ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)vs.FLUX1.1 [pro]
Which one is better?
In our own test, ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) leads. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.
Test images
Same task, the first image of each. The task with the biggest difference is preselected.
![FLUX1.1 [pro]: Infographic, first image from the fixed test run](/_astro-img/a4c11d8a8b2f3e30/1024.avif)
Result for “Infographic”:ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) ahead
What the rating looks at: Numbers, labels, and visual organization.
“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.
Test protocol of the images
Each test attempt uses the same archived prompt and one request. The first output of that attempt counts. Repeats after technical test failures are disclosed for the affected images. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier and prompt processing can still differ. The images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.
Character and detail
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias): openai, 1024x1024, quality high, n=1, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:07 PM. Source
FLUX1.1 [pro]: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=1598804755, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.040000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:00 PM. Source
Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) image SHA 256: 138ee96636b4fae17774b98bc6253f8dab595f4763ab90dd069ac6883c3f392e
FLUX1.1 [pro] image SHA 256: b475e58b4513d0ed851a405764c795b380f352ddff2599324a6ddf4046a2ca83
Infographic
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias): openai, 1024x1024, quality high, n=1, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:07 PM. Source
FLUX1.1 [pro]: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=2834891197, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.040000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:00 PM. Source
Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) image SHA 256: 3ed35c9539f9e2df404a219548c778a92ac0ee3e39a9a1c7f0bab3ee179165bb
FLUX1.1 [pro] image SHA 256: 2e27914d8784b0c4df1bb786934c4269230e1b2a6657fa500cb3cf46c3244041
Product photography
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias): openai, 1024x1024, quality high, n=1, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:06 PM. Source
FLUX1.1 [pro]: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=1611870596, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.040000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:00 PM. Source
Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) image SHA 256: c500c50a82c3c34b0caefcf73f08258fae3964682dafbee4737ac45855d14ee6
FLUX1.1 [pro] image SHA 256: 4e45c833a1cfb178fdb2be4962709d5add987ae330bb860e739a934623327ad8
Typography and layout
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias): openai, 1024x1024, quality high, n=1, first output of one technical repeat after a local archive failure; two total submissions; the original attempt output was not retained, generated Nov 2, 2026, 3:06 PM. Source
FLUX1.1 [pro]: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=22370095, prompt expansion disabled, estimated cost $0.040000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:00 PM. Source
Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) image SHA 256: 503ffd644f74423e8fdf617a2d8984f43f68fd87e287e4a3a94cec89c9666288
FLUX1.1 [pro] image SHA 256: 30f27d636afd6c596e3314f7412ca3a0497be81362e72e40fbf8d8517adb80ab
The numbers at a glance
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
not in the arena
FLUX1.1 [pro]
not in the arena
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
Rank 25 of 108
FLUX1.1 [pro]
Rank 81 of 108
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
no API price
FLUX1.1 [pro]
no API price
Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
- Subscription
- n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
- Via API
- No API price known. Access: API.
- Weights
- unknown.
FLUX1.1 [pro]
- Subscription
- No Black Forest Labs subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €9.54 a month (Krea Basic, with limited credits). 14 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known. Access: API.
- Weights
- unknown.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (38 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) | FLUX1.1 [pro] |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | n/a | n/a |
| Arena rank | n/a | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | n/a | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 | 69 | 33 |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 68 | 42 |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 69 | 26 |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 57 | 39 |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 83 | 24 |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | n/a | n/a |
| 100 images | n/a | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | n/a | n/a |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | unknown | unknown |
| Lifecycle | Deprecated, non-reproducible rolling alias; API shutdown announced for December 1, 2026 | Older, still documented BFL text-to-image API route |
| Access | API | API |
| Parameters | not published | not published |
| Largest output | not consistently published | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | n/a | 14 |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) model source, status source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · FLUX1.1 [pro] model source, status source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on LMArena. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.
No shared arena score in the stored snapshot
The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias) and FLUX1.1 [pro] from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.
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