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AI tools · Image editing

Gemini image editing

“State-of-the-art image generation and editing models, built on Gemini” Google DeepMind, in its own words

  • Yesfree plan
  • $4.99a month, cheapest paid plan
  • 2places it runs: web, phone app
The facts

Gemini image editing at a glance.

From Google DeepMind's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.

Made by
Google DeepMindBased in US
What it is for
Image editingChange a photo by describing the change.
Free plan
YesImage generation and editing included on free Gemini; no quota stated
Runs on
web, iOS, Android, API
Plans and prices
PlanA monthWhat it includes
FreeFreeFree with a Google Account
Google AI Plus$4.99
Google AI Pro$19.99
Google AI Ultra$99.99Listed as 'Starting at' $99.99/month; a $199.99/month tier is also listed

Google AI plans (gemini.google/subscriptions), Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported

Read the small print

What its terms say.

Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.

Who owns what you make
“Some of our services allow you to generate original content. Google won't claim ownership over that content.”
Google Terms of Service (effective 2026-07-30), Jul 30, 2026

Our note: Same models as the image-category entry. Google also links a 'Google Pics' app from the Nano Banana page (not examined).

Ranked by people's votes

Which models people prefer.

On Arena (formerly LMArena), people compare two results for the same request without knowing which model made which, and vote. Many tools of this kind run these models.

Editing a photo
  1. 1GPT-Image-2.5 SunburstOpenAI · preliminary1524
  2. 2GPT-Image-2.5 FlareOpenAI · preliminary1481
  3. 3GPT-Image-2 (Medium)OpenAI1462
  4. 4Grok Imagine Image 2.0SpaceXAI · preliminary1439
  5. 5MAI-Image-2.6Microsoft AI1428

Arena, Oct 6, 2026 · 30,985,932 votes; 59 models