Image Battle | AI Image Comparison

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Prompt:

An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms.

Description:

Evaluates stylistic accuracy and color use typical of anime artwork.

Seedream 3.0

8.3s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

8.5s

Score: 8 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

15.1s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

13.5s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

10.9s

Score: 6 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

13.8s

Score: 9 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

37.3s

Score: 9 / 10

Seedream 4.0

13.9s

Score: 9 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 8 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

6.6s

Score: 8 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

12.8s

Score: 8 / 10

Imagen 3.0

10.3s

Score: 9 / 10

DALL-E 3

22.2s

Score: 6 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

44.1s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney v7

45.0s

Score: 6 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

7.8s

Score: 8 / 10

Recraft V3

13.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram V2

20.8s

Score: 7 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

14.1s

Score: 4 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.3s

Score: 8 / 10

Prompt:

A cartoon of a cat and a dog on an adventure, drawn in a colorful 2D style.

Description:

Tests creativity, composition, and vibrant stylization.

Seedream 3.0

8.5s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

9.1s

Score: 10 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

14.5s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

15.0s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

11.5s

Score: 9 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.5s

Score: 6 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

47.8s

Score: 6 / 10

Seedream 4.0

14.0s

Score: 9 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 8 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

6.5s

Score: 6 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

12.8s

Score: 8 / 10

Imagen 3.0

10.3s

Score: 9 / 10

DALL-E 3

18.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

33.9s

Score: 6 / 10

Midjourney v7

35.8s

Score: 10 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

9.2s

Score: 6 / 10

Recraft V3

14.2s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram V2

20.0s

Score: 9 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

14.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.4s

Score: 7 / 10

Prompt:

A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope).

Description:

Assesses adherence to classic anime tropes and detailed character design.

Seedream 3.0

7.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

7.7s

Score: 10 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

17.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

12.9s

Score: 8 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

11.2s

Score: 8 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

12.8s

Score: 7 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

37.2s

Score: 9 / 10

Seedream 4.0

13.4s

Score: 9 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 8 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

6.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

12.8s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 3.0

10.0s

Score: 9 / 10

DALL-E 3

18.8s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

33.8s

Score: 4 / 10

Midjourney v7

46.6s

Score: 8 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

9.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Recraft V3

13.9s

Score: 8 / 10

Ideogram V2

21.0s

Score: 8 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

12.5s

Score: 8 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.3s

Score: 4 / 10

Prompt:

A floating steampunk castle in the sky with intricate mechanical gears and cherry blossom trees, illustrated in Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky (1986) art style with watercolor textures and detailed line work.

Description:

Evaluates imagination, detailed backgrounds, and iconic anime style.

Seedream 3.0

8.6s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

9.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

17.0s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

11.5s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

10.4s

Score: 9 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

13.8s

Score: 9 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

36.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Seedream 4.0

13.0s

Score: 9 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 10 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

7.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

18.2s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 3.0

5.8s

Score: 8 / 10

DALL-E 3

18.1s

Score: 8 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

34.1s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney v7

44.8s

Score: 9 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

12.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Recraft V3

14.5s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram V2

20.8s

Score: 8 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

14.6s

Score: 7 / 10

Grok 2 Image

12.3s

Score: 6 / 10

Prompt:

A classic Disney-like 2D cartoon princess singing with animals in a forest.

Description:

Checks accurate portrayal of traditional cartoon style and whimsical elements.

Seedream 3.0

8.5s

Score: 7 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

8.8s

Score: 8 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

15.3s

Score: 10 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

14.0s

Score: 7 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

11.3s

Score: 7 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.2s

Score: 6 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

31.1s

Score: 8 / 10

Seedream 4.0

13.2s

Score: 7 / 10

Generation failed

A classic Disney-like 2D cartoon princess singing with animals in a forest. ChatGPT said: I can’t create that image because it would involve replicating the specific artistic style of classic Disney animations, which is protected by copyright. Ho...

Z-Image Turbo

6.8s

Score: 6 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

12.9s

Score: 5 / 10

Imagen 3.0

9.9s

Score: 8 / 10

DALL-E 3

19.3s

Score: 5 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

45.2s

Score: 7 / 10

Midjourney v7

45.0s

Score: 7 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

9.5s

Score: 6 / 10

Recraft V3

13.9s

Score: 4 / 10

Ideogram V2

21.3s

Score: 4 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

13.8s

Score: 6 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.2s

Score: 9 / 10

Prompt:

An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style).

Description:

Tests detailed character depiction and realistic daily-life settings.

