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GPT Image 2 vs MAI-Image-2.6

GPT Image 2 wins 67% of 86 direct comparisons against MAI-Image-2.6.

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
OpenAI
1306 Elo ±45
Rank #2 of 42 · median 126s per image · 12 refused
51–14–21
wins – ties – losses for GPT Image 2
86 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: GPT Image 2 wins 72%
MAI-Image-2.6
Microsoft
1145 Elo ±59
Rank #10 of 42 · median 69s per image · 15 refused

By category

CategoryGPT Image 2MAI-Image-2.6Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1344 1297 3–1–2
Architecture & Interiors 1531 1138 8–1–0
Complex Scenes 1443 1122 7–2–0
Ghibli style 1195 1490 0–1–0
Graphic Design 1208 1048 6–2–2
Hands & Anatomy 1128 1115 5–1–4
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1349 1115 8–1–2
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1366 1289 3–3–4
Text in Images 1356 1090 6–1–3
Ultra Hard 1334 1273 5–1–4

By criterion

CriterionGPT Image 2MAI-Image-2.6
Prompt adherence 1219 1110
Technical quality 1235 1102
Artistic merit 1213 1157
Detail execution 1276 1125
Realism & coherence 1239 1115

Side by side

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
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 An excellent, highly convincing retro-anime interpretation with strong scale and narrative presentation. Slightly reduced background readability keeps it behind the two leading images, rather than indicating any major failure.
A 90s anime-style space battle scene with giant starships and laser beams. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranks seventh of twelve, with stronger atmosphere and fleet scale than the lower-ranked scenes. Reduced mechanical clarity and a softer poster-like treatment hold it below the sharper, more explicitly cel-styled battles.
Architecture & Interiors A Gothic cathedral interior at sunset with light streaming through detailed stained glass windows, creating colored patterns on stone floors and columns. Show accurate ribbed vaulting.
A Gothic cathedral interior at sunset with light streaming through detailed stained glass windows, creating colored patterns on stone floors and columns. Show accurate ribbed vaulting. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13, this is an excellent combination of prompt fidelity, historical detail, and believable sunset lighting. It falls just behind the leading image in overall clarity and completeness of the column-light treatment.
A Gothic cathedral interior at sunset with light streaming through detailed stained glass windows, creating colored patterns on stone floors and columns. Show accurate ribbed vaulting. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Visually arresting, but less architecturally and optically convincing than the higher-ranked interiors. The ambiguous central opening and uncertain correspondence between the sun and colored projections are substantial weaknesses.
Complex Scenes A school classroom of children and a teacher, each student engaged in a different activity.
A school classroom of children and a teacher, each student engaged in a different activity. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 Ranked first of 13, this provides the strongest combination of differentiated activities, believable interaction, and photographic execution. Minor task repetition prevents a perfect score, but it fulfills the central concept more convincingly than the other images.
A school classroom of children and a teacher, each student engaged in a different activity. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranked ninth of 13, this has stronger activity variety than the uniform-writing scenes but a conspicuous device-orientation error. That physical-coherence flaw, together with repeated writing poses, outweighs its otherwise polished presentation.
Ghibli style A child and elder tending oversized vegetables in a garden. Reproduce the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, with their distinctive character proportions and detailed plant illustrations.
A child and elder tending oversized vegetables in a garden. Reproduce the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, with their distinctive character proportions and detailed plant illustrations. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 8 / 10 Ranks fifth, offering strong stylistic fidelity and believable teamwork. Its subdued contrast and crowded vegetation make it slightly less immediately compelling than the higher-ranked scenes.
A child and elder tending oversized vegetables in a garden. Reproduce the artistic style of Studio Ghibli, with their distinctive character proportions and detailed plant illustrations. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13: this offers the best balance of faithful character design, convincing gardening gestures, and richly differentiated botany. Its consistency across anatomy, materials, composition, and emotional tone makes it the strongest complete interpretation.
Graphic Design Abstract geometric logo for tech startup 'Quantum Leap', evoking connection & speed, vibrant blue/purple gradient, sharp angles. 'Quantum Leap' as text contained in logo.
Abstract geometric logo for tech startup 'Quantum Leap', evoking connection & speed, vibrant blue/purple gradient, sharp angles. 'Quantum Leap' as text contained in logo. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13. It offers the strongest combination of prompt fidelity, concept communication, readable integrated text, and disciplined visual impact.
Abstract geometric logo for tech startup 'Quantum Leap', evoking connection & speed, vibrant blue/purple gradient, sharp angles. 'Quantum Leap' as text contained in logo. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranked 8th of 13 despite strong visual polish because the altered brand wording is a substantial prompt failure. Correcting the name would make it considerably more competitive.
Hands & Anatomy A person typing on a laptop keyboard, showing both hands on the keys.
A person typing on a laptop keyboard, showing both hands on the keys. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 This is the strongest image in the set, combining convincing hand coordination with exceptionally coherent object detail. Its restrained composition prevents it from feeling extraordinary enough for a flawless score.
A person typing on a laptop keyboard, showing both hands on the keys. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 3 / 10 Ranked 13th of 13, this is the weakest result because of its critical extra-hand problem. Attractive lighting and respectable textures cannot rescue the anatomical incoherence and distorted laptop.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A black and white close-up portrait of a freckled woman with an intense gaze.
A black and white close-up portrait of a freckled woman with an intense gaze. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 Ranks third for its convincing skin and particularly effective intense gaze. Its quieter tonal range and more conventional composition keep it just behind the strongest two.
A black and white close-up portrait of a freckled woman with an intense gaze. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranked 8th of 12 for a coherent, moody interpretation with noticeable tonal and detail limitations. Its darker, softer rendering is less effective at showcasing facial structure than the higher-ranked portraits.
Surreal & Creative Prompts An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background.
An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13, this is one of the clearest and most successfully integrated interpretations. It narrowly trails the leading image in tactile material complexity while offering excellent framing and concept clarity.
An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranked 8th of 13, this is competent furniture visualization with a noticeable concept-level miscue. The doughnut-like centerpiece and generic exterior treatment hold it below more convincing avocado designs.
Text in Images A wrinkled white T-shirt with "Carpe Diem" in bold serif font and "Seize The Day" in smaller script below it, modeled on a mannequin, professional product photography with soft-box lighting.
A wrinkled white T-shirt with "Carpe Diem" in bold serif font and "Seize The Day" in smaller script below it, modeled on a mannequin, professional product photography with soft-box lighting. - GPT Image 2
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 Ranks second of 13 and is another excellent match to the complete brief. Its slightly busier studio framing places it just behind the cleaner, more concentrated presentation of image 3995.
A wrinkled white T-shirt with "Carpe Diem" in bold serif font and "Seize The Day" in smaller script below it, modeled on a mannequin, professional product photography with soft-box lighting. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 4 / 10 Ranked 13th of 13, this has competent photographic qualities but fails the central wording requirement. Because clear and accurate text is a primary purpose of the test, the missing 'Diem' outweighs the otherwise believable fabric.
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
GPT Image 2 9 / 10 This is among the strongest images for coherent lighting and believable orbital photography. Softer foreground detail and a more conventional layout place it below the two leading examples.
Photorealistic aerial photograph clearly showing the edge of the Earth from space, capturing realistic curvature, atmosphere, and sunlight reflections - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 The image succeeds as an attractive Earth-at-dawn illustration with a readable atmospheric edge. Stylized settlement lights and a composite-like exposure limit its photographic credibility.

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