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75GLM-Image885.476Lucid Origin Ultra877.477FLUX1.1 [pro]870.2Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 85%-61%$0.034
BetterFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 65%-94%$0.005Reference images: not verified
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 72%-77%$0.02
CheaperMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 84%-55%$0.039
CheaperGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 84%-31%$0.06ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 85%-61%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 84%-55%$0.039Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 84%-31%$0.06Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)unstatedwins 82%-23%$0.067
Muse Imageunstatedwins 81%-88%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 65%-94%$0.005Reference images: not verifiedZ-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 58%-94%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1PP Imageunstatedwins 53%-94%$0.005Edits photos: not verified+1
Recraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 60%-92%$0.007
Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 64%-91%$0.007Edits photos: not verified+1
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How much does Lucid Origin Ultra cost?›
$0.087 per image.
Is Lucid Origin Ultra free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.087 per image.
How good is Lucid Origin Ultra, and what is it best at?›
#76 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Lucid Origin Ultra better than GLM-Image?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Lucid Origin Ultra scores 877.4 vs 885.4 — about the same. It is 73% more expensive.
When was Lucid Origin Ultra released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-05. It is the current version in its line.
Is Lucid Origin Ultra open source?›
No, Lucid Origin Ultra is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Lucid Origin Ultra?›
Lucid Origin Ultra is a closed image generation & editing model from Leonardo.Ai, released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Lucid Origin Ultra?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (cheaper), FLUX.2 [dev] Flash (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).