Full prompt A close-up of two people shaking hands, both hands fully visible with five fingers each, in sharp focus against a blurred background.
What this tests: Tests anatomical correctness and realistic interaction between two hands.
Every model received exactly this prompt and generated a square image at up to 2K. The images were judged side by side; below they are ranked by the judge's 1–10 score, with the written critique for each. Best AI image generator for Hands & Anatomy →
Ranked 3rd of 12. Strong anatomy, focus, and framing place it among the leaders, with slightly less natural surface variation than the top two.
A light-skinned hand and a dark-skinned hand shake between navy and gray suit sleeves against a blurred office background with a plant.
Ranked 3rd of 12. Strong anatomy, focus, and framing place it among the leaders, with slightly less natural surface variation than the top two.
A close handshake between a light-skinned hand emerging from denim with a silver watch and a darker-skinned hand emerging from brown leather, against a blurred outdoor background.
Ranked 1st of 12. It offers the strongest combination of believable hand contact, natural surface variation, close framing, and visual richness, with only ordinary grip occlusion preventing literal visibility of every digit surface.
A widescreen close-up of a handshake between a gray shirt sleeve and a navy suit sleeve in a bright, blurred office.
Ranked 2nd of 12. Its convincing anatomy and restrained photographic rendering make it one of the strongest results, just behind image 4212 in overall visual richness.
A close-up handshake between people wearing navy and textured gray jackets, against softly blurred greenery and buildings.
Ranked 1st of 13, this is the most convincing photographic result. Excellent anatomy and material rendering outweigh the small visibility compromise caused by the grip.
A warmly lit handshake between a tan hand emerging from a dark suit with a cufflink and a pale hand emerging from a brown knitted sleeve.
Rank 2 of 13: this is the most aesthetically distinctive image while remaining anatomically convincing. Slightly compressed fingertip forms place it just behind the leader for this anatomy-centered task.
A tan hand in a navy suit shakes a pale hand in a charcoal suit, with a softly blurred contemporary interior behind them.
Rank 3 of 13: a highly convincing handshake with strong technical execution and natural anatomy. Partial thumb concealment and less exact small-fingertip detail keep it below the leading pair.
Two partially visible businesspeople in navy and gray suits shake hands in an office with a desk and a blurred city skyline.
Ranked 5th of 12. Its coherent anatomy and polished presentation are strong, but smoother skin rendering and broader framing keep it below the most convincing close-ups.
Two older-looking hands shake on a sunlit city street, framed by a cream knitted sleeve and a tweed jacket; one hand wears a silver ring.
Ranked 1st of 13, this has the strongest combination of believable anatomy, photographic texture, and expressive composition. It stops short of a higher overall score because the prompt's complete five-digit visibility is still not fully demonstrated.
Two bare-armed people shake hands, with a silver ring on the light-skinned foreground hand and blurred figures behind them.
Rank 4 of 13: this is among the most convincing results for skin detail and physical interaction. Its less distinctive presentation and partly hidden thumb prevent it from matching the leaders overall.
Two suited people shake hands outdoors, with gray and navy sleeves, white cuffs, and a wristwatch against warm blurred foliage.
Ranked 3rd of 13, this is a strong, clean interpretation with credible anatomy. Minor knuckle exaggeration and localized softness prevent it from matching the best image.
Two light-skinned hands shake between gray and navy suit sleeves in a softly blurred office; a silver ring is visible on one hand.
Ranked 2nd of 13, this is a highly convincing photographic handshake with excellent anatomical readability. It trails the leader in expressive character and still does not expose every requested digit.
A close handshake between a dark-skinned hand in a suit sleeve and a lighter-skinned hand in a striped shirt, with warm backlighting and circular bokeh.
Ranked 4th of 12. It combines strong prompt adherence with excellent visual impact, falling behind the leaders primarily in lighting restraint and subtle anatomical naturalness.
Two dark-skinned hands shake, framed by a patterned shirt cuff on the left and a textured blue suit sleeve on the right.
