So another day, and another mysterious AI model » shouts the rankings in a whirlwind of activity. The ranking in question is Artificial Analysis Image Arenaa commonly used resource to assess quality of AI image models when they arrive on the market.

The idea is simple. Model owners submit their technology to trial before a public jury. Images are generated via text prompts and the image results from two different models are displayed side by side on the arena page for public voting.