OpenAI
1236 Elo ±49
Rank #8 of 42 · median 65s per image · 4 refused
36–19–41
wins – ties – losses for GPT Image 2.5 Flare
96 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: GPT Image 2.5 Flare wins 50%
Alibaba
1236 Elo ±57
Rank #9 of 42 · median 77s per image

By category

CategoryGPT Image 2.5 FlareQwen-Image-3.0-ProDirect record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1012 1207 1–1–5
Architecture & Interiors 1432 1415 5–1–4
Complex Scenes 1285 1326 3–1–6
Ghibli style 1346 1270 4–3–2
Graphic Design 1296 1180 5–3–2
Hands & Anatomy 1168 1213 4–0–6
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1118 1127 3–3–4
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1311 1234 5–2–3
Text in Images 1251 1318 3–2–5
Ultra Hard 1344 1310 3–3–4

By criterion

CriterionGPT Image 2.5 FlareQwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Prompt adherence 1219 1157
Technical quality 1171 1228
Artistic merit 1130 1197
Detail execution 1204 1230
Realism & coherence 1180 1185

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A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope). - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 6 / 10 Ranked 8th of 13, this is expressive and strongly adherent to the prompt. The unresolved open hand is a significant anatomical weakness that pulls the overall assessment below its artistic impact.
A magical girl character in a frilly dress, casting a spell (classic anime trope). - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13, this combines the strongest visual storytelling with highly controlled character and environmental design. Minor simplification in its smallest details keeps it below a flawless overall 10.
A traditional Moroccan riad courtyard with detailed zellige tilework, flowing fountain, citrus trees, and ornate woodwork. Morning light casting intricate shadow patterns. - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 9 / 10 Ranks second of 13 and offers one of the strongest senses of a photographically credible courtyard. It narrowly trails image 3967 because the heavier edge framing makes the overall architectural composition less immediately legible.
A traditional Moroccan riad courtyard with detailed zellige tilework, flowing fountain, citrus trees, and ornate woodwork. Morning light casting intricate shadow patterns. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 7 / 10 Ranks sixth of 13 for its coherent, restrained, and believable interpretation. It lacks the decorative precision and especially compelling light patterns that distinguish the highest-ranked courtyards.
An astronaut and a deep-sea diver playing chess together inside a submarine. - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 9 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13, this is an excellent and highly faithful realization of the prompt. It falls just behind the leading image in the precision and richness of its smaller details.
An astronaut and a deep-sea diver playing chess together inside a submarine. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 4 / 10 Ranked 13th of 13, the apparent third astronaut hand is the clearest critical anatomical defect in the set. Successful submarine detailing cannot compensate for that failure in a primary subject.
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 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 9 / 10 Rank 1 of 11: this image offers the strongest overall balance of prompt fidelity, cinematic composition, coherent space, and atmospheric background painting. Its small painterly abstractions are minor enough to preserve an excellent professional-artwork impression.
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. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 7 / 10 Rank 6 of 11: the illustration has strong craftsmanship, coherent anatomy, and charming travel-themed props. Its more realistic character rendering and densely textured finish pull it away from the specific animation aesthetic that the higher-ranked images capture more convincingly.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 9 / 10 This offers the strongest overall balance of clear semantics, consistency, and near-professional execution. Only subtle fill variation keeps it from a flawless score.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 6 / 10 This is a technically polished near-miss rather than a complete answer to the brief. Missing QR-specific visual information is a major semantic weakness that lowers the overall score despite otherwise strong rendering.
Two people high-fiving, with focus on their hands meeting mid-air. - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 5 / 10 The action is recognizable, but the enlarged and stretched hand geometry significantly detracts from it. This is weaker than the leading outdoor images despite its clear composition.
Two people high-fiving, with focus on their hands meeting mid-air. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 9 / 10 This is one of the most convincing and aesthetically complete images in the set, with excellent anatomy and environmental detail. The rooftop image fits the specific hand-centered brief slightly better, but this remains an excellent overall result.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 10 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13, this is the strongest combination of exact prompt fulfillment, convincing physical detail, and professional portrait presentation. No conspicuous artifact or artificial eye treatment detracts from the requested trait.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 7 / 10 Ranked 8th of 13, this image offers strong posing and controlled studio lighting. Its unevenly emphasized eye colors and mildly processed surface texture reduce the realism of the defining trait.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13 for the strongest combination of conceptual fusion, graphic clarity, and dramatic color. The separate lower skyline is a minor limitation rather than a fundamental failure.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 6 / 10 Ranked 6th for confident drafting and effective twilight contrast. Failure to make the buildings themselves become notes prevents a technically polished image from earning a high overall score.
A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography. - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 6 / 10 Rank 7 of 13: the message and nighttime setting work well, but the image is less convincing under close inspection. Bloom and muddled window contents separate it from the sharper, more materially specific photographs.
A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 9 / 10 Rank 1 of 13: this is the strongest combination of exact lettering, photographic credibility, and environmental storytelling. Minor simplification inside the diner keeps it below a flawless 10.
Photorealistic aerial photograph clearly showing the edge of the Earth from space, capturing realistic curvature, atmosphere, and sunlight reflections - GPT Image 2.5 Flare
GPT Image 2.5 Flare 9 / 10 Ranks 2nd of 13, with excellent photographic coherence and complete prompt coverage. It narrowly trails the winner because its composition is less distinctive, not because of a major technical flaw.
Photorealistic aerial photograph clearly showing the edge of the Earth from space, capturing realistic curvature, atmosphere, and sunlight reflections - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 6 / 10 Ranks 9th of 13, with competent detail and an attractive large-scale composition. The weak sunlight reflection, exaggerated atmospheric treatment, and rendered-looking clouds prevent a higher realism-based score.

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