Rank 5 of 13: an attractive, technically strong result with particularly good material detail. Slight stiffness in the overlapping fingertip cluster makes it less anatomically persuasive than the higher-ranked images.
A centered handshake between navy and charcoal suit sleeves, with white and pale blue cuffs against a bright blurred interior.
Ranked 5th of 13, this is a polished but somewhat generalized result. Its clean presentation exceeds the middle group, while smooth finger forms and occlusion limit its anatomical precision.
A person in a navy suit shakes hands with someone wearing an olive jacket, against a softly blurred neutral background.
Ranked 4th of 13, this is a convincing and well-detailed handshake. Partial digit concealment and subtly modeled fingertips keep it below the excellent tier.
A darker-skinned hand and a lighter-skinned hand shake outside an office building, with blurred pedestrians and a walkway behind them.
Ranked 4th of 13, this is a strong contextual photograph with convincing hand interaction. Slightly simplified fingertips, wider framing, and concealed anatomy keep it just below the top tier.
Two warm-toned hands shake between dark suit sleeves and light shirt cuffs, against a neutral background with soft circular highlights.
Rank 6 of 13: a solid result with good focus and convincing surface detail. Noticeably inflated joints and crowded finger forms matter more here because anatomical correctness is the primary test.
Two brown-skinned hands shake in close-up, with prominent tendons and skin creases against a blurred modern office.
Ranked 6th of 13, this image benefits from strong clarity and abundant detail. Its somewhat sculpted anatomy and incomplete visibility make it less convincing than the higher-ranked results.
A bare-wristed handshake in extreme close-up, showing prominent veins, fine hair, and detailed skin against a neutral blurred background.
Ranked 5th of 13, this is one of the strongest surface-detail studies in the set. Concealed anatomy, selective softness, and slightly exaggerated vascular structure keep it below the leading results.
A warmly lit handshake between two suited people, with part of a white shirt and belt visible behind the foreground hands.
Ranked 6th of 13, this is a convincing and polished handshake with minor stylization. Its principal limitation is incomplete digit visibility rather than a clear anatomical failure.
A dark-skinned hand and a lighter-skinned hand clasp between navy suit sleeves against a cool, blurred architectural background.
Ranked 6th of 12. Strong composition and clarity place it above the middle group, but conspicuous palm texturing prevents an excellent realism score.
A centered handshake between gray and dark suit sleeves in front of a softly blurred, spacious lobby.
Ranked 8th of 12. Competent photographic execution is held back by the looser framing and less anatomically informative arrangement.
Two pale hands shake between navy and dark gray suit sleeves, centered against a bright, softly blurred interior.
Rank 8 of 13: a readable and reasonably clean handshake, but not an exceptional anatomical rendering. Simplified skin and joint forms distinguish it negatively from the better-textured, more naturally articulated examples.
A handshake between gray and navy suit sleeves, accompanied by a watch, gold ring, and bracelet, with a blurred gathering in the background.
Ranked 9th of 12. It works as a contextual business photograph, but its looser framing and less inspectable digit structure make it a weaker response to this particular test.
Two people in dark suits shake hands in warm backlight, with golden foliage rendered as large background bokeh.
Ranked 8th of 13, this image is more atmospheric than anatomically precise. Its appealing lighting cannot fully compensate for soft focus and concealed finger detail.
Two light-skinned hands shake between blue suit sleeves and pale blue cuffs against a bright, softly blurred background.
Ranked 7th of 12. Its clean execution and close framing are useful strengths, but simplified hand modeling limits its success as an anatomical realism test.
A very tight handshake close-up with a hairy foreground wrist, a dark left sleeve, and a gray right sleeve against muted vertical background blur.
Rank 10 of 13: technically clear, but noticeably less convincing in hand proportions than the leading images. The bulky digits are a meaningful weakness for a prompt centered on realistic anatomy.
A handshake between someone wearing a rust-colored knitted sleeve and someone wearing a navy suit, surrounded by warm golden bokeh.
