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GPT Image 2.5 Flarevs.Anima Base v1.0

Which one is better?

Anima Base v1.0 has no test of our own, no arena rating and no API price yet.

GraduallyBench Image v2Our own benchmark0 to 100 · higher is better
85

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

Rank 7 of 108

n/a

Anima Base v1.0

not tested yet

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better
1,400

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

Rank 2 of 21

n/a

Anima Base v1.0

not in the arena

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

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

n/a

Anima Base v1.0

Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench Image v2 run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.

Test images from GraduallyBench Image v2

Our own benchmarkThe images come from GraduallyBench Image v2, our own benchmark: every model gets the same four tasks, and two AI judges compare the images in pairs and blind.

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 Flare82 out of 100

No image from the four fixed tasks for Anima Base v1.0 yet.

Anima Base v1.0not 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”: the 95 % ranges of both values do not overlap. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but the ranges overlap.

Missing image run for Anima Base v1.0

The demo reported an exhausted daily ZeroGPU allowance. The open weights use a noncommercial model license; permission for local testing whose results would be published on this commercially operated website remains unresolved. Last checked November 2, 2026. Resolve permission for this benchmark and access with sufficient allowance.

Documentation

Subscription and API

GPT Image 2.5 Flare

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 $21.07.
Weights
Closed weights.

Anima Base v1.0

Subscription
n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API
No API price known (access: local).
Weights
Open weights.

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

Arena rating (LMArena) from Nov 10, 2026 · GraduallyBench Image v2 from Nov 7, 2026 · API prices from Nov 12, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (45 days old)

All data side by side

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

KennzahlGPT Image 2.5 FlareAnima Base v1.0
Ratings
Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better1,400n/a
Arena rankRank 2 of 21n/a
Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating57,020n/a
GraduallyBench Image v2our own benchmark, 0 to 10085n/a
GraduallyBench Image v2 by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition82n/a
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details73n/a
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency94n/a
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization90n/a
API price
Per imagelower is better$0.21n/a
100 images$21.07n/a
Profile
ReleasedSep 8, 2026n/a
Weightsopen means: runs locallyproprietaryopen
AccessAPIlocal
Parametersnot published2 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) · Anima Base v1.0 model 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 2.5 Flare and Anima Base v1.0 from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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