Same prompt, every model
Four friends laughing outdoors
The same prompt, sent to every model.
Short answer
For this prompt, Recraft V4.1 produced the best image (4.3/5). Krea 2 Turbo was the fastest (2.9 s) and Krea 2 Turbo the cheapest ($0.0080). All 10 models received the identical prompt and settings.
Last tested
Candid photo of four friends of different ethnicities laughing together at a picnic table in a park at golden hour, one of them raising a glass of lemonade. Natural expressions, warm backlight, 35mm lens look.
What this tests
- Exactly four people, each with a distinct face (no merged or duplicated faces)
- Natural, candid expressions rather than stiff posing
- Hands and the raised glass are anatomically and physically correct
- Consistent warm golden-hour backlight on everyone
Quality vs. price
Each dot is one model's image for this prompt: higher is better, further left is cheaper.
| Model | Score | Price per image |
|---|---|---|
| FLUX.2 [dev] | 3.67 | $0.01 |
| FLUX.2 [pro] | 3.67 | $0.03 |
| GPT Image 2 | 4.33 | $0.17 |
| Grok Imagine 2.0 | 4.33 | $0.06 |
| Ideogram V4.5 | 4.00 | $0.06 |
| Krea 2 Turbo | 3.67 | $0.008 |
| Nano Banana Pro | 4.33 | $0.15 |
| Qwen Image 3 | 3.67 | $0.04 |
| Recraft V4.1 | 4.33 | $0.04 |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | 4.33 | $0.1 |
Quality vs. time to image
Wait for this image, including queue time: higher is better, further left is faster.
| Model | Score | Time to image |
|---|---|---|
| FLUX.2 [dev] | 3.67 | 5.4 s |
| FLUX.2 [pro] | 3.67 | 10 s |
| GPT Image 2 | 4.33 | 107 s |
| Grok Imagine 2.0 | 4.33 | 72 s |
| Ideogram V4.5 | 4.00 | 11 s |
| Krea 2 Turbo | 3.67 | 2.9 s |
| Nano Banana Pro | 4.33 | 23 s |
| Qwen Image 3 | 3.67 | 12 s |
| Recraft V4.1 | 4.33 | 13 s |
| Seedream 5.0 Pro | 4.33 | 33 s |
Editor pending · AI 3.7 · $0.012 · 5.4 s (3.0 s generating)
AI judge: Four diverse friends at a picnic table with warm sun flare backlight and a glass of lemonade. Expressions are near-identical wide open-mouth laughs that feel staged. The lemonade glass is held at table height and a second hand touches it ambiguously.
Editor pending · AI 3.7 · $0.030 · 10.5 s
AI judge: Four distinct people of different ethnicities laughing naturally at a picnic table in warm park light. The glass is clinked rather than raised, and two glasses overlap with two hands in an ambiguous merge. The backlight is soft and mostly consistent.
Editor pending · AI 4.3 · $0.171 · 107.3 s
AI judge: Exactly four distinct friends with candid laughter, one clearly raising a glass of lemonade, and a strong golden-hour backlight through the trees. Hands and glasses look physically correct. The cluttered foreground food slightly weakens the composition.
Editor pending · AI 4.3 · $0.060 · 72.0 s
AI judge: Exactly four distinct, diverse friends laughing candidly at a picnic table, with one clearly raising a glass of lemonade and the sun backlighting the trees. Hands, glasses and the pitcher are physically correct. The light on the faces is a bit frontal for true backlight, and the table clutter is slightly messy.
Editor pending · AI 4.0 · $0.060 · 10.7 s
AI judge: Four distinct, diverse people laughing naturally at a picnic table, with a warm backlit park setting. The raised glass is held awkwardly in front of the woman's face, and the faces are lit fairly flat rather than with clear golden-hour rim light. Hands and glassware are mostly coherent.
Editor pending · AI 3.7 · $0.0080 · 2.9 s (1.0 s generating)
AI judge: Four distinct, diverse friends with genuine laughter and warm golden backlight, though the shot reads more as a posed toast than a candid moment. The clinking glasses are confused: an extra hand appears between the glasses and a lemon slice floats across both rims. The other hands look fine.
Editor pending · AI 4.3 · $0.150 · 23.4 s
AI judge: Exactly four distinct, diverse friends with natural, candid laughter, strong golden-hour backlight with sun flare, and a convincing 35mm film look. The glass is lifted rather than clearly raised, and the table has odd geometry, with split planks and a slab-like folded blanket. Hands look correct.
Editor pending · AI 3.7 · $0.040 · 11.7 s
AI judge: Four distinct people laughing naturally with strong warm golden-hour backlight. Two glasses are toasted rather than one raised, and ethnic variety is limited (two similar-looking men). The glass on the right is ambiguously gripped by two hands from different people.
Editor pending · AI 4.3 · $0.035 · 12.6 s
AI judge: Exactly four diverse friends with convincing candid expressions and a convincing 35mm film look; one raises a lemonade glass with correct hand anatomy. Light reads more as hard afternoon sun from the side than a warm golden-hour backlight. Minor softness in hand details only.
Editor pending · AI 4.3 · $0.101 · 32.6 s
AI judge: Exactly four distinct people with genuine candid laughter, one raising a lemonade glass with lemon slices, in warm golden-hour backlight with a 35mm feel. Ethnic diversity is only partial, and the hands around the table glasses are slightly crowded but anatomically plausible.