# MiniMax H3-Image ranks second among open-weight models on Design Arena

> Original title: New on DesignArena: MiniMax H3-Image by @MiniMax_AI is ranked #2 among open weight models on Image arena.

- Source: Design Arena
- Published: 2026-11-11T20:00:01.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/v7q70u1updtuitj8f3wrdcihz
- Original: https://x.com/DesignArena/status/2120607500529459557

## Summary

DesignArena ranks MiniMax H3-Image second among open-weight models on its Image Arena leaderboard. The model averages 15 seconds per generation, which DesignArena says is four times faster than Ideogram 4.0, the first-place model. DesignArena places H3-Image in the same performance band as top models from Ideogram, Krea, and Black Forest Labs.

## Post

New on DesignArena: MiniMax H3-Image by @MiniMax_AI is ranked #2 among open weight models on Image arena.

This places it in the same performance band as top models from @ideogram_ai, @krea_ai, and @bfl_ai. At an average of 15s per generation, it is 4× than Ideogram 4.0 which is currently in 1st place and is the fastest model in the top 3.

Congrats to the @MiniMax_AI team on a top-3 open weight placement!

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