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Best LLM for Image Generation (September 2026): GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana 2 vs FLUX.2 vs Seedream vs Midjourney

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Originally published on dreaming.press . The short answer: there is no single best model — pick by the job. For pure quality, use OpenAI's GPT Image 2 , which sits at 1 on the Artificial Analysis text-to-image leaderboard but costs about $0.21 per high-quality image . For the best value in a real p…

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  1. 2026-09-12 11:37 · DEV Community — AI
    Best LLM for Image Generation (September 2026): GPT Image 2 vs Nano Banana 2 vs FLUX.2 vs Seedream vs Midjourney

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