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GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst vs Reve 2.1

By Elo rating, GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst is expected to win 89% of comparisons against Reve 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
Not judged in the same call yet
Elo expectation: GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst wins 89%
Reve 2.1
Reve
1068 Elo ±43
Rank #16 of 44 · median 53s per image

By category

CategoryGPT Image 2.6 SunburstReve 2.1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1359 1005 —
Architecture & Interiors 1730 1069 —
Complex Scenes 1738 1151 —
Ghibli style 1626 967 —
Graphic Design 1025 1182 —
Hands & Anatomy 1454 943 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1523 1045 —
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1711 1060 —
Text in Images 1259 1148 —
Ultra Hard 1524 1125 —

By criterion

CriterionGPT Image 2.6 SunburstReve 2.1
Prompt adherence 1342 1060
Technical quality 1347 1066
Artistic merit 1342 969
Detail execution 1411 1063
Realism & coherence 1340 1064

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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. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 13 for this specific prompt, despite excellent rendering craftsmanship. The substantial failure to reproduce the requested anime era outweighs its otherwise high technical scores.
Architecture & Interiors Cutaway architectural drawing of a traditional Japanese machiya townhouse showing all rooms and structural elements. Include accurate proportions, traditional joinery, and typical spatial organization.
Cutaway architectural drawing of a traditional Japanese machiya townhouse showing all rooms and structural elements. Include accurate proportions, traditional joinery, and typical spatial organization. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 1/12, this provides the strongest combination of machiya knowledge, spatial organization, and structural explanation. Small coordination issues remain, but it most convincingly fulfills the technical architectural intent.
Cutaway architectural drawing of a traditional Japanese machiya townhouse showing all rooms and structural elements. Include accurate proportions, traditional joinery, and typical spatial organization. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteIts breadth of supplementary information makes this more ambitious than a simple house cutaway. Inaccurate terminology and unconvincing joint demonstrations prevent the presentation from achieving the architectural reliability of the best boards.
Complex Scenes A bustling market scene with dozens of people buying and selling goods.
A bustling market scene with dozens of people buying and selling goods. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks second of 12, offering the strongest combination of visual appeal and varied market storytelling. Slightly less convincing contact details keep it behind the more documentary-looking first-place image.
A bustling market scene with dozens of people buying and selling goods. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanks seventh because its ambitious crowd and clear market setting are undermined by anatomical weaknesses in prominent interactions. Uneven detail resolution makes it less convincing than its initial visual richness suggests.
Ghibli style A girl and a giant fluffy creature napping in a wildflower meadow. Reproduce the art style of 'My Neighbor Totoro' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's soft character designs.
A girl and a giant fluffy creature napping in a wildflower meadow. Reproduce the art style of 'My Neighbor Totoro' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's soft character designs. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 10 / 10
Judge's noteFirst overall: the most complete integration of emotional storytelling, stylistic fidelity, lighting, and anatomical clarity. It reaches the standard of a finished professional illustration without a noticeable weakness at this viewing scale.
A girl and a giant fluffy creature napping in a wildflower meadow. Reproduce the art style of 'My Neighbor Totoro' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's soft character designs. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanked seventh, this is a competent and affectionate interpretation with the essential shared nap intact. Its crowded foreground and less lucid small-scale character drawing prevent it from reaching the stronger images' level.
Graphic Design Minimalist logo for a sustainable coffee brand 'Evergreen Brew', single leaf motif, clean lines, vector style, white background. 'Evergreen Brew' contained as text in logo
Minimalist logo for a sustainable coffee brand 'Evergreen Brew', single leaf motif, clean lines, vector style, white background. 'Evergreen Brew' contained as text in logo - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 2 / 10
Judge's noteRanked twelfth of 12, this combines severe rendering defects with substantial prompt deviations. The recognizable coffee imagery does not compensate for its unusably noisy finish.
Minimalist logo for a sustainable coffee brand 'Evergreen Brew', single leaf motif, clean lines, vector style, white background. 'Evergreen Brew' contained as text in logo - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 4th of 13, this is a polished and appealing brand mark with strong internal coherence. Its extra framing and organic flourishes make it less directly minimalist than the top three.
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. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 9 / 10
Judge's noteA close second to image 4217, this image excels at the requested finger visibility and anatomical plausibility. Its straightforward presentation is less distinctive artistically, but the core execution is excellent.
A realistic photo of a hand holding a red apple, with all fingers clearly visible. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 7th of 9, this is a competent close-up with a readable subject and mostly plausible anatomy. Hidden finger visibility and a slightly synthetic apple surface prevent a higher assessment.
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). - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteRank 8 of 9: a polished generic headshot that does not clearly show the requested blue-green pairing. Its weaker fine texture places it just below the other close portrait that also misses clear heterochromia.
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. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 13, this succeeds as a detailed landscape cake but misses the defining planetary appearance. That central prompt deviation outweighs its otherwise solid photographic execution.
Text in Images A technology magazine cover featuring the headline "Tech Innovations of 2025," clean modern design style.
A technology magazine cover featuring the headline "Tech Innovations of 2025," clean modern design style. - GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst
GPT Image 2.6 Sunburst 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 10th despite good headline legibility and several polished individual illustrations. The crowded montage and aggressive effects weaken the clean modern magazine presentation.
A technology magazine cover featuring the headline "Tech Innovations of 2025," clean modern design style. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is a well-executed conventional technology cover with unusually strong secondary text and product detail. Its crowded foreground and aggressive glow treatment keep it below the cleaner top-ranked designs.
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 - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 6 / 10
Judge's noteRank 9 of 13. Its credible Singapore setting and natural figure are undermined by depicting food preparation instead of the requested cleanup.

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