Muse Image
Jul 2026
Muse ImageCompare inon
Muse Image measured on 5 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks5
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal4
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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7Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)1,1408Muse Image1,1279GPT Image 1.51,123Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
BetterNano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 57%+236%$0.034
OpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 38%+100%$0.02
BetterMAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 56%+289%$0.039
BetterGrok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 56%+500%$0.06
BetterGPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 63%+2,007%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
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ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Nano Banana 2.1unstatedwins 57%+236%$0.034MAI Image 2.6unstatedwins 56%+289%$0.039Grok Imagine Image 2.0unstatedwins 56%+500%$0.06GPT Image 2.5 Sunburstmaxwins 63%+2,007%$0.21GPT Image 2.5 Flaremaxwins 61%+2,007%$0.21ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 38%+100%$0.02
Ideogram 4.0unstatedOpenwins 36%+500%$0.06Edits photos: not verified+1
Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 35%+50%$0.015
FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 32%+140%$0.024
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 32%+200%$0.03Reference images: not verifiedBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Image Editing · overall1,402.6#7
Text-to-image Arena July 5 2026lab1,280
Single-image edit Arena July 5 2026lab1,405
Multi-image edit Arena July 5 2026lab1,399
FAQ
How much does Muse Image cost?›
$0.01 per image.
Is Muse Image free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.01 per image.
How good is Muse Image, and what is it best at?›
#8 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing. Strongest at: Image Generation & Editing.
Is Muse Image better than Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Muse Image scores 1,127 vs 1,140 — about the same. It is 85% cheaper.
When was Muse Image released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-07. It is the current version in its line.
Is Muse Image open source?›
No, Muse Image is a closed model available through an API. The closest open-weights option here is Qwen Image 2.1.
What is Muse Image?›
Muse Image is a closed image generation & editing model from Meta, released Jul 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Muse Image?›
Nano Banana 2.1 (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).