GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs Recraft v4
204 identical prompts, default settings, blind community votes. Head-to-head: 61% preferred GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, 31% preferred Recraft v4, 10 ties, 118 votes.
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and Recraft v4 have met in 118 blind head-to-head votes on 204 identical prompts in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst was preferred in 61% of them and Recraft v4 in 31%, with 10 ties. Recraft v4 was faster, at 12.4s median per image against 31.2s for GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst.
- “Realistic, an adult person goes back in time to change something.”Concept art & fantasy
- “Exotic alien meat market with every possible meat imaginable on sale!”Concept art & fantasy
- “A man riding a horse, holding a screaming chicken, in dark gothic fantasy.”Concept art & fantasy
- “A dragon sleeping on the Statue of Liberty on a moody, overcast day.”Concept art & fantasy
- “Vampire bat art, volumetric fog, chiaroscuro lighting, subsurface scattering.”Illustration & anime
- “epic fantasy landscape.”Landscape & nature
- “stunning landscape, high quality, detailed, sharp”Landscape & nature
- “A whimsical gothic woman sitting on a ledge overlooking the city.”Portrait & fashion
FAQ
- Is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst better than Recraft v4?
- In the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst beats Recraft v4 in 61% of 118 blind head-to-head votes on identical prompts (Recraft v4 31%, ties 8%). The per-prompt results on this page show where each model wins.
- Which is faster, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst or Recraft v4?
- Recraft v4 is faster: 12.4s median per 1:1 image against 31.2s for GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, measured on the same 204 prompts at default settings in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena.
- Which is cheaper, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst or Recraft v4?
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is cheaper on BudgetPixel: 40 credits ($0.040) per 1:1 image against 45 credits ($0.045) for Recraft v4, at default settings.
- How is this comparison made?
- Both models render the identical prompt at default settings; voters see the two images blind and pick the better one. Model names are revealed only after the vote.























































































































































































































































































































































































































