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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33GPT Image 1 Mini1,124.234Bagel1,026.635Step1X Edit998.3Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 91%-61%$0.039
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 90%-90%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 88%-80%$0.02
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 91%-66%$0.034
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 91%-40%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 91%-61%$0.039Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 91%-66%$0.034Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 91%-40%$0.06Muse Imageunstatedwins 90%-90%$0.01MAI Image 2.5unstatedwins 90%-52%$0.048ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 90%-90%$0.01PP Image Editwins 74%-90%$0.01
GPT Image 1 Miniunstatedwins 64%-89%$0.011
FLUX.2 [klein] 4BunstatedOpenwins 72%-85%$0.015FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 76%-83%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 88%-80%$0.02
HunyuanImage 3.0 InstructOpenwins 83%——Qwen Image EditOpenwins 78%-70%$0.03Qwen Image Edit Plus 2511Openwins 77%-40%$0.06FLUX.2 [klein] 9BunstatedOpenwins 76%-83%$0.017ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Dreamina 3.1n/a—$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 GPT Image 1 Mini?›
On Arena Image Editing · overall, Bagel scores 1,026.6 vs 1,124.2 — lower. It is 809% more expensive.
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?›
MAI Image 2.6 (cheaper), Muse Image (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).