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AI image model profiles and test results

Each profile stays connected to visible outputs, test conditions, limitations, and blind preference data where available.

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Tested in AI Photo's five-prompt first-output comparison

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.

  • Readable exact text
  • Clean product rendering
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Tested in AI Photo's five-prompt first-output comparison

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.

  • Commercial composition
  • Distinct camera and motion styles
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Current Seedream flagship tested by AI Photo

Seedream V5 Pro

The most reliable finisher in AI Photo's 30-row Seedream portrait review, with particularly strong close-face detail and anatomy. It did not win every visual comparison.

  • Completion reliability
  • Close portrait detail
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Lower-cost Seedream route tested by AI Photo

Seedream V5 Lite

A strong portrait option when composition and candid camera feel matter. In AI Photo's broad saved-output review, Lite won more direct editorial calls than Pro despite one missing output.

  • Candid composition
  • Scene and camera-feel retention
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Established Seedream baseline retained in current tests

Seedream 4.5

Still competitive on prompt composition and scene completeness. It remains useful as a baseline because newer Seedream routes do not uniformly replace its strengths.

  • Prompt composition
  • Complete scene rendering
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Included in AI Photo's controlled portrait and moderation tests

GPT Image 2 Medium

A capable general image route with strong instruction following in AI Photo's retained comparisons. Its visible behavior should be judged task by task rather than from a single overall score.

  • Instruction following
  • Conversational revision workflows
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Tested in portrait and current text-to-image comparisons

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.

  • Graphic poster composition
  • Clean portrait anatomy
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Tested in mirror-selfie and moderation comparisons

Nano Banana 2

A strong reference-combination and editing route with useful evidence in AI Photo's mirror-selfie benchmark. Its task-level completion and moderation behavior remain visible row by row.

  • Reference-guided editing
  • Localized revisions
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