Typography
How 20 AI image models render: “A white ceramic mug on a desk with the words "first coffee, then plans" printed in black lowercase sans-serif.”
Same prompt, sent verbatim, at each model's default settings and a fixed seed. Judge: is the text exactly right, spelled correctly, well set? 193 community votes so far.
Core suite prompt · voting closed 2026-09-18
Expected text: first coffee, then plans
20 text-to-image models rendered this typography prompt with the identical text at their default settings and a fixed seed. Ideogram v4 is the community favourite so far, winning 86% of its 14 head-to-head votes on this prompt. Grok Imagine Image Quality was the fastest at 6.0s.
What to look for: correct spelling, placement and legibility, and type that looks printed or carved rather than pasted on.
- Ideogram v486%Ideogram17.6s · 40 cr Try
- Nano Banana 2 Lite79%Google18.2s · 36 cr Try
- Recraft v4 Pro71%Recraft · retired from voting27.8s · 300 cr Try
- Muse Image 1.069%Meta7.5s · 12 cr Try
- 6.0s · 80 cr Try
- Kling v3 Omni64%Kuaishou27.1s · 35 cr Try
- ImagineArt 1.5 Pro60%ImagineArt · retired from voting49.7s · 55 cr Try
- GPT Image 253%OpenAI · retired from voting46.2s · 60 cr Try
- Seedream 5.0 Pro50%ByteDance28.1s · 49 cr Try
- GPT Image 2.5 Flare48%OpenAI21.1s · 40 cr Try
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst48%OpenAI23.7s · 80 cr Try
- 44%12.0s · 50 cr Try
- ImagineArt 243%ImagineArt · retired from voting28.9s · 60 cr Try
- Recraft v442%Recraft · retired from voting9.8s · 45 cr Try
- Qwen Image 3.036%Alibaba7.2s · 32 cr Try
- Qwen Image 3.0 Pro28%Alibaba12.2s · 36 cr Try
- Krea 2 Medium27%Krea22.1s · 40 cr Try
- Midjourney Niji 726%Midjourney · retired from voting101.5s · 160 cr Try
- Krea 2 Large17%Krea30.5s · 80 cr Try
FAQ
- Which AI model renders this prompt best?
- Ideogram v4 leads this prompt in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, winning 86% of its 14 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.