GPT Image 2vs.Mystic 2.5
Which one is better?
We have not tested Mystic 2.5 ourselves yet. Mystic 2.5 has no arena rating yet. Mystic 2.5 has no API price.
Test images
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Mystic 2.5 yet.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only GPT Image 2 tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: the 95 % ranges of both values do not overlap. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but the ranges overlap.
Missing image run for Mystic 2.5
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DocumentationThe numbers at a glance
GPT Image 2
Rank 3 of 21
Mystic 2.5
not in the arena
GPT Image 2
Rank 8 of 108
Mystic 2.5
not tested yet
GPT Image 2
expensive
Mystic 2.5
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.
GPT Image 2
- Subscription
- No OpenAI subscription includes this model. Through other providers from $6 a month (ElevenLabs Starter, with limited credits). 61 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- $0.21 per image, 100 images $21.10.
- Weights
- Closed weights.
Mystic 2.5
- Subscription
- No Freepik / Magnific subscription includes this model. Through other providers from €16 a month (Magnific Premium, with limited credits). 6 plans in Germany.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: Web app).
- Weights
- Unknown.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
Arena rating (LMArena) from Nov 7, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 7, 2026 · API prices from Nov 7, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (39 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | GPT Image 2 | Mystic 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | 1,382 | n/a |
| Arena rank | Rank 3 of 21 | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | 109,042 | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 | 84 | n/a |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 89 | n/a |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 78 | n/a |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 84 | n/a |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 83 | n/a |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | $0.21 | n/a |
| 100 images | $21.10 | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | April 2026 | n/a |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | proprietary | unknown |
| Lifecycle | no notice | Current text-to-image choice in the web product; no exact public API model ID confirmed |
| Access | API, Web app | Web app |
| Parameters | not published | not published |
| Largest output | 4K | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | 61 | 6 |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: GPT Image 2 model source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · Mystic 2.5 model source, status source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on Artificial Analysis and LMArena; the sources are named under the card. “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 and Mystic 2.5 from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.
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