Midjourney V8.2, ChatGPT Images 2.0/GPT Image 2, Google Nano Banana 2/Pro, and Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 are the current AI image generators compared in a feature- and workflow-based analysis. The comparison notes that DALL-E is no longer OpenAI’s current product name, and Google is deprecating Imagen 4 in favor of its Nano Banana family. Midjourney V8.2, released as the default model on July 24, 2026, is best suited for stylized artwork, concept art, and aesthetic exploration, with access via the Midjourney website and Discord, a subscription pricing model from $10/month, and a limitation that private creation requires a higher plan. ChatGPT Images 2.0/GPT Image 2 is best for conversational creation, text-heavy graphics, and iterative editing, accessed via ChatGPT on web/apps or the OpenAI API, with pricing included with ChatGPT access subject to limits and API pay-per-use. Nano Banana 2/Pro targets Gemini users and Google-centered workflows, with consumer access varying by Gemini plan and API pay-per-use. FLUX.2 is best for production pipelines and developer control, accessed via BFL Playground, API, and selected open-weight models, with primarily pay-per-image pricing and no seat subscription required. The article states that image quality varies considerably with the prompt and subject, and that every tool was not tested under identical laboratory conditions