FLUX 3 Image vs Nano Banana 2: Which AI Image Generator Wins?

Black Forest Labs

1288 Elo ±51

Rank #6 of 42 · median 36s per image · 10 refused

1–0–0

wins – ties – losses for FLUX 3 Image
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Elo expectation: FLUX 3 Image wins 73%

Google

1116 Elo ±33

Rank #12 of 42 · median 16s per image

By category

Category	FLUX 3 Image	Nano Banana 2	Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style	1189	1202	—
Architecture & Interiors	1360	1069	—
Complex Scenes	1306	1175	—
Ghibli style	1472	1168	—
Graphic Design	1229	1072	—
Hands & Anatomy	1315	1096	—
Photorealistic People & Portraits	1319	1065	1–0–0
Surreal & Creative Prompts	1371	1177	—
Text in Images	1272	1151	—
Ultra Hard	1278	1128	—

By criterion

Criterion	FLUX 3 Image	Nano Banana 2
Prompt adherence	1230	1112
Technical quality	1259	1080
Artistic merit	1175	1093
Detail execution	1271	1116
Realism & coherence	1234	1074

Side by side

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

A 90s anime-style space battle scene with giant starships and laser beams. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 This is the strongest overall result, combining authentic retro styling with unusually clear and detailed fleet combat. Minor losses of definition at very small scales prevent a flawless score.

A 90s anime-style space battle scene with giant starships and laser beams. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 7 / 10 Ranked 7th of 13, this is technically polished and communicates combat effectively. Its more modern visual language and overloaded background limit its success against the specific retro-anime brief.

Architecture & Interiors An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings.

An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13, this is exceptionally detailed and strongly Roman in its architectural vocabulary. The exposed heating channel slightly weakens operational plausibility, placing it just behind the more naturally coherent first-ranked image.

An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 6 / 10 Ranked 9th of 13 because its strong architectural composition is undermined by inconsistent figure execution. It is visually engaging, but less dependable at close inspection than the images ranked above it.

Complex Scenes An underwater scene with scuba divers exploring a coral reef alongside colorful fish and a sunken ship.

An underwater scene with scuba divers exploring a coral reef alongside colorful fish and a sunken ship. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranked second, this is an excellent and unusually complete interpretation with compelling lighting and spatial organization. Slightly less precise foreground anatomy keeps it behind the strongest image.

An underwater scene with scuba divers exploring a coral reef alongside colorful fish and a sunken ship. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 6 / 10 Ranked 7th of 13, this image has strong color, composition, and wreck storytelling. Noticeably less convincing diver anatomy and mixed material rendering pull it below the better-integrated scenes.

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 9 / 10 Rank 2 of 12: an exceptionally complete watercolor interpretation with a well-integrated, appealing cat. It is slightly busier and less atmospherically expansive than the first-ranked image.

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. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 7 / 10 Rank 5 of 11: the image is charming, specific, and strongly aligned with the requested subject. Its more uniformly inked storybook treatment and a few unresolved small constructions keep it below the most convincing animation-background examples.

Graphic Design Instagram post graphic: 'SPRING SALE 30% OFF'. Floral background, pastel colors, elegant serif font style visually integrated.

Instagram post graphic: 'SPRING SALE 30% OFF'. Floral background, pastel colors, elegant serif font style visually integrated. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 The strongest overall match, combining exact copy, integrated serif typography, and beautifully controlled pastel botanical illustration. Its slight contrast imbalance is the main reservation keeping it below a flawless 10.

Instagram post graphic: 'SPRING SALE 30% OFF'. Floral background, pastel colors, elegant serif font style visually integrated. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 6 / 10 Ranks tenth because visual density and unsupported promotional additions reduce its usefulness for the specific brief. It is competent and colorful, but less focused than the stronger alternatives.

Hands & Anatomy A realistic photo of a hand holding a red apple, with all fingers clearly visible.

A realistic photo of a hand holding a red apple, with all fingers clearly visible. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranks first because it combines the clearest five-digit presentation with highly convincing anatomy and excellent surface detail. Its relatively conventional composition keeps it below an exceptional, flawless 10.

A realistic photo of a hand holding a red apple, with all fingers clearly visible. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 6 / 10 Ranks 7th of 13, with excellent photographic surfaces but a substantial prompt-specific weakness. The nearly hidden thumb prevents its otherwise polished execution from earning a higher overall score.

Photorealistic People & Portraits A ultra high-resolution portrait of an elderly woman with silver hair and bifocal glasses, each lens reflecting a distant landscape, captured in warm late-afternoon sunlight

A ultra high-resolution portrait of an elderly woman with silver hair and bifocal glasses, each lens reflecting a distant landscape, captured in warm late-afternoon sunlight - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranked 1 of 13, this offers the best balance of prompt specificity, photographic credibility, and expressive portraiture. Its clearly indicated bifocals and restrained landscape reflections distinguish it from the more conspicuously composited alternatives.

A ultra high-resolution portrait of an elderly woman with silver hair and bifocal glasses, each lens reflecting a distant landscape, captured in warm late-afternoon sunlight - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 7 / 10 Rank 5 of 13: exceptional naturalism and expressive composition make this a strong portrait. Under-specified bifocal construction and small landscape reflections keep its task-specific performance below the leading images.

Surreal & Creative Prompts A library where the books are glowing and floating in mid-air, illustrated in a magical realism style with dramatic lighting and rich atmospheric colors.

A library where the books are glowing and floating in mid-air, illustrated in a magical realism style with dramatic lighting and rich atmospheric colors. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 9 / 10 Ranked second for its refined object construction and unusually cohesive visual language. It narrowly trails the leader because the books' self-generated glow is less consistently obvious.

A library where the books are glowing and floating in mid-air, illustrated in a magical realism style with dramatic lighting and rich atmospheric colors. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 6 / 10 Ranked 8th of 13, this image offers an inventive large-scale concept and an impressive architectural stage. Repetitive, weakly articulated book forms prevent the central surreal objects from matching the quality of their surroundings.

Text in Images A movie poster for a fictional film titled "The Last Sunrise". Dramatic Hollywood design style.

A movie poster for a fictional film titled "The Last Sunrise". Dramatic Hollywood design style. - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 8 / 10 Ranks 3rd of 13 with a strong, commercially convincing action-poster layout. Minor environmental ambiguities and a somewhat formulaic visual treatment place it below the two leading entries.

A movie poster for a fictional film titled "The Last Sunrise". Dramatic Hollywood design style. - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 5 / 10 Despite competent character rendering, this poster has a major hierarchy problem caused by duplicate titles and nested repeated imagery. Because typography integration is central to the task, that design failure weighs more heavily than its respectable surface detail.

Ultra Hard A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions

A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - FLUX 3 Image — FLUX 3 Image 8 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13 for its strong reversal, photographic surface treatment, and convincing proportions. Ambiguous mounting contact and the surface-bound setting place it below the leading orbital image.

A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - Nano Banana 2 — Nano Banana 2 4 / 10 Ranks 7th of 12 because it attempts the correct reversal in a convincing orbital environment. Severe hybrid anatomy prevents the image from succeeding as a realistic depiction despite its considerable visual detail.

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