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ChatGPT 4o vs Seedream 4.0

By Elo rating, Seedream 4.0 is expected to win 53% of comparisons against ChatGPT 4o.

Both models received the same prompts. Wins and losses count only images judged together in the same call, the same comparisons the leaderboard Elo is fitted from.

ChatGPT 4o
OpenAI
959 Elo ±44
Rank #25 of 44 · median 5s per image · 11 refused
Not judged in the same call yet
Elo expectation: ChatGPT 4o wins 47%
Seedream 4.0
Bytedance
978 Elo ±42
Rank #24 of 44 · median 14s per image

By category

CategoryChatGPT 4oSeedream 4.0Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 772 933 —
Architecture & Interiors 888 967 —
Complex Scenes 1000 1010 —
Ghibli style 780 971 —
Graphic Design 1078 1038 —
Hands & Anatomy 914 959 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1062 1071 —
Surreal & Creative Prompts 894 955 —
Text in Images 1011 913 —
Ultra Hard 977 940 —

By criterion

CriterionChatGPT 4oSeedream 4.0
Prompt adherence 1000 972
Technical quality 949 993
Artistic merit 892 989
Detail execution 908 1003
Realism & coherence 984 948

Side by side

Anime & Cartoon Style A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope).
A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope). - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 13th of 13, this communicates the subject clearly but offers the least developed character and environmental treatment. The apparent missing digit is a significant anatomical flaw that further lowers an otherwise pleasant cartoon illustration.
A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope). - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is a strong, especially faithful realization of the classic anime trope. Its simplified hands and less intricate finish keep it a tier below the leading illustrations.
Architecture & Interiors A photorealistic interior of a modern Scandinavian-style living room with natural light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows. Show detailed wood textures, fabric materials, and proper light reflections.
A photorealistic interior of a modern Scandinavian-style living room with natural light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows. Show detailed wood textures, fabric materials, and proper light reflections. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 8 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 7th of 13, this is a strong and particularly faithful interpretation of the prompt. It falls behind the leaders mainly in material nuance and visual individuality, rather than through major errors.
A photorealistic interior of a modern Scandinavian-style living room with natural light streaming through floor-to-ceiling windows. Show detailed wood textures, fabric materials, and proper light reflections. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 6 / 10
Judge's noteRank 13 of 13: fabric and daylight are handled competently, but the requested floor-to-ceiling glazing is absent. That key omission and the less suitable mirror-heavy styling make this the weakest overall match.
Complex Scenes A nighttime festival with fireworks in the sky, food stalls lined up, and crowds mingling.
A nighttime festival with fireworks in the sky, food stalls lined up, and crowds mingling. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 6 / 10
Judge's noteA skillful and appealing illustration, but a weaker match for this crowd-focused brief. Its sparse festival layout and limited human detail outweigh its strong stylistic execution.
A nighttime festival with fireworks in the sky, food stalls lined up, and crowds mingling. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks 3rd and provides the strongest individual human moment in the set. It sits just behind the best comprehensive festival views because its selective focus reveals less of the wider crowd.
Ghibli style A child and elder tending oversized vegetables in a garden. Reproduce the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, with their distinctive character proportions and detailed plant illustrations.
A child and elder tending oversized vegetables in a garden. Reproduce the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, with their distinctive character proportions and detailed plant illustrations. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 13th of 13: the pleasant color treatment cannot compensate for the confused hand anatomy and floating-looking carrots. These focal coherence problems make it the least successful interpretation in the set.
A child and elder tending oversized vegetables in a garden. Reproduce the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, with their distinctive character proportions and detailed plant illustrations. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks third for its exceptional warmth, lighting, and intimate cooperation. Its slightly hybrid rendering style and less explicit hand contact place it just below the two strongest entries.
Graphic Design Abstract background graphic, cyberpunk aesthetic, neon pink/blue light trails on dark grid, sense of digital speed, for desktop wallpaper.
Abstract background graphic, cyberpunk aesthetic, neon pink/blue light trails on dark grid, sense of digital speed, for desktop wallpaper. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 13, this is the cleanest and most desktop-ready interpretation. It narrowly trails the winner because its visual vocabulary is simpler and less distinctive.
Abstract background graphic, cyberpunk aesthetic, neon pink/blue light trails on dark grid, sense of digital speed, for desktop wallpaper. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 6 / 10
Judge's noteSixth of nine, this image is clean and recognizable but less convincing at integrating its trails with its spatial framework. It shares the preceding image's integer score, with weaker artistic development offset by sharper geometry.
Hands & Anatomy Two hands forming a heart shape together against a plain background.
Two hands forming a heart shape together against a plain background. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanks tenth of 13 despite a clear and balanced heart silhouette. Coarse processing and ambiguous upper-finger articulation place it below the more naturally rendered examples.
Two hands forming a heart shape together against a plain background. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 8 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 4th of 13 and the strongest image for expressive lighting. Small alignment imperfections and reduced detail in the shadows keep it below the cleaner anatomical leaders.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia).
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 10 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 13, this is an exceptionally convincing professional headshot with no conspicuous generation artifacts. Its greatest strength is rendering the requested trait clearly while preserving completely believable eye coloration.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 9th of 13, this portrait has convincing skin and an appealing pose. The unnatural treatment of the defining eye-color trait substantially lowers its overall success.
Surreal & Creative Prompts A snail whose shell contains a miniature city skyline, depicted in a hyperrealistic macro photography style with intricate architectural details and ambient lighting.
A snail whose shell contains a miniature city skyline, depicted in a hyperrealistic macro photography style with intricate architectural details and ambient lighting. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 13, this has appealing atmosphere but a noticeably sculptural rather than photographic result. Exterior city placement, obscured structural joins, and indistinct buildings substantially weaken prompt execution.
A snail whose shell contains a miniature city skyline, depicted in a hyperrealistic macro photography style with intricate architectural details and ambient lighting. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 7 / 10
Judge's noteRank 6 of 13: this is a strong, clearly contained-city interpretation with useful architectural depth. Material discontinuities in the shell keep it below the more seamless top-ranked images.
Text in Images A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography.
A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography. - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 5 / 10
Judge's noteRank 12 of 13: excellent text readability is its principal strength. Limited urban context and unconvincing neon materials make it a middling response to the complete photographic brief.
A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography. - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is a strong, clear interpretation with convincing neon construction and photographic focus. It falls just below the leading images in environmental richness and overall visual distinction.
Ultra Hard Photorealistic close-up portrait of a person clearly performing the American Sign Language gesture for "thank you," hand positioned visibly in front of the chest, clear expression on face, neutral background
Photorealistic close-up portrait of a person clearly performing the American Sign Language gesture for "thank you," hand positioned visibly in front of the chest, clear expression on face, neutral background - ChatGPT 4o
ChatGPT 4o 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is one of the clearest and most anatomically reliable depictions of the requested starting pose. It ranks third because its presentation is less compelling than the warmer leading portraits.
Photorealistic close-up portrait of a person clearly performing the American Sign Language gesture for "thank you," hand positioned visibly in front of the chest, clear expression on face, neutral background - Seedream 4.0
Seedream 4.0 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 10th of 13, this is a convincing photograph-like depiction of an entirely different gesture. Its excellent surface detail cannot overcome the explicit mismatch with the requested ASL sign.

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