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MAI-Image-2.6 vs Takumi 1.1

By Elo rating, Takumi 1.1 is expected to win 90% of 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.

MAI-Image-2.6
Microsoft
1137 Elo ±50
Rank #10 of 42 · median 69s per image · 15 refused
Not judged in the same call yet
Elo expectation: MAI-Image-2.6 wins 10%
Takumi 1.1
Takumi
1528 Elo ±65
Rank #1 of 42 · median 1173s per image

By category

CategoryMAI-Image-2.6Takumi 1.1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1285 1541 —
Architecture & Interiors 1130 1656 —
Complex Scenes 1106 1661 —
Ghibli style 1484 1530 —
Graphic Design 1045 1555 —
Hands & Anatomy 1110 1349 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1104 1401 —
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1277 1705 —
Text in Images 1083 1550 —
Ultra Hard 1263 1636 —

By criterion

CriterionMAI-Image-2.6Takumi 1.1
Prompt adherence 1105 1366
Technical quality 1093 1406
Artistic merit 1151 1400
Detail execution 1118 1432
Realism & coherence 1109 1413

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. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanks 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.
A 90s anime-style space battle scene with giant starships and laser beams. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteA close second, with excellent retro atmosphere and the set's most imposing individual hero ship. Slightly busier mechanical overlaps and less clearly organized beam relationships place it just behind the leading image.
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. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10
Judge's noteVisually 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.
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. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks first of nine because it best unifies accurate Gothic structure, convincing materials, detailed stained glass, and physically readable colored illumination. Minor highlight compression and softened distant ornament keep it short of a flawless ten.
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. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 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.
A school classroom of children and a teacher, each student engaged in a different activity. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteBest in the set because it combines complete activity differentiation with the most natural human interaction and strongest material realism. Minor fine-detail softness keeps it below a flawless 10.
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
Judge's noteRanked 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. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 8 / 10
Judge's noteRank 2 of 9: a visually outstanding and stylistically faithful scene with excellent plant illustration. The slightly obscured gardening action gives the clearer cooperative carrot harvest the overall advantage.
Graphic Design Visual element for an infographic about water conservation. Stylized water droplet icon containing a small green leaf, clean vector art.
Visual element for an infographic about water conservation. Stylized water droplet icon containing a small green leaf, clean vector art. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanks tenth as a competent conservation poster but a weak match for an isolated infographic icon. The added text and changed leaf arrangement substantially reduce suitability for the specified deliverable.
Visual element for an infographic about water conservation. Stylized water droplet icon containing a small green leaf, clean vector art. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the strongest image in the set because it best balances exact prompt adherence, clarity, and infographic usability. Its restrained leaf scale and clean internal spacing distinguish it from the more crowded alternatives.
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
Judge's noteRanked 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. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks first for its combination of convincing hand interaction, detailed human rendering, and expressive photographic composition. Minor keyboard-detail imperfections keep it below a flawless 10.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A professional headshot of a businesswoman wearing glasses, against a blurred background.
A professional headshot of a businesswoman wearing glasses, against a blurred background. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanked eighth as a competent professional portrait with no major structural failure. Softer facial detail and broader framing make it less successful at the prompt's focus and headshot priorities.
A professional headshot of a businesswoman wearing glasses, against a blurred background. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 10 / 10
Judge's noteRanked first, this is the strongest combination of photographic realism, professional presentation, and engaging expression. No distracting generation artifacts are apparent.
Surreal & Creative Prompts A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 6th of 13, this is an attractive and technically polished musical city poster. The central requirement that the skyline itself form the notes is missing, substantially lowering its overall score.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked first of nine, this best unifies musical symbolism, actual architecture, clean design, and dramatic twilight atmosphere. Its minor simplifications do not interfere with the concept or the polished visual result.
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
Judge's noteRanked 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. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteThis ranks first of nine for its combination of accurate typography, believable wrinkled fabric, and clean mannequin presentation. Only subtle uniformity in the print keeps it from a flawless score.
Ultra Hard Vintage Apple II computer with green monochrome CRT screen, displaying 'END OF WORLD PROCEDURES' in green text. Two external floppy drives stacked on the right, labeled disk II with rainbow Apple logos. Beige casing, black background, retro aesthetic.
Vintage Apple II computer with green monochrome CRT screen, displaying 'END OF WORLD PROCEDURES' in green text. Two external floppy drives stacked on the right, labeled disk II with rainbow Apple logos. Beige casing, black background, retro aesthetic. - MAI-Image-2.6
MAI-Image-2.6 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanks 9th of 13. Strong green console text cannot compensate for generic hardware design, inaccurate drive treatment, and repeated keyboard artifacts.
Vintage Apple II computer with green monochrome CRT screen, displaying 'END OF WORLD PROCEDURES' in green text. Two external floppy drives stacked on the right, labeled disk II with rainbow Apple logos. Beige casing, black background, retro aesthetic. - Takumi 1.1
Takumi 1.1 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks first for its combination of prompt fidelity, readable typography, believable materials, and complete composition. Its remaining imperfections are minor rather than structural.

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