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GPT Image 2.6 Flare vs Nano Banana 2.1

GPT Image 2.6 Flare wins 63% of 94 direct comparisons against Nano Banana 2.1.

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 2.6 Flare
OpenAI
1268 Elo ±47
Rank #5 of 44 · median 43s per image · 6 refused
51–17–26
wins – ties – losses for GPT Image 2.6 Flare
94 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: GPT Image 2.6 Flare wins 58%
Nano Banana 2.1
Google
1215 Elo ±41
Rank #11 of 44 · median 22s per image · 1 refused

By category

CategoryGPT Image 2.6 FlareNano Banana 2.1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1070 1322 2–2–3
Architecture & Interiors 1490 1312 7–1–2
Complex Scenes 1481 1207 8–2–0
Ghibli style 1390 1207 5–2–0
Graphic Design 974 1222 1–0–9
Hands & Anatomy 1158 1271 4–2–4
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1268 1172 4–4–2
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1425 1246 8–1–1
Text in Images 1276 1074 7–1–2
Ultra Hard 1365 1273 5–2–3

By criterion

CriterionGPT Image 2.6 FlareNano Banana 2.1
Prompt adherence 1234 1157
Technical quality 1207 1144
Artistic merit 1192 1182
Detail execution 1263 1168
Realism & coherence 1185 1148

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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 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 4 / 10
Judge's noteThis ranks 12th of 12 because the extra cat paw is a critical defect on a primary subject. The vivid rendering cannot compensate for that anatomical failure and the comparatively unbalanced foreground composition.
A cartoon of a cat and a dog on an adventure, drawn in a colorful 2D style. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 10 / 10
Judge's noteThis ranks 1st of 12 and reads as a finished professional children's-book illustration. It combines the set's most distinctive styling with lucid storytelling, excellent composition, and consistently resolved character construction.
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. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked ninth, this image is decorative and richly textured but less photographically restrained. Its main weakness is the artificial emphasis of materials rather than missing subject matter.
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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked third, this is an exceptionally clean and convincing interpretation of the prompt. Its main limitation is compositional rather than a significant rendering failure.
Complex Scenes A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame.
A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks second, with especially strong anatomical credibility and subject clarity. It narrowly trails the hoop-performance image in compositional energy and storytelling.
A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanks eleventh, with a strong basic layout but insufficiently convincing crowd anatomy and focal detail. The high-angle composition does not compensate for weaknesses in the performance and audience.
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 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 10 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the strongest synthesis of expressive character design, convincing architecture, and serene environmental storytelling in the set. It reads as a finished professional animation illustration rather than merely an attractive approximation of the requested 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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteThe cloud design and overgrown station are artistically appealing, but the image is less successful in spatial refinement and character execution. It works better as a charming graphic illustration than as a fully convincing animation scene.
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. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 10th of 12 because its larger layout is more legible than the other noisy black-field rendering. It remains substantially below the clean-background sets due to artifacts, poor contrast, and non-flat surface effects.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 12 for its excellent adherence, clean construction, and cohesive outline language. Only small optical-balance differences separate it from the top-ranked set.
Hands & Anatomy A close-up of two people shaking hands, both hands fully visible with five fingers each, in sharp focus against a blurred background.
A close-up of two people shaking hands, both hands fully visible with five fingers each, in sharp focus against a blurred background. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 4 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the weakest result because the apparent extra digit directly conflicts with the main anatomical requirement. Competent lighting and background blur cannot compensate for a critical failure in the clasp.
A close-up of two people shaking hands, both hands fully visible with five fingers each, in sharp focus against a blurred background. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteThis belongs in the leading group because its anatomy and surface rendering are consistently believable. It is slightly less visually commanding than the strongest lighting-led and texture-led examples.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A group selfie of three friends of different ethnic backgrounds smiling at the camera.
A group selfie of three friends of different ethnic backgrounds smiling at the camera. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 10 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the strongest all-round result for natural diversity, believable phone-camera framing, and detailed faces. No visible issue materially compromises the brief or the photographic illusion at this resolution.
A group selfie of three friends of different ethnic backgrounds smiling at the camera. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteThe warmth and interaction are appealing, but the intrusive foreground and central friend's averted gaze are meaningful weaknesses for this brief. These issues place it below the cleaner, more direct selfies.
Surreal & Creative Prompts An elephant made of clouds floating in a sunset sky, rendered in a surrealist photorealistic style with ethereal golden lighting and atmospheric depth.
An elephant made of clouds floating in a sunset sky, rendered in a surrealist photorealistic style with ethereal golden lighting and atmospheric depth. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is among the strongest entries for consistent cloud construction and rich surface detail. Reduced tonal separation and less varied environmental depth leave it slightly behind the top two.
An elephant made of clouds floating in a sunset sky, rendered in a surrealist photorealistic style with ethereal golden lighting and atmospheric depth. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteAn appealing palette cannot fully overcome the partial material mismatch and competing solar cues. It is more conceptually relevant than the cloud-overlay elephant, but less coherent than most other entries.
Text in Images A large storefront billboard at Times Square displaying the slogan “WORLD PEACE NOW” in bold, clear letters, amidst a vibrant cityscape at night.
A large storefront billboard at Times Square displaying the slogan “WORLD PEACE NOW” in bold, clear letters, amidst a vibrant cityscape at night. - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 12 for its outstanding text execution and richly populated nighttime setting. Minor crowd-rendering imperfections leave it slightly behind the cleaner, more controlled leading image.
A large storefront billboard at Times Square displaying the slogan “WORLD PEACE NOW” in bold, clear letters, amidst a vibrant cityscape at night. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12 despite successful text generation and strong color impact. Widespread synthetic crowd rendering substantially reduces its credibility as a nighttime city scene.
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 - GPT Image 2.6 Flare
GPT Image 2.6 Flare 9 / 10
Judge's noteThe strongest image in the set combines an unmistakable horse-on-astronaut pose with convincing materials and spatial integration. The cropped foreground glove is a minor remaining blemish rather than a substantial coherence problem.
A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteThe orbital setting is impressive, and the reversed hierarchy is recognizable. Significant rider-anatomy and helmet-construction issues keep it below the more believable natural-horse versions.

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