HunyuanImage 3.0
Sep 2025
HunyuanImage 3.0Compare inon
HunyuanImage 3.0 measured on 4 of 5 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks4
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal3
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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16FLUX.2 [dev]1,158.517HunyuanImage 3.01,149.318Wan 2.6 T2i1,149.3Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 78%-51%$0.039
BetterMuse Imageunstatedwins 70%-88%$0.01
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 64%-75%$0.02
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 77%-58%$0.034
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 74%-25%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 78%-51%$0.039Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 77%-58%$0.034Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 74%-25%$0.06Muse Imageunstatedwins 70%-88%$0.01Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 68%-50%$0.04ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 70%-88%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 64%-75%$0.02Grok Imagine Imageunstatedwins 55%-75%$0.02Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 77%-58%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 78%-51%$0.039
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Licencetencent-hunyuan-communitycommercial use with conditions
Benchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingAA Image Arena · editing v2.11,029.4#36
Arena Text-to-Image · overall1,149.5#18
FAQ
How much does HunyuanImage 3.0 cost?›
$0.08 per image.
Is HunyuanImage 3.0 free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.08 per image. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is HunyuanImage 3.0, and what is it best at?›
#48 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is HunyuanImage 3.0 better than FLUX.2 [dev]?›
On Arena Image · Text rendering, HunyuanImage 3.0 scores 1,149.3 vs 1,158.5 — about the same. It is 233% more expensive.
When was HunyuanImage 3.0 released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-09-28. It is the current version in its line.
Is HunyuanImage 3.0 open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (tencent-hunyuan-community licence).
Can I run HunyuanImage 3.0 locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is HunyuanImage 3.0?›
HunyuanImage 3.0 is an open-weights image generation & editing model from Tencent, released Sep 2025.
What are the best alternatives to HunyuanImage 3.0?›
MAI Image 2.6 (cheaper), Muse Image (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).