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GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs Seedream 5.5

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst wins 72% of 188 direct comparisons against Seedream 5.5.

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.

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
OpenAI
1319 Elo ±38
Rank #2 of 45 · median 135s per image · 2 refused
123–24–41
wins – ties – losses for GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
188 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst wins 73%
Seedream 5.5
Bytedance
1148 Elo ±45
Rank #11 of 45 · median 21s per image · 4 refused

By category

CategoryGPT Image 2.5 SunburstSeedream 5.5Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1287 1337 6–3–5
Architecture & Interiors 1417 1249 12–3–5
Complex Scenes 1388 1117 14–4–2
Ghibli style 1405 1275 11–1–2
Graphic Design 1261 1074 15–1–4
Hands & Anatomy 1215 1128 11–1–8
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1236 1185 8–5–7
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1600 1112 18–1–1
Text in Images 1366 1037 15–3–2
Ultra Hard 1356 1192 13–2–5

By criterion

CriterionGPT Image 2.5 SunburstSeedream 5.5
Prompt adherence 1240 1024
Technical quality 1264 1157
Artistic merit 1242 1156
Detail execution 1292 1159
Realism & coherence 1260 1191

Side by side

Anime & Cartoon Style A cartoon of a cat and a dog on an adventure, drawn in a colorful 2D style.
A cartoon of a cat and a dog on an adventure, drawn in a colorful 2D style. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 6 / 10
Judge's noteThis is a solid illustration with an appealing landscape, but its character staging and paw execution are noticeably weaker than its scenery. Those weaknesses reduce the overall impression despite good prompt coverage.
A cartoon of a cat and a dog on an adventure, drawn in a colorful 2D style. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 10 / 10
Judge's noteThe strongest image overall, combining professional-level composition, cohesive 2D styling, and evocative storytelling. Its carefully controlled details and sense of discovery make it exceptional within this set.
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. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 6 / 10
Judge's noteVisually polished, but historical accuracy is central to this task rather than optional decoration. The conspicuous modern pool fittings keep it below similarly well-rendered but more appropriate reconstructions.
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. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 9 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the strongest image in the set, combining architectural credibility with excellent material rendering and spatial organization. Its minor ornamental simplifications prevent a flawless score.
Complex Scenes A medieval battlefield with knights on horseback and a dragon flying overhead.
A medieval battlefield with knights on horseback and a dragon flying overhead. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked second of 12. Its exceptional spatial organization and expansive battlefield storytelling place it just behind the more forceful directional composition of image 4762.
A medieval battlefield with knights on horseback and a dragon flying overhead. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked eleventh of 12. Its strong atmosphere and composition cannot compensate for the apparent duplicated tail anatomy, a critical coherence flaw in the principal subject.
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. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked second, with excellent environmental painting and architectural credibility. It narrowly trails the first image because the smaller, less characterized cat contributes slightly less to the visual storytelling.
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. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanked fifth for its clean watercolor treatment and convincing light. It falls below the leading images because the central animal is less developed and the environment has less distinctive narrative character.
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. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 10 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 1st of 12, this is the most fully resolved and professionally convincing response. Its clear hierarchy, precise execution, and integrated floral lighting leave no material visible weakness in the intended Instagram presentation.
Instagram post graphic: 'SPRING SALE 30% OFF'. Floral background, pastel colors, elegant serif font style visually integrated. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 8th of 12, this succeeds more as a decorative lifestyle still life than as a focused sale graphic. Its attractive rendering does not fully offset the weaker message hierarchy and inconsistent typographic integration.
Hands & Anatomy A yoga practitioner in a complex pose, arms and legs fully extended (full-body view).
A yoga practitioner in a complex pose, arms and legs fully extended (full-body view). - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 6th of 12, this is among the most visually compelling images but not among the most prompt-accurate. The bent knee and slight proportional uncertainty outweigh its superior scenery.
A yoga practitioner in a complex pose, arms and legs fully extended (full-body view). - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 3 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12, this contains a critical extra-limb failure despite its attractive photographic treatment. The anatomical impossibility must outweigh the quality of the setting and lighting.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A professional headshot of a businesswoman wearing glasses, against a blurred background.
A professional headshot of a businesswoman wearing glasses, against a blurred background. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked third, this is an excellent, highly usable business headshot with natural expression and convincing glasses. Its softer fine-detail rendering and conventional presentation place it slightly below the leaders.
A professional headshot of a businesswoman wearing glasses, against a blurred background. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked last for this task despite its strong photographic quality, because it omits the required glasses. That central prompt failure outweighs its otherwise excellent realism and technical execution.
Surreal & Creative Prompts A dessert cake that looks like a tiny planet, complete with miniature trees and mountains, photographed in a professional food photography style with tilt-shift focus effect.
A dessert cake that looks like a tiny planet, complete with miniature trees and mountains, photographed in a professional food photography style with tilt-shift focus effect. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 12, this combines excellent prompt fulfillment with a clear landscape narrative and polished food photography. Only slight model-like qualities in the smallest decorations keep it from a flawless score.
A dessert cake that looks like a tiny planet, complete with miniature trees and mountains, photographed in a professional food photography style with tilt-shift focus effect. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12, this is a believable and atmospheric photograph of a miniature landscape dessert. Its rounded mound comes slightly closer to a small world than a conventional cake, but the planetary identity and requested mountains remain underdeveloped.
Text in Images A motivational poster with the quote "Dream Big, Work Hard" in stylized font, minimalist graphic design.
A motivational poster with the quote "Dream Big, Work Hard" in stylized font, minimalist graphic design. - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 12, this is an exceptionally clear and disciplined response to the brief. Its professional hierarchy and restraint outweigh the minor punctuation omission.
A motivational poster with the quote "Dream Big, Work Hard" in stylized font, minimalist graphic design. - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12, this shows substantial craftsmanship but misses a key stylistic requirement. Excess secondary content and reduced contrast on Big significantly weaken its effectiveness for the brief.
Ultra Hard Photorealistic aerial photograph clearly showing the edge of the Earth from space, capturing realistic curvature, atmosphere, and sunlight reflections
Photorealistic aerial photograph clearly showing the edge of the Earth from space, capturing realistic curvature, atmosphere, and sunlight reflections - GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked first of 12 for the strongest balance of photographic credibility, composition, and detailed execution. It delivers the requested subject without the conspicuous atmospheric or lighting distortions found in weaker entries.
Photorealistic aerial photograph clearly showing the edge of the Earth from space, capturing realistic curvature, atmosphere, and sunlight reflections - Seedream 5.5
Seedream 5.5 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanked last of 12 because the second sun-like source is a fundamental coherence problem for the requested scene. Attractive colors and detailed clouds cannot compensate for that central lighting contradiction.

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