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MAI-Image-2.6 vs Nano Banana Pro

MAI-Image-2.6 wins 56% of 85 direct comparisons against Nano Banana Pro.

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.

MAI-Image-2.6
Microsoft
1145 Elo ±59
Rank #10 of 42 · median 69s per image · 15 refused
39–17–29
wins – ties – losses for MAI-Image-2.6
85 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: MAI-Image-2.6 wins 51%
Nano Banana Pro
Google
1137 Elo ±38
Rank #11 of 42 · median 25s per image

By category

CategoryMAI-Image-2.6Nano Banana ProDirect record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1297 1100 5–0–1
Architecture & Interiors 1138 1095 5–2–2
Complex Scenes 1122 1115 4–1–4
Ghibli style 1490 1203 1–0–0
Graphic Design 1048 1077 4–2–4
Hands & Anatomy 1115 1167 4–3–3
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1115 1152 4–1–5
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1289 1110 4–5–1
Text in Images 1090 1223 3–2–5
Ultra Hard 1273 1232 5–1–4

By criterion

CriterionMAI-Image-2.6Nano Banana Pro
Prompt adherence 1110 1110
Technical quality 1102 1094
Artistic merit 1157 1162
Detail execution 1125 1150
Realism & coherence 1115 1114

Side by side

Anime & Cartoon Style An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms.
An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 Rank 1 of 13: the strongest combination of anime styling, sophisticated color, and controlled composition. Minor simplification in distant details keeps it below a flawless overall score.
An anime-style portrait of a samurai standing under pink cherry blossoms. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 6 / 10 Ranks 7th of 12, with exceptional stylistic appeal but weaker structural execution. The problematic sword grip weighs heavily despite the beautiful watercolor presentation.
Architecture & Interiors Isometric architectural illustration of an ancient Chinese temple complex showing multiple pavilions, gardens, and ceremonial spaces. Include proper roof structures and traditional ornamentation.
Isometric architectural illustration of an ancient Chinese temple complex showing multiple pavilions, gardens, and ceremonial spaces. Include proper roof structures and traditional ornamentation. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranked ninth, this is an appealing temple diagram with a strong ceremonial hierarchy. The projection mismatch and small functional inconsistencies materially weaken its response to the architectural brief.
Isometric architectural illustration of an ancient Chinese temple complex showing multiple pavilions, gardens, and ceremonial spaces. Include proper roof structures and traditional ornamentation. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 9 / 10 Ranked 3rd of 13, this image excels through clear ritual content and highly disciplined illustrative execution. Its compressed, partially cropped layout keeps it just below the two most comprehensive architectural scenes.
Complex Scenes An astronaut and a deep-sea diver playing chess together inside a submarine.
An astronaut and a deep-sea diver playing chess together inside a submarine. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 5 / 10 Ranked 10th of 13, this is polished at the object level but substantially compromised by its setting contradiction. Strong material rendering does not resolve the image's central environmental inconsistency.
An astronaut and a deep-sea diver playing chess together inside a submarine. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 8 / 10 Third overall, and among the clearest, most balanced interpretations of the prompt. Its slightly generalized small-scale rendering keeps it below the top two.
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. - 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.
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. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 8 / 10 Fourth overall, with excellent charm, imagination, and expressive storytelling. Less consistent botanical grounding keeps it below the more convincing garden environments.
Graphic Design The word 'GROWTH' visualized using stylized plant vines organically forming the letters, green tones, white background, graphic design.
The word 'GROWTH' visualized using stylized plant vines organically forming the letters, green tones, white background, graphic design. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 5 / 10 This is visually clean but weakened by a consequential letterform problem. The ambiguous W prevents its otherwise appropriate styling from becoming a fully successful response.
The word 'GROWTH' visualized using stylized plant vines organically forming the letters, green tones, white background, graphic design. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 8 / 10 Rank 2 of 13: an especially clear and faithful interpretation with strong illustrative craftsmanship. Slight layout imbalance and a familiar cartoon vocabulary keep it below the leading image.
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. - 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.
A person typing on a laptop keyboard, showing both hands on the keys. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 9 / 10 Ranks 2nd of 13 through strong anatomy, believable contact, and coherent workstation construction. It is among the most photograph-like results, with only minor small-scale imperfections.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A portrait of a person with elaborate facial tattoos and piercings, shown in sharp detail.
A portrait of a person with elaborate facial tattoos and piercings, shown in sharp detail. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10 Ranked twelfth for compelling mood but comparatively inconsistent precision. The gritty treatment competes with, rather than consistently supports, the requested sharp facial detail.
A portrait of a person with elaborate facial tattoos and piercings, shown in sharp detail. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 9 / 10 This ranks just behind the leader and is among the most photographically believable images. Its especially convincing skin and piercing placement outweigh the comparatively conventional composition.
Surreal & Creative Prompts The Mona Lisa reimagined as a futuristic android, rendered in a digital art style that preserves Da Vinci's composition while incorporating sleek cyberpunk aesthetics and technological elements.
The Mona Lisa reimagined as a futuristic android, rendered in a digital art style that preserves Da Vinci's composition while incorporating sleek cyberpunk aesthetics and technological elements. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 Ranks first for its exceptionally cohesive balance of recognizable composition, inventive android design, and sophisticated environmental storytelling. It avoids the generic armor treatment and disconnected technological overlays seen in weaker entries.
The Mona Lisa reimagined as a futuristic android, rendered in a digital art style that preserves Da Vinci's composition while incorporating sleek cyberpunk aesthetics and technological elements. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 6 / 10 Rank 7 of 13: an appealing and well-developed android treatment with strong painterly integration. The missing folded-hand composition is a major prompt failure that lowers the overall result despite its attractive execution.
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. - 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.
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. - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 9 / 10 Ranks 3rd of 13 and is one of the most complete prompt matches. Its slightly busier composition places it just behind the two strongest isolated-product presentations.
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 - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 First overall: this is the clearest free-floating realization of the requested horse-on-astronaut reversal, with excellent lighting and material separation. Minor compression in the horse's tucked legs prevents a flawless score.
A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - Nano Banana Pro
Nano Banana Pro 5 / 10 Ranked 4th of 13 for its polished orbital staging and partial suggestion of the requested inversion. The missing, clearly established riding contact remains a central failure and substantially lowers the overall score.

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