Bagel
May 2025
BagelCompare inon
Bagel measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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92OmniGen V271793Bagel594Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 97%-66%$0.034
BetterFLUX.1 [schnell]Openwins 70%-97%$0.003Edits photos: not verified
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 93%-80%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 96%-61%$0.039
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 96%-40%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 97%-66%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 96%-61%$0.039Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 96%-40%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 96%-33%$0.067
Muse Imageunstatedwins 96%-90%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.1 [schnell]Openwins 70%-97%$0.003Edits photos: not verifiedFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 91%-95%$0.005Z-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 88%-95%$0.005Edits photos: not verifiedPP Imageunstatedwins 85%-95%$0.005Edits photos: not verifiedHHiDream O1 Image DevOpenwins 78%-95%$0.005ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 93%-80%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 92%-40%$0.06Edits photos: not verified
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 92%-85%$0.015FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 91%-76%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 91%-70%$0.03ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Dreamina 3.1wins 87%-70%$0.03Edits photos: not verifiedAll ByteDance models →Run it yourself
Fits onhardware needs not verified yet
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,026.6#34
Arena Text-to-Image · overall897.8#41
FAQ
How much does Bagel cost?›
$0.10 per image.
Is Bagel free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.10 per image. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Bagel, and what is it best at?›
#93 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Bagel better than OmniGen V2?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Bagel scores 594 vs 717 — lower. It is 33% cheaper.
When was Bagel released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-05-20. It is the current version in its line.
Is Bagel open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Bagel locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Bagel?›
Bagel is an open-weights image generation & editing model from ByteDance, released May 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Bagel?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), FLUX.1 [schnell] (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).