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GPT Image 2.5 Flarevs.Krea 2 Raw

Which one is better?

We have not tested Krea 2 Raw ourselves yet. Krea 2 Raw has no arena rating yet. Krea 2 Raw has no API price.

Same prompt, two images

Same task, the first image of each.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare: Typography and layout, first image from the fixed test run
GPT Image 2.5 Flare48 out of 100

No image from the four fixed tasks for Krea 2 Raw yet.This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run.

Krea 2 Rawnot tested yet

Result for “Typography and layout”:only GPT Image 2.5 Flare tested

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.

Missing image run for Krea 2 Raw

This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run. Run the missing fixed tasks, archive the first output of each, and evaluate them blind.

Documentation

The numbers at a glance

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better
1,401

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

Rank 2 of 22

n/a

Krea 2 Raw

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
59

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

Rank 32 of 74

n/a

Krea 2 Raw

not tested yet

Price per imagedollars through the API · lower is better
$0.21

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

expensive

n/a

Krea 2 Raw

no API price

Ranks among the 22 image models with an arena rating and the 74 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

Subscription
No OpenAI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €6.39 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 61 plans in Germany.
Via API
$0.21 per image, 100 images $21.07.

Krea 2 Raw

Subscription
n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API
No API price known. Access: local.
License
Open weights.

Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.

Arena rating (LMArena) from Oct 28, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 1, 2026 · API prices from Oct 28, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (34 days old)

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.

KennzahlGPT Image 2.5 FlareKrea 2 Raw
Ratings
Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better1,401n/a
Arena rankRank 2 of 22n/a
Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating39,218n/a
GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 10059n/a
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition48n/a
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details38n/a
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency82n/a
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization66n/a
API price
Per imagelower is better$0.21n/a
100 images$21.07n/a
Profile
ReleasedSep 8, 2026Jun 22, 2026
Weightsopen means: runs locallyproprietaryopen
AccessAPIlocal
Parametersnot published12 billion
Largest outputnot consistently publishednot consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model61n/a

API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.

Sources: GPT Image 2.5 Flare model source (verified Sep 22, 2026) · Krea 2 Raw model 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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Krea 2 Raw from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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