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5 first-output tests

Ideogram 4

Rendered every requested string in the poster and product prompts. Its first outputs were clean and legible, though the poster moved away from the requested condensed type and the product shot omitted the reflective pool.

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5 first-output tests

Krea 2 Medium

Matched the largest share of AI Photo's five briefs, including the serum layout, direct-flash portrait style, and directional motion snapshot. It still failed the strict risograph object test.

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15-prompt output review

Seedream V5 Pro

Earned 7 of 15 editorial points in the historical Seedream review, including facial-detail and anatomy comparisons. All 15 prompts returned an output.

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15-prompt output review

Seedream V5 Lite

Earned 4 of 15 editorial points in the historical Seedream review, including clothing detail and scene composition. One prompt returned no output.

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15-prompt output review

Seedream 4.5

Earned 4 of 15 editorial points in the historical Seedream review. It retained the cafe props and bedroom pose, but added an extra leg in the kneeling portrait.

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Portrait and moderation tests

GPT Image 2 Medium

Returned all five controlled portrait outputs. In the separate three-prompt moderation test, it returned the studio portrait and blocked two adult-fashion prompts.

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Portrait and text-to-image tests

Grok Imagine

Produced the strongest poster layout in AI Photo's five-prompt first-output test and clean anatomy in the diner portrait. It missed the exact clock time and crate count in the constrained illustration.

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Mirror-selfie and moderation tests

Nano Banana 2

Returned 15 of 18 mirror-selfie prompts, compared with 12 each for Nano Banana and Nano Banana 2 Lite. Completion does not measure visual quality.

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Model comparisons by task

AI Portrait Realism

Compare skin texture, anatomy, lighting, and camera realism.

View guide →Character Consistency

Test whether a character stays recognizable across scenes.

View guide →AI Image Editing

Check whether edits preserve identity, framing, and untouched objects.

View guide →AI Companion Images

Compare scene accuracy, character consistency, privacy, and image cost.

View guide →AI Image Moderation

Compare returned, blocked, and altered outputs on the same prompts.

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