Seedream 3.0

8.2s

Score: 6 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

8.6s

Score: 5 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

19.5s

Score: 6 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

12.6s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

11.4s

Score: 7 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.5s

Score: 7 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

53.1s

Score: 6 / 10

Seedream 4.0

13.6s

Score: 3 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 4 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

6.8s

Score: 4 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

18.3s

Score: 3 / 10

Imagen 3.0

10.3s

Score: 2 / 10

DALL-E 3

20.6s

Score: 3 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

34.7s

Score: 5 / 10

Midjourney v7

45.6s

Score: 2 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

9.0s

Score: 5 / 10

Recraft V3

13.5s

Score: 5 / 10

Ideogram V2

20.9s

Score: 4 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

13.1s

Score: 2 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.6s

Score: 5 / 10

Prompt:

A comic-book style superhero flying over a city at night, with halftone shading.

Description:

Challenges dynamic action depiction and comic-specific shading techniques.

Seedream 3.0

8.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

10.2s

Score: 10 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

18.0s

Score: 10 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

13.1s

Score: 7 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

12.7s

Score: 9 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.2s

Score: 9 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

37.1s

Score: 7 / 10

Seedream 4.0

14.2s

Score: 8 / 10

Generation failed

a photo of A comic-book style superhero flying over a city at night, with halftone shading. ChatGPT said: I wasn’t able to generate that image because the request violates our content policies. If you’d like, feel free to give me a new prompt�...

Z-Image Turbo

6.7s

Score: 7 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

13.1s

Score: 5 / 10

Imagen 3.0

10.2s

Score: 5 / 10

DALL-E 3

19.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

33.8s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney v7

45.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

8.3s

Score: 9 / 10

Recraft V3

13.2s

Score: 5 / 10

Ideogram V2

21.0s

Score: 5 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

14.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.6s

Score: 6 / 10

Prompt:

A cute chibi-style dragon sleeping on a pile of gold.

Description:

Evaluates adorable stylization and intricate detail work.

Seedream 3.0

14.2s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

8.9s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

17.5s

Score: 8 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

13.3s

Score: 7 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

15.0s

Score: 8 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.3s

Score: 8 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

31.2s

Score: 10 / 10

Seedream 4.0

13.2s

Score: 10 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 9 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

11.9s

Score: 10 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

13.2s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 3.0

10.8s

Score: 8 / 10

DALL-E 3

25.1s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

33.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney v7

33.9s

Score: 6 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

8.8s

Score: 8 / 10

Recraft V3

8.5s

Score: 7 / 10

Ideogram V2

19.6s

Score: 8 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

14.2s

Score: 8 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.5s

Score: 7 / 10

Prompt:

A Looney Tunes-inspired cartoon scene of a clever rabbit tricking a hunter.

Description:

Tests accurate representation of classic cartoon humor and visual style.

Seedream 3.0

8.5s

Score: 8 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

8.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

21.7s

Score: 9 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

11.8s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

12.6s

Score: 9 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.1s

Score: 9 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

36.9s

Score: 7 / 10

Seedream 4.0

19.9s

Score: 8 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 7 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

6.7s

Score: 7 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

13.1s

Score: 8 / 10

Imagen 3.0

12.2s

Score: 8 / 10

DALL-E 3

26.7s

Score: 6 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

34.2s

Score: 5 / 10

Midjourney v7

45.4s

Score: 5 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

9.9s

Score: 4 / 10

Recraft V3

13.2s

Score: 6 / 10

Ideogram V2

19.6s

Score: 6 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

13.9s

Score: 4 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.4s

Score: 3 / 10

Prompt:

A 90s anime-style space battle scene with giant starships and laser beams.

Description:

Checks complexity in depicting detailed action scenes in retro anime style.

Seedream 3.0

7.6s

Score: 8 / 10

Nano Banana (2.5 Flash)

8.6s

Score: 5 / 10

Nano Banana Pro

18.8s

Score: 4 / 10

Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)

13.3s

Score: 8 / 10

Imagen 4.0 Ultra

11.2s

Score: 9 / 10

FLUX.1 Kontext Max

14.6s

Score: 9 / 10

MiniMax Image-01

36.7s

Score: 8 / 10

Seedream 4.0

12.5s

Score: 6 / 10

ChatGPT 4o

5.0s

Score: 8 / 10

Z-Image Turbo

7.4s

Score: 10 / 10

Flux 2 Pro

12.8s

Score: 9 / 10

Imagen 3.0

9.8s

Score: 7 / 10

DALL-E 3

21.9s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney V6.1

34.4s

Score: 9 / 10

Midjourney v7

46.9s

Score: 9 / 10

Reve Image (Halfmoon)

11.3s

Score: 7 / 10

Recraft V3

13.6s

Score: 8 / 10

Ideogram V2

21.1s

Score: 8 / 10

Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra

13.9s

Score: 9 / 10

Grok 2 Image

11.5s

Score: 5 / 10

Summary for Anime & Cartoon Style

This category revealed significant disparities between models that excel at generic aesthetics versus those that truly understand specific artistic eras and techniques.

