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Artificial Analysis@ArtificialAnlys · Sep 11, 2025 · Leaderboard

AI image editing models

Artificial Analysis's leaderboard drew 119.2K views on X: 2.2x its typical post and #29 of 123 Artificial Analysis charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.

Seedream 4.0 is the new leading image model across both the Artificial Analysis Text to Image and Image Editing Arena, surpassing Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash (Nano-Banana), across both!

Posted on X by @ArtificialAnlys (Artificial Analysis), Sep 11, 2025. Source: x.com · See its data

Why it spread

The post spread because it announced a hot topic that week, a new leading image model from Bytedance Seed surpassing Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash, and it came from an independent author, earning 745 likes, 89 reposts, 28 quotes, 202 saves, and 119,240 views.

What worked

  • The leaderboard chart clearly shows a ranking of AI image editing models by ELO score, making the comparison easy to grasp.
  • The post text highlights a direct win over a well known competitor, Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash, which drives interest.
  • The account is an independent author, which adds credibility and appeal for a hot topic that week.

What to borrow

We could use a leaderboard format to rank our own models or features against competitors, and frame the announcement around a clear win or improvement over a known rival.

Careful

Do not over read the low design polish or medium self labelling as weaknesses, and avoid assuming the same results without a hot topic and independent author status.

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How far did Artificial Analysis's "AI image editing models" chart travel?

119,240 views, 745 likes, 89 reposts and 202 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @ArtificialAnlys gets about 54.2K views.

What kind of chart is it?

A leaderboard. Ranking of AI image editing models by ELO score.

Can I use Artificial Analysis's chart?

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