Imagen 3 (generate-002)

GoogleProprietary

Imagen 3 (generate-002) is an AI image model from Google. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 65 of 82 with 1057±3 from 359,756 votes. It is not on LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard yet. License: Proprietary.

Key figures

LMArena · Text-to-image1057±3#65 / 82 · Votes 359,756
Developer
Google
License
Proprietary

Not yet available: Released (per AA), LMArena · Image editing, AA Elo

Who it is for (from the data)

  • When quality is not the top priority: #65 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
  • Mainly text-to-image: no image-edit results yet.
  • Use via Google's service or API: LMArena lists it as proprietary.
  • Existing Google users: this vendor has 10 models on Text-to-image.

Neighbours on Text-to-image

#ModelScoreVotesAA EloLicenseΔ
62FLUX.2 [klein] 9B Black Forest Labs1070150,695929flux-non-commercial-license+13
63Qwen-Image (Prompt Extend) Alibaba1061716,671–Apache 2.0+4
64FLUX.1 Kontext [pro] Black Forest Labs1059332,362917Proprietary+2
65Imagen 3 (generate-002) Google1057359,756–Proprietary
66Qwen-Image Alibaba105784,534903Apache 2.0+0
67Ideogram 3.0 (Quality) Ideogram1049118,553911Proprietary-8
68Luma Photon Luma AI1036130,177843Proprietary-21

Alternatives · More from Google

#ModelScoreVotesAA EloLicense
5Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 Google13255,2901176Proprietary
11Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (nano-banana-2, Web Search) Google125773,2781140Proprietary
15Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image (nano-banana-2-lite) Google124917,8131107Proprietary
16Gemini 3 Pro Image (nano-banana-pro, 2K) Google1246188,2881118Proprietary
18Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview (nano-banana-pro) Google123286,470–Proprietary

Alternatives · Top open-weight models

#ModelScoreVotesAA EloLicense
19Qwen-Image-2.1 Alibaba122519,6041042qwen-research
20Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) Ideogram120072,8651026Ideogram Open Model
27Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA116410,803993OpenMDW-1.1
33HunyuanImage 3.0 Tencent1151180,498932tencent-hunyuan-community
34Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA115118,480985OpenMDW-1.1

How to read the scores

  • LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
  • Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
  • If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.

FAQ

Where does Imagen 3 (generate-002) rank among AI image models?

Text-to-image rank 65 (1057) (LMArena, data as of Oct 27, 2026).

Is Imagen 3 (generate-002) open-weight?

No. LMArena lists it as Proprietary; it is available only through Google’s products or API.

Can Imagen 3 (generate-002) edit images?

The LMArena image-edit board has no result for Imagen 3 (generate-002) yet, so we cannot confirm its editing ability from the data.

Who makes Imagen 3 (generate-002)?

According to LMArena, Imagen 3 (generate-002) is made by Google.

How reliable is Imagen 3 (generate-002)'s score?

The scores are based on 359,756 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±3). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.

How far is Imagen 3 (generate-002) from #1 on Text-to-image?

#1 on Text-to-image is GPT-Image-2.5 Sunburst (1427); Imagen 3 (generate-002) scores 1057, 370 points behind.

Sources

LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 26, 2026.

LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 26, 2026.

17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 27, 2026.

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