to image on Versely's live model rankings. It outputs up to 4K. Credits per job: 1 credit (was 1 headline).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Cheapest AI image model?+
Luma UNI 1 Max by Luma tops this ranking. Filtered to text-to-image models that publish a complete-job cost, sorted by the credits one generation costs, ascending. Luma UNI 1 Max costs 1 credit and sits at #17 in edit 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 — Luma UNI 1 Max is both the top entry and the cheapest option here, at 1 credit.
Do all of these models hold a Versely leaderboard position?+
Yes — all 20 models here hold a position on at least one Versely leaderboard. Versely ranks each capability separately, so the leaderboard a position was earned on is named alongside it.
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