Ranked 7th of 13, this is an attractive image whose presentation exceeds its anatomical clarity. The concealed digit and crowded lower grip keep it from being an excellent result for a finger-correctness test.
A tightly framed handshake between two bare wrists, with warm skin tones against a dark gray, blurred interior.
Ranked 10th of 12. Strong central texture is offset by uneven fingertip clarity and a less convincingly organized grip.
Two light-skinned hands shake between dark suit sleeves in a large, cool-toned close-up.
Ranked 11th of 13, this is a competent close-up with noticeable anatomical awkwardness. Its texture sharpness does not fully compensate for the compressed finger geometry and incomplete digit visibility.
A tan hand in a cream sleeve shakes a pale hand in a white sleeve, with large golden bokeh lights behind them.
Rank 11 of 13: attractive lighting and atmosphere cannot fully offset the plastic-looking hand rendering. It succeeds aesthetically more than it succeeds at the prompt's realism test.
An extreme close-up of a darker-skinned hand clasped by a lighter-skinned hand, with textured gray sleeves and a green blurred background.
Ranked 8th of 13, this image excels at surface detail but is less successful at natural hand structure. Selective softness, exaggerated texture, and concealed anatomy limit its performance on the specific test.
Two bare hands shake against a muted gray background, with one forearm entering horizontally and the other diagonally from above.
Ranked 9th of 13, this is a restrained and broadly credible result. It lacks the sharpness, material refinement, and visual impact of the stronger images.
Two prominently veined hands clasp tightly between pale gray shirt sleeves, with a crowded, bulbous finger cluster along the lower edge.
Ranked 11th of 12. Good surface rendering cannot compensate for the malformed-looking lower grip, although the anatomy is less severely confused than in image 1107.
A tightly framed handshake between a darker-skinned hand emerging from a suit cuff and a lighter-skinned hand against a cool, blurred background.
Ranked 12th of 13, this image delivers the subject but falls short on convincing anatomical detail. Its smooth, swollen-looking fingers and uncertain digit visibility matter substantially for this particular prompt.
A softly rendered handshake between people in gray and black sleeves, photographed at a diagonal against a bright blurred background.
Rank 12 of 13: the handshake is recognizable, but inadequate sharpness directly misses an important prompt requirement. Weak detail and soft finger boundaries make this a mediocre result for anatomical evaluation.
A tightly framed handshake between dark suit sleeves and pale blue patterned cuffs, with a blurred suited torso behind it.
Ranked 11th of 13, this has competent framing but noticeably artificial flesh rendering. Because realistic hand anatomy is the principal test, those weaknesses substantially reduce its overall score.
A handshake at an outdoor social gathering, with a third hand laid across the top, blue suit sleeves, jewelry, and blurred guests behind it.
Rank 13 of 13: the added third hand is a fundamental content error in a task explicitly testing a two-hand handshake. Otherwise polished photography cannot compensate for missing this defining requirement.
Two bare hands shake in warm, even light against a plain taupe-gray blurred background.
Ranked 12th of 13, this image is technically cleaner than the lowest-ranked result. Nevertheless, its apparent six-finger anatomy fails the prompt's central requirement and heavily limits the score.
A dramatically lit handshake between cream and navy sleeves, with a blurred headscarf-wearing person and a resting hand in the background.
Ranked 13th of 13, this is the weakest result for the anatomical test. Its dramatic presentation cannot compensate for the apparent extra finger and poorly resolved hand interaction.
A suited wrist and a bare forearm meet in a warm-toned handshake, with two prominent nail-bearing digits above and a crowded fingertip cluster below.
Ranked 12th of 12. The critical finger-construction failure outweighs the competent lighting and background treatment.
Two partially cropped businesspeople shake hands in an office, with an additional malformed hand-like cluster visible below the main handshake.
Ranked 13th of 13, this is the weakest result because of the conspicuous malformed hand cluster. That critical anatomical failure outweighs the otherwise recognizable office handshake.