Creating the right image starts with choosing the right AI model. Each model in Artlist is designed for a different creative need — from concept sketches to polished, production-ready visuals.
This guide explains what each model does best and when to use it, so you can bring your ideas to life with the perfect mix of quality, detail, and creative control.
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| Model | Text to Image | Image to Image | Best for | Use when creating |
| Seedream 4.0 | No | yes | Powerful editing with seamless image blending. Best for consistent series and branded visuals. | Social content, on-brand assets for overlays, transitions, storyboarding, and pre-visualization. |
| Seedream 4.5 | Yes | Yes | Producing cinematic, high-quality visuals with strong consistency and precise instruction following. | Professional work in e-commerce, film, advertising, gaming, education, and design. |
| Nano Banana | No | yes | Incredible character consistency with precise prompt adherence. Best for speed and accuracy. | Quick marketing concepts, social media visuals, style transfers, and playful transformations |
| Nano Banana Pro | Yes | Yes | Next-level quality and consistency, across generations. Ideal for sharp detail and clear text. | Detailed images, infographics, posters, and prototype ideas. |
| Flux Kontext | No | Yes | High-quality output with rich detail and depth. Best for storytelling and lifelike color rendering. | Edits that preserve consistent context, multi-step workflows and complex edits that need to hold context across multiple rounds (e.g. same room, same character, different lighting or outfits). |
| Flux Pro Ultra | Yes | No | Generate striking visuals in any style | E-commerce hero shots, advert creatives, print visuals. |
| Flux 2.0 Pro | Yes | Yes | Production-grade, photorealistic images. Delivers sharp text and exact colors from hex codes. | concept art, marketing visuals, design mockups, or creative content production. |
| Flux 2.0 Dev | Yes | Yes | Fast, accurate results with advanced prompt adherence. Ideal for quick mockups and ideation. | Consistent stylized brand assets, product photos, and storyboarding. |
| Kling O1 Image | No | Yes | Performing precise image edits using strong reference control, transforming subjects, styles, and local details while preserving visual consistency. | Seamless editing and precise compositing. |
| GPT Image 1.5 Low | Yes | Yes | Fast visuals results for the best value. Ideal for rapid images and ideation. | Rapid image generation such as simple illustrations, placeholders, brainstorming visuals, and early concept exploration. |
| GPT Image 1.5 Medium | Yes | Yes | Balance speed and visual quality perfectly. The standard choice for everyday creation. | Production-ready visuals such as marketing images, product mockups, social media assets, and editorial illustrations. |
| GPT Image 1.5 High | Yes | Yes | Superior visual fidelity and detail. Perfect for final, polished production. | Premium, high-fidelity imagery, such as brand campaigns, polished UI/UX visuals, game or film art, and high-end commercial design. |
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