🏆 Top Performers

Nano Banana Pro: The undisputed champion of this category. It demonstrated an uncanny ability to replicate specific eras, from 1950s Disney style to 90s Anime, often scoring perfect 10s.
Z-Image Turbo: A strong contender, particularly in rendering polished 3D toys and high-quality 90s Space Battles.

📉 Key Trends

The "3D Drift" Problem: Many high-end models (like Flux 2 Pro) struggled to produce flat 2D art, often reverting to 3D rendering despite explicit prompts (e.g., Princess Singing).
Text is the Great Filter: Prompts requiring text or signs (like Looney Tunes Trick) separated elite models from the pack. Ideogram 3.0 (Quality) and Nano Banana Pro excelled here.
Hands remain a struggle: Even in simplified cartoon styles, complex interactions like eating with chopsticks in the Ramen Shop Scene caused massive quality drops for otherwise strong models like Midjourney v7.

Deep Dive: Patterns & Insights

1. Style Specificity vs. Generic Beauty

Models like Midjourney V6.1 often produced visually stunning images (e.g., Midjourney V6.1's Castle) but sometimes missed the specific texture requests, such as halftone shading or watercolor. In contrast, models like Nano Banana (2.5 Flash) and Nano Banana Pro showed a superior understanding of medium-specific prompts, such as mimicking Vintage Comic Book printing dots.

2. The "Slice-of-Life" Trap

The Ramen Shop prompt proved to be the hardest challenge. It required a combination of:

Specific lighting (cozy/indoor)
Complex hand anatomy (holding chopsticks)
Environmental text (menus/signs)

Most models failed significantly here due to hand deformations. For example, Flux 1.1 Pro Ultra scored a low 2/10 on this prompt due to fused fingers. Only models with superior coherence, like Ideogram 3.0 (Quality) (Score 9), managed to render legible text and plausible hands.

3. Era-Specific Accuracy

When asked for "90s Anime Style" in the Magical Girl and Space Battle prompts, generalist models often produced modern, clean digital art. However, Nano Banana Pro successfully introduced "flaws" like film grain and chromatic aberration to simulate the vintage broadcast look, significantly enhancing the nostalgia factor.

Best Models by Use Case

🎨 Best for Retro & Vintage Styles (90s Anime, Comics)

Winner: Nano Banana Pro
Why: It flawlessly simulates media artifacts (paper texture, film grain, halftone dots). See its Retro Superhero for a perfect example of style adherence.
Runner Up: Nano Banana (2.5 Flash) - A faster alternative that still captures the 90s aesthetic well.

📺 Best for Classic Western 2D Animation

Winner: Nano Banana Pro
Why: Unlike others that drift into 3D, it maintains strict 2D fidelity. Its Disney-style Princess was indistinguishable from Golden Age animation.
Alternative: Grok 2 Image produced a very strong Cinderella-style generation with great cel-shading.

🧸 Best for 3D Renders & Toys (Chibi Style)

Winner: Z-Image Turbo
Why: It excels at texture rendering, making objects look like physical vinyl toys. The Chibi Dragon is a prime example of perfect subsurface scattering and "cute" proportions.
Runner Up: MiniMax Image-01 - Delivers incredible photorealism even for fantasy subjects, as seen in this Hyper-realistic Dragon.

📝 Best for Text & Graphic Design Elements

Winner: Ideogram 3.0 (Quality)
Why: If your cartoon needs a sign, label, or logo, this is the safest bet. It nailed the text in the Ramen Shop and Looney Tunes prompts where others produced gibberish.

AI Image Battle Gallery

Summary for Anime & Cartoon Style

🏆 Top Performers

📉 Key Trends

Deep Dive: Patterns & Insights

1. Style Specificity vs. Generic Beauty

2. The "Slice-of-Life" Trap

3. Era-Specific Accuracy

Best Models by Use Case

🎨 Best for Retro & Vintage Styles (90s Anime, Comics)

📺 Best for Classic Western 2D Animation

🧸 Best for 3D Renders & Toys (Chibi Style)

📝 Best for Text & Graphic Design Elements

Image Evaluation