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MAI-Image-2.6 vs Reve 2.1

MAI-Image-2.6 wins 59% of 85 direct 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.

MAI-Image-2.6
Microsoft
1145 Elo ±59
Rank #10 of 42 · median 69s per image · 15 refused
43–14–28
wins – ties – losses for MAI-Image-2.6
85 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: MAI-Image-2.6 wins 58%
Reve 2.1
Reve
1087 Elo ±36
Rank #16 of 42 · median 53s per image

By category

CategoryMAI-Image-2.6Reve 2.1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1297 1003 5–1–0
Architecture & Interiors 1138 1094 4–2–3
Complex Scenes 1122 1198 3–2–4
Ghibli style 1490 1006 1–0–0
Graphic Design 1048 1190 2–2–6
Hands & Anatomy 1115 963 6–2–2
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1115 1072 5–2–3
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1289 1081 6–2–2
Text in Images 1090 1155 4–1–5
Ultra Hard 1273 1151 7–0–3

By criterion

CriterionMAI-Image-2.6Reve 2.1
Prompt adherence 1110 1077
Technical quality 1102 1082
Artistic merit 1157 982
Detail execution 1125 1082
Realism & coherence 1115 1078

Side by side

Anime & Cartoon Style An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style).
An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style). - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 This is the strongest combination of expressive characterization, believable daily-life surroundings, and clearly resolved eating action. It ranks 1st of 13, with only small rendering regularities keeping it below a flawless score.
An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style). - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10 The image stands out for its convincing restaurant setting and restrained character rendering. It ranks 4th of 13, with a less explicit eating action and relatively static framing separating it from the leaders.
Architecture & Interiors A traditional Moroccan riad courtyard with detailed zellige tilework, flowing fountain, citrus trees, and ornate woodwork. Morning light casting intricate shadow patterns.
A traditional Moroccan riad courtyard with detailed zellige tilework, flowing fountain, citrus trees, and ornate woodwork. Morning light casting intricate shadow patterns. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 Ranks 2nd of 13, offering the set's most sumptuous and consistently detailed architectural presentation. Slightly more synthetic fountain ornament and a busier composition place it just behind image 3967.
A traditional Moroccan riad courtyard with detailed zellige tilework, flowing fountain, citrus trees, and ornate woodwork. Morning light casting intricate shadow patterns. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10 Ranks third of 13, primarily for its naturalistic materials and coherent garden architecture. Its darker, foliage-heavy presentation reveals less decorative precision than the two strongest images.
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. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10 Ranked 4th of 13, this is a strong, atmospheric interpretation with clear storytelling. Noticeable chess-set irregularities place it below the more cleanly executed leading images.
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. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10 Ranked 4th of 13: the affectionate interaction, convincing contact, and strong natural textures distinguish this image. Small botanical simplifications and crowded peripheral foliage place it just below the leading compositions.
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. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10 Ranked 3rd of 13 for exceptionally clear conceptual execution and balanced lettering. Slightly uneven letter weight and softer finishing prevent it from matching the leaders' polish.
Hands & Anatomy A yoga practitioner in a complex pose, arms and legs fully extended (full-body view).
A yoga practitioner in a complex pose, arms and legs fully extended (full-body view). - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 Ranked 1st: this is the strongest combination of prompt adherence, anatomical clarity, and polished visual presentation. Minor grip-detail softness keeps it just short of a flawless score.
A yoga practitioner in a complex pose, arms and legs fully extended (full-body view). - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 6 / 10 Ranked 9th of 12, this offers a clean presentation but has more noticeable proportion issues than the other dancer-pose images. The bent-leg prompt deviation compounds those anatomical weaknesses.
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). - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 8 / 10 Ranked 4th, this is a polished studio portrait that communicates heterochromia without letting it overwhelm the face. Its wider framing and modestly intensified green iris place it just below the most convincing close-ups.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 4 / 10 Ranked 13th of 13, this is a technically competent portrait that misses the prompt's central distinguishing requirement. The absence of clear blue-green heterochromia outweighs its otherwise credible photographic presentation.
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. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 9 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 13, this has one of the clearest planetary silhouettes and the most convincing confectionery construction. It is slightly less varied and narratively engaging than the first-ranked image.
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 Ranked 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 digital clock display showing the time "10:45" in LED-style numerals, photorealistic render.
A digital clock display showing the time "10:45" in LED-style numerals, photorealistic render. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 4 / 10 This ranks 12th of 13 because the minute glyphs fail the exact-time requirement despite an appealing scene. The central numerical defect outweighs its competent lighting and composition.
A digital clock display showing the time "10:45" in LED-style numerals, photorealistic render. - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 8 / 10 Ranks fourth of 13, offering especially clear numerical accuracy and convincing product construction. Its straightforward composition is strong but not as visually nuanced as the leading entries.
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 - Reve 2.1
Reve 2.1 4 / 10 Ranks 8th of 12 as the strongest of the conventional astronaut-riding-horse interpretations. Excellent rendering cannot overcome its failure to depict the central requested reversal.

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