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GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst vs Nano Banana 2.1

GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst wins 76% of 95 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 Sunburst
OpenAI
1439 Elo ±65
Rank #2 of 44 · median 157s per image · 5 refused
69–6–20
wins – ties – losses for GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
95 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst wins 78%
Nano Banana 2.1
Google
1215 Elo ±41
Rank #11 of 44 · median 22s per image · 1 refused

By category

CategoryGPT Image 2.6 SunburstNano Banana 2.1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1359 1322 3–0–4
Architecture & Interiors 1730 1312 9–0–1
Complex Scenes 1738 1207 10–0–0
Ghibli style 1626 1207 7–1–0
Graphic Design 1025 1222 2–0–8
Hands & Anatomy 1454 1271 7–1–2
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1523 1172 9–0–1
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1711 1246 9–1–0
Text in Images 1259 1074 5–2–3
Ultra Hard 1524 1273 8–1–1

By criterion

CriterionGPT Image 2.6 SunburstNano Banana 2.1
Prompt adherence 1342 1157
Technical quality 1347 1144
Artistic merit 1342 1182
Detail execution 1411 1168
Realism & coherence 1340 1148

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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. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 1st of 12, this combines the strongest period-anime finish with exceptionally clear faction design, scale, and attack-to-impact storytelling. Minor simplification in the distant ships is the main reason it falls short of a flawless overall score.
A 90s anime-style space battle scene with giant starships and laser beams. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 12, this is lively and reasonably detailed but less controlled in style and visual organization. Its spectacle is weakened by excessive bloom and ambiguous distinctions between different kinds of moving light.
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 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the strongest entry for historical specificity and integration of architecture, atmosphere, and human activity. Slight softness in secondary figures prevents a flawless score, but its reconstruction is exceptionally convincing.
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 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteThe image is lively and aesthetically appealing, but its numerous anatomical ambiguities are significant distractions. It is less successful than the cleaner communal-bath reconstruction and the more precise empty interiors.
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 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks first of twelve for combining clear urban complexity with an expressive, readable performance. Minor hand-rendering imperfections prevent a flawless score.
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 mechanical creature in a polluted landscape. Capture the visual aesthetic of 'Nausicaä' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's mechanical designs and environmental contrast.
A mechanical creature in a polluted landscape. Capture the visual aesthetic of 'Nausicaä' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's mechanical designs and environmental contrast. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 10 / 10
Judge's noteThis ranks first and is the only image here that fully integrates the requested style, environmental argument, mechanical design, and character-driven storytelling at a professional level. No conspicuous artifacts or unresolved focal elements interrupt its exceptionally cohesive execution.
A mechanical creature in a polluted landscape. Capture the visual aesthetic of 'Nausicaä' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's mechanical designs and environmental contrast. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteThis ranks seventh, with considerable imagination but a less faithful visual treatment than the stronger entries. Its comic-like rendering, compressed tonal range, and congested rear mechanics outweigh the appealing creature concept.
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 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.
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 hand drawing a sketch on paper with a pencil, the hand and pencil tip in clear focus.
A hand drawing a sketch on paper with a pencil, the hand and pencil tip in clear focus. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked second, this combines excellent hand rendering with the most expressive drawing subject in the set. It narrowly trails the branch study's exceptional lighting and material realism.
A hand drawing a sketch on paper with a pencil, the hand and pencil tip in clear focus. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked eighth, this meets the brief but is less controlled in its drawing detail and material presentation. The narrow focus band and conspicuous debris hold it below the clearer, more convincing working scenes.
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). - 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.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteThe requested subject is successfully depicted, but the eye treatment and etched facial hair noticeably weaken naturalism. Those weaknesses matter especially in a task centered on realistic rendering of an unusual physical trait.
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 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 1 of 12, this offers the most complete miniature world and the strongest integration of fantasy landscape and food styling. Slight ambiguity in the materials of its finest decorations keeps it below a flawless 10.
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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11 of 12, this has attractive photographic styling but an insufficiently coherent miniature environment. Material ambiguity and muddled terrain definition significantly weaken the main fantasy premise.
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 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 8 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 3rd of 12 for its excellent slogan presentation and especially strong advertising composition. Its minor foreground softness and heightened processing place it just below the two leaders.
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 Rain-slicked Singapore street, 3 AM. A lone elderly hawker cleans his cart under one flickering fluorescent light. Steam rises gently. Low-angle shot, photorealistic
Rain-slicked Singapore street, 3 AM. A lone elderly hawker cleans his cart under one flickering fluorescent light. Steam rises gently. Low-angle shot, photorealistic - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked first for the clearest cleaning narrative and the most complete combination of realism, low-angle photography and nighttime atmosphere. Minor highlight clipping keeps it short of a flawless result.
Rain-slicked Singapore street, 3 AM. A lone elderly hawker cleans his cart under one flickering fluorescent light. Steam rises gently. Low-angle shot, photorealistic - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked ninth despite good figure and material realism. Missing the low viewpoint and isolated single-light staging substantially reduces its success for this particular prompt.

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