Illustration & anime
How 20 AI image models render: “Children's book illustration of a fox and a badger sharing tea in a hollow tree, watercolour and ink, warm and gentle.”
Same prompt, sent verbatim, at each model's default settings and a fixed seed. Judge: line quality, colour, style consistency. 177 community votes so far.
Core suite prompt · voting closed 2026-09-17
20 text-to-image models rendered this illustration & anime prompt with the identical text at their default settings and a fixed seed. GPT Image 2 is the community favourite so far, winning 75% of its 20 head-to-head votes on this prompt. Grok Imagine Image Quality was the fastest at 5.4s.
What to look for: confident line work, consistent style from edge to edge, deliberate colour and readable shapes.
- GPT Image 275%OpenAI · retired from voting62.6s · 60 cr Try
- GPT Image 2.5 Flare68%OpenAI23.4s · 40 cr Try
- Muse Image 1.067%Meta11.7s · 12 cr Try
- Nano Banana 2 Lite64%Google11.7s · 36 cr Try
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst61%OpenAI26.6s · 80 cr Try
- Qwen Image 3.0 Pro60%Alibaba10.0s · 36 cr Try
- 59%20.1s · 50 cr Try
- ImagineArt 247%ImagineArt · retired from voting32.5s · 60 cr Try
- Krea 2 Large45%Krea29.7s · 80 cr Try
- Recraft v4 Pro42%Recraft · retired from voting15.3s · 300 cr Try
- ImagineArt 1.5 Pro40%ImagineArt · retired from voting53.5s · 55 cr Try
- Ideogram v439%Ideogram13.3s · 40 cr Try
- Recraft v438%Recraft · retired from voting13.6s · 45 cr Try
- Krea 2 Medium36%Krea15.0s · 40 cr Try
- Qwen Image 3.033%Alibaba7.3s · 32 cr Try
- 5.4s · 80 cr Try
- Kling v3 Omni29%Kuaishou27.4s · 35 cr Try
- Midjourney Niji 722%Midjourney · retired from voting112.3s · 160 cr Try
- Seedream 5.0 ProByteDance66.7s · 38 cr Try
FAQ
- Which AI model renders this prompt best?
- GPT Image 2 leads this prompt in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, winning 75% of its 20 blind head-to-head votes. Vote on the arena page to add your judgement.
- Were the prompts adjusted per model?
- No. Every model received the exact same prompt, unmodified, at its default settings, with no negative prompt or style suffix. Some models rewrite prompts internally, and that is part of what is being compared.
- Can I run this prompt myself?
- Yes. Each tile’s “Try” link opens the BudgetPixel workshop with this prompt and that model preselected.