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Nano Banana 2.1 vs Takumi 1

By Elo rating, Takumi 1 is expected to win 54% of comparisons against Nano Banana 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.

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 46%
Takumi 1
Takumi
1298 Elo ±49
Rank #4 of 42 · median 229s per image

By category

CategoryNano Banana 2.1Takumi 1Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1446 1211 —
Architecture & Interiors 1391 1406 —
Complex Scenes 1332 1332 —
Ghibli style 1277 1474 —
Graphic Design 1193 1426 —
Hands & Anatomy 1338 1215 —
Photorealistic People & Portraits 1240 1114 —
Surreal & Creative Prompts 1313 1395 —
Text in Images 1058 1334 —
Ultra Hard 1313 1420 —

By criterion

CriterionNano Banana 2.1Takumi 1
Prompt adherence 1190 1243
Technical quality 1199 1220
Artistic merit 1222 1225
Detail execution 1208 1258
Realism & coherence 1170 1242

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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 7 / 10 This ranks fifth, offering a strong close-up and unusually successful comic lettering. Mixed rendering styles, crowded lower-body foreshortening, and competing text boxes reduce its refinement relative to the leading group.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 7 / 10 Ranked fifth of 12, it offers a particularly strong Roman setting and an engaging panoramic composition. Uneven human detail is the principal reason it falls below the best architectural renderings.
Complex Scenes A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame.
A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 7 / 10 This is a solid crowded-scene result with particularly good spatial organization. Repetitive crowd rendering and modest human-detail weaknesses keep it below the sharper band-centered images.
A busy city intersection with cars, pedestrians, and street performers all in one frame. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranked 3rd of 12 for its excellent prompt coverage and particularly engaging performance-centered composition. Small hand and equipment ambiguities place its realism just 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. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10 Ranks seventh as a competent, appealing illustration with all the basic subject elements. Its substantial stylistic departure and less precise gardening mechanics outweigh the attractive decorative detail.
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 Abstract geometric logo for tech startup 'Quantum Leap', evoking connection & speed, vibrant blue/purple gradient, sharp angles. 'Quantum Leap' as text contained in logo.
Abstract geometric logo for tech startup 'Quantum Leap', evoking connection & speed, vibrant blue/purple gradient, sharp angles. 'Quantum Leap' as text contained in logo. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 6 / 10 Ranked 7th of 13. It communicates the brief thoroughly, but excessive detail and limited scalability outweigh its impressive rendering.
Abstract geometric logo for tech startup 'Quantum Leap', evoking connection & speed, vibrant blue/purple gradient, sharp angles. 'Quantum Leap' as text contained in logo. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 12, this offers the strongest combination of exact branding, sharp geometry, connection, and speed. It is nearly production-ready, with modest simplification of the smallest accents as its main remaining refinement.
Hands & Anatomy A group of five people joining hands in a circle, seen from above.
A group of five people joining hands in a circle, seen from above. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13: this is the strongest literal interpretation of the prompt. Correct counting, a complete linked circle and credible hand interactions outweigh its very minor imperfections.
A group of five people joining hands in a circle, seen from above. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 6 / 10 The correct count and recognizable hand-linked circle give this a substantial adherence advantage over several weaker entries. Strong environmental distortion nevertheless prevents a convincingly photographic result.
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). - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Ranked 1st of 13, this offers the strongest balance of prompt accuracy, photographic realism, and visual character. It renders the unusual eye colors convincingly without relying on excessive saturation or heavy facial smoothing.
A studio headshot of a young man with one blue eye and one green eye (heterochromia). - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 6 / 10 Ranked 10th, this is photographically convincing but underdelivers on the central blue-versus-green requirement. That prompt-specific weakness outweighs its otherwise strong realism and competent studio execution.
Surreal & Creative Prompts A steampunk robot time-traveling in ancient Rome, depicted in a detailed cinematic style that blends historical accuracy with copper and brass retrofuturistic aesthetics.
A steampunk robot time-traveling in ancient Rome, depicted in a detailed cinematic style that blends historical accuracy with copper and brass retrofuturistic aesthetics. - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 9 / 10 Ranks 1st of 13 because it most successfully balances explicit time travel, cinematic execution, and a coherent ancient-Roman setting. Minor background simplifications and ornamental mechanics prevent a flawless score.
A steampunk robot time-traveling in ancient Rome, depicted in a detailed cinematic style that blends historical accuracy with copper and brass retrofuturistic aesthetics. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 7 / 10 Ranks 5th of 12: this is a distinctive, richly integrated steampunk character in a persuasive Roman marketplace. Ambiguous temporal action and minor historical and mechanical uncertainties prevent it from joining the leading tier.
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. - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranked third and among the strongest results for the prompt’s specific readability test. Its narrower environmental scope and darker surrounding context place it just behind the more complete urban compositions.
Ultra Hard Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 7 / 10 Ranked 6th of 13, this is a solid photographic interpretation with particularly convincing writing anatomy. Its less reliable equation content keeps it below the excellent group.
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - Takumi 1
Takumi 1 9 / 10 Ranks second, with particularly impressive mathematical handwriting and photographic credibility. It narrowly trails the first image because its lecture-hall staging is less fully developed.

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