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MAI-Image-2.6 vs Takumi 1

Takumi 1 wins 67% of 85 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.

MAI-Image-2.6
Microsoft
1145 Elo ±59
Rank #10 of 42 · median 69s per image · 15 refused
20–16–49
wins – ties – losses for MAI-Image-2.6
85 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: MAI-Image-2.6 wins 29%
Takumi 1
Takumi
1298 Elo ±49
Rank #4 of 42 · median 229s per image

By category

CategoryMAI-Image-2.6Takumi 1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1297 1211 3–1–2
Architecture & Interiors 1138 1406 1–2–6
Complex Scenes 1122 1332 3–1–5
Ghibli style 1490 1474 0–1–0
Graphic Design 1048 1426 0–1–9
Hands & Anatomy 1115 1215 3–1–6
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1115 1114 4–2–4
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1289 1395 3–3–4
Text in Images 1090 1334 1–3–6
Ultra Hard 1273 1420 2–1–7

By criterion

CriterionMAI-Image-2.6Takumi 1
Prompt adherence 1110 1243
Technical quality 1102 1220
Artistic merit 1157 1225
Detail execution 1125 1258
Realism & coherence 1115 1242

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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 7 / 10 Ranked fifth for its strong atmosphere and distinctive silhouette. Reduced facial readability and overly dense surface treatment make it less polished than the four leaders.
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 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.
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
Takumi 1 9 / 10 This ranks second, offering excellent architectural clarity and an especially effective treatment of streaming light. It is slightly less convincing than the leader in its repeated fittings and its weaker colored illumination on columns.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranked 3rd of 12, this is one of the most coherent and immediately readable scenes. It falls just behind the leaders in character intimacy and fine-detail precision.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranks second, offering particularly strong emotional storytelling and a convincing oversized gardening task. It falls narrowly behind the leader because the hand-and-stem interactions are more crowded.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 12, this offers the best combination of readable vine-built typography, stylistic distinction, and controlled execution. Slightly congested stem intersections prevent a flawless score.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 This is the strongest overall result because it combines exceptionally clear prompt fulfillment with convincing hand coordination and hardware. It falls short of a 10 only through small synthetic details rather than any major failure.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranks second of 12. It combines excellent photographic realism with refined composition and consistently convincing tattoos and jewelry.
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. - 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.
An armchair designed in the shape of an avocado, presented in a contemporary product photography style with professional studio lighting against a minimalist background. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Rank 2 of 12. This is an exceptionally clear and believable fulfillment of the prompt. It falls narrowly behind the winner in surface nuance and visual impact.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranks first for its combination of correct typography, believable materials, and professional presentation. The delicate subtitle is the only notable readability limitation.
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 Ranks 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
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranked 2nd of 12, with the strongest polished studio presentation and excellent fulfillment of the requested layout. It falls narrowly behind image 3907 because its keyboard and floppy mechanism are less historically convincing.

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