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FLUX 3 Image vs GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst wins 74% of 87 direct comparisons against FLUX 3 Image.

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.

FLUX 3 Image
Black Forest Labs
1235 Elo ±49
Rank #7 of 44 · median 36s per image · 10 refused
19–7–61
wins – ties – losses for FLUX 3 Image
87 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: FLUX 3 Image wins 24%
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
OpenAI
1439 Elo ±65
Rank #2 of 44 · median 157s per image · 5 refused

By category

CategoryFLUX 3 ImageGPT Image 2.6 SunburstDirect record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1225 1359 1–1–4
Architecture & Interiors 1315 1730 0–1–9
Complex Scenes 1249 1738 1–1–8
Ghibli style 1360 1626 1–0–3
Graphic Design 1175 1025 7–1–2
Hands & Anatomy 1262 1454 2–1–7
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1168 1523 0–1–9
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1271 1711 0–0–10
Text in Images 1313 1259 6–0–4
Ultra Hard 1258 1524 1–1–5

By criterion

CriterionFLUX 3 ImageGPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
Prompt adherence 1200 1342
Technical quality 1202 1347
Artistic merit 1127 1342
Detail execution 1204 1411
Realism & coherence 1175 1340

Side by side

Anime & Cartoon Style An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms.
An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 12th of 12, this still meets the prompt and has a well-developed setting. Its conspicuous hand-construction weaknesses receive greater weight than its decorative detail, pulling it below the other images.
An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 12, this has the strongest explicitly cel-anime character design and one of the most memorable color schemes. Minor sword-placement ambiguities keep it just behind the more structurally assured leading image.
Architecture & Interiors Aerial view of a modernist desert home, in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater but adapted to desert conditions. Show integration with rocky landscape and water features.
Aerial view of a modernist desert home, in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater but adapted to desert conditions. Show integration with rocky landscape and water features. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10
Judge's noteNinth overall, with sound rendering but a comparatively weak response to the requested Fallingwater lineage. Its technical polish does not fully compensate for the conservative massing and looser relationship between house and water.
Aerial view of a modernist desert home, in the style of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater but adapted to desert conditions. Show integration with rocky landscape and water features. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteBest overall for its material richness and exceptionally cohesive house-water-landscape composition. Minor ambiguity in the concealed spillway prevents a flawless score, but this is the strongest complete realization of the prompt.
Complex Scenes A misty dawn at an African savanna watering hole where elephants, lions, and zebras coexist in tense harmony, with a crocodile partially submerged in the foreground and flamingos taking flight in the background, golden hour lighting.
A misty dawn at an African savanna watering hole where elephants, lions, and zebras coexist in tense harmony, with a crocodile partially submerged in the foreground and flamingos taking flight in the background, golden hour lighting. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanks twelfth of twelve, with the weakest overall animal construction and integration. Complete prompt coverage and an attractive landscape do not overcome the conspicuously artificial crocodile and repetitive herd.
A misty dawn at an African savanna watering hole where elephants, lions, and zebras coexist in tense harmony, with a crocodile partially submerged in the foreground and flamingos taking flight in the background, golden hour lighting. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks third of twelve, with exceptional visual richness and strong environmental storytelling. Slightly exaggerated sharpness and theatrical staging place it just behind the two most coherent compositions.
Ghibli style A countryside train station with a cat waiting on a bench. Rendered in Studio Ghibli animation style with Miyazaki's watercolor backgrounds and hand-drawn quality.
A countryside train station with a cat waiting on a bench. Rendered in Studio Ghibli animation style with Miyazaki's watercolor backgrounds and hand-drawn quality. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10
Judge's noteA pleasant and complete interpretation, but structural clarity and character grounding are noticeably weaker than in the upper group. Its attractive palette cannot fully compensate for the less resolved foreground construction.
A countryside train station with a cat waiting on a bench. Rendered in Studio Ghibli animation style with Miyazaki's watercolor backgrounds and hand-drawn quality. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteA close runner-up, this image offers some of the strongest environmental storytelling in the set. The leading image edges it out through more expressive character presentation and slightly cleaner structural execution.
Graphic Design Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 6th of 12 as a complete and readable set with a sensible alternative layout. Its softer finish and uneven optical weight keep it below the cleaner, more unified examples.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 3 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12 because severe rendering artifacts and weak displayed contrast make the set largely unsuccessful. Having the correct five concepts does not offset its failure to achieve a clean flat finish.
Hands & Anatomy A runner mid-stride in a full-body action shot, limbs in motion and well-defined.
A runner mid-stride in a full-body action shot, limbs in motion and well-defined. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12, this image satisfies the basic composition but underperforms on anatomical realism. The shoulder and knee rendering are prominent flaws that outweigh its otherwise clean technical finish.
A runner mid-stride in a full-body action shot, limbs in motion and well-defined. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 12, this image combines exceptionally clear full-body action with strong technical execution and convincing spatial grounding. Slightly exaggerated musculature leaves it just behind the more naturally expressive autumn runner.
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). - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10
Judge's noteThe image satisfies the literal request and avoids major anatomical errors. Its waxy surface rendering and rigid presentation noticeably reduce the naturalistic quality central to this evaluation.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 10 / 10
Judge's noteThis is among the strongest images for the task's emphasis on realistic physical traits. The naturally rendered eyes and exceptionally convincing skin detail make it comparable to a professionally produced headshot.
Surreal & Creative Prompts An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background.
An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 6 / 10
Judge's noteThe image communicates avocado effectively, but its design integration is noticeably weaker than its initial silhouette suggests. The seat-dominating cushion and awkward arm transitions keep it in the competent rather than excellent range.
An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteA close second, this image offers especially strong avocado identity and excellent surface execution. It is marginally less restrained photographically than the leading image, but equally successful as an imaginative product concept.
Text in Images A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style.
A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style. - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 5 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the weakest cover in the set despite correctly delivering the title and astronaut. Repetitive terrain, stiff grounding, and an unsophisticated text treatment significantly reduce its overall finish.
A book cover showing the title "Journey to Mars" along with an astronaut illustration, contemporary sci-fi design style. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is a richly executed, professional-looking cover with especially strong environmental storytelling. It sits just below the leaders because its additional effects make the composition less effortless and restrained.
Ultra Hard Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - FLUX 3 Image
FLUX 3 Image 5 / 10
Judge's noteThe attractive photographic surface cannot compensate for prominent failures in the content being taught. It ranks near the bottom because realistic text and equation generation are central requirements rather than incidental background details.
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteA close second, this image excels at the prompt's demanding notation and dusty-board requirements. Its slightly less compelling subject emphasis keeps it just behind the leading image.

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