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Nano Banana 2.1 vs Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro

By Elo rating, Nano Banana 2.1 is expected to win 55% of comparisons against Qwen-Image-3.0-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.

Nano Banana 2.1
Google
1268 Elo ±46
Rank #7 of 42 · median 22s per image · 1 refused
Not judged in the same call yet
Elo expectation: Nano Banana 2.1 wins 55%
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Alibaba
1236 Elo ±57
Rank #9 of 42 · median 77s per image

By category

CategoryNano Banana 2.1Qwen-Image-3.0-ProDirect record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1446 1207 —
Architecture & Interiors 1391 1415 —
Complex Scenes 1332 1326 —
Ghibli style 1277 1270 —
Graphic Design 1193 1180 —
Hands & Anatomy 1338 1213 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1240 1127 —
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1313 1234 —
Text in Images 1058 1318 —
Ultra Hard 1313 1310 —

By criterion

CriterionNano Banana 2.1Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Prompt adherence 1190 1157
Technical quality 1199 1228
Artistic merit 1222 1197
Detail execution 1208 1230
Realism & coherence 1170 1185

Side by side

Anime & Cartoon Style A comic-book style superhero flying over a city at night, with halftone shading.
A comic-book style superhero flying over a city at night, with halftone shading. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 10 / 10 Ranked 1st of 12: a professional-quality comic illustration that integrates action, atmosphere, architecture, and halftone printing exceptionally well. It has no evident weak area or distracting anatomical or rendering artifact.
A comic-book style superhero flying over a city at night, with halftone shading. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 8 / 10 Strong nighttime atmosphere and extensive comic shading make this an excellent result. Its less natural body proportions and comparatively stiff action place it behind the more fluid, colorful panel above.
Architecture & Interiors An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings.
An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Ranks second of 13, offering the most compelling inhabited interpretation of the bathhouse. Minor uncertainty in small human details places it just behind the strongest architectural study.
An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 8 / 10 Ranked 4th of 13, this is a strong and cohesive interpretation of monumental Roman bathing architecture. Its staged lighting and repetitive finish make it less naturalistic than the images above it.
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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 This ranks second, with excellent prompt clarity and one of the most convincing submarine interiors in the set. Its slightly less precise chess interaction places it just behind the strongest image.
An astronaut and a deep-sea diver playing chess together inside a submarine. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 4 / 10 Ranked 13th of 13, the apparent third astronaut hand is the clearest critical anatomical defect in the set. Successful submarine detailing cannot compensate for that failure in a primary subject.
Ghibli style A young witch flying on a broomstick above a coastal town at sunset. Exact art style of 'Kiki's Delivery Service' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's character design and warm colors.
A young witch flying on a broomstick above a coastal town at sunset. Exact art style of 'Kiki's Delivery Service' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's character design and warm colors. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Rank 1 of 10: this is the strongest combination of recognizable character design, convincing flight, and cinematic coastal atmosphere. Minor congestion around the luggage keeps it short of a flawless score.
A young witch flying on a broomstick above a coastal town at sunset. Exact art style of 'Kiki's Delivery Service' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's character design and warm colors. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 7 / 10 Ranks fifth: an excellent standalone illustration, but not an equally strong match to the specific requested style. Its modern volumetric rendering is a substantial adherence limitation despite its superior lighting and visual impact.
Graphic Design Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Rank 2 of 13: an excellent and nearly production-ready match to the prompt. It narrowly trails the best image through slightly heavier QR detailing and less refined optical balance.
Set of 5 consistent flat design icons for a mobile banking app: 'Home', 'Transfer', 'Account', 'Scan QR', 'Settings'. Monochrome dark blue. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 6 / 10 This is a technically polished near-miss rather than a complete answer to the brief. Missing QR-specific visual information is a major semantic weakness that lowers the overall score despite otherwise strong rendering.
Hands & Anatomy A person standing before a mirror, with their front and reflected back both visible.
A person standing before a mirror, with their front and reflected back both visible. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 This is the strongest image because it combines the exact requested orientation with convincing anatomy, reflection geometry, and photographic finish. Slight softness in secondary details keeps it short of a flawless score.
A person standing before a mirror, with their front and reflected back both visible. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 5 / 10 This combines correct view placement with outstanding aesthetics, but fails the central reflection-consistency test. The conspicuous sleeve and arm-position mismatches outweigh its polished photographic presentation.
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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Rank 2 of 13: This is among the most convincing and artistically complete portraits, combining strong detail with natural environmental context. Only slightly reduced precision in peripheral ornaments separates it from the top image.
A portrait of a person with elaborate facial tattoos and piercings, shown in sharp detail. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 6 / 10 Ranked ninth for strong art direction but uneven execution of the central detail challenge. Its polished surface treatment and poorly separated fine ornamentation weaken the otherwise attractive portrait.
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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Ranked 1 of 13. It most successfully transforms the skyline itself into musical architecture, combining exceptional conceptual execution with a polished, cohesive graphic style.
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. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 6 / 10 Ranked 6th for confident drafting and effective twilight contrast. Failure to make the buildings themselves become notes prevents a technically polished image from earning a high overall score.
Text in Images A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography.
A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10 Accurate primary text and solid material rendering are clear strengths. The weaker nighttime impression and congested window reflections prevent it from matching the more focused photographic entries.
A storefront sign that says "Open 24/7" in neon lights, nighttime urban photography. - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 9 / 10 Rank 1 of 13: this is the strongest combination of exact lettering, photographic credibility, and environmental storytelling. Minor simplification inside the diner keeps it below a flawless 10.
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 - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10 Fourth overall: the role reversal and elaborate orbital staging are successful, but the horse's upper-body anatomy and helmet enclosure have serious flaws. Those coherence problems outweigh the exceptionally detailed spacecraft rendering.
A realistic astronaut being ridden by a horse, photorealistic depiction in outer space with accurate lighting and proportions - Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro 8 / 10 Ranks 3rd of 12 through its excellent surfaces and distinctive space composition. Its principal limitation is that the horse reads more as a backpack passenger than an unmistakable rider.

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