Typography
How 20 AI image models render: “A minimalist concert poster with the words "NORTHERN LIGHTS ORCHESTRA" large at the top and "October 14 · City Hall" small at the bottom, two-colour print.”
Same prompt, sent verbatim, at each model's default settings and a fixed seed. Judge: is the text exactly right, spelled correctly, well set? 241 community votes so far.
Core suite prompt · voting closed 2026-09-18
Expected text: NORTHERN LIGHTS ORCHESTRA | October 14 · City Hall
20 text-to-image models rendered this typography prompt with the identical text at their default settings and a fixed seed. GPT Image 2.5 Flare is the community favourite so far, winning 77% of its 61 head-to-head votes on this prompt. Grok Imagine Image Quality was the fastest at 5.4s.
What to look for: correct spelling, placement and legibility, and type that looks printed or carved rather than pasted on.
- GPT Image 2.5 Flare77%OpenAI27.9s · 40 cr Try
- GPT Image 270%OpenAI · retired from voting47.1s · 60 cr Try
- ImagineArt 1.5 Pro69%ImagineArt · retired from voting53.9s · 55 cr Try
- 68%12.1s · 50 cr Try
- Qwen Image 3.0 Pro67%Alibaba11.2s · 36 cr Try
- Krea 2 Medium67%Krea29.2s · 40 cr Try
- Muse Image 1.056%Meta8.9s · 12 cr Try
- Recraft v454%Recraft · retired from voting10.8s · 45 cr Try
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst53%OpenAI22.1s · 80 cr Try
- ImagineArt 253%ImagineArt · retired from voting30.1s · 60 cr Try
- Ideogram v452%Ideogram11.7s · 40 cr Try
- 5.4s · 80 cr Try
- Nano Banana 2 Lite50%Google12.5s · 36 cr Try
- Recraft v4 Pro46%Recraft · retired from voting20.0s · 300 cr Try
- Krea 2 Large33%Krea36.0s · 80 cr Try
- Seedream 5.0 Pro27%ByteDance49.3s · 49 cr Try
- Kling v3 Omni18%Kuaishou23.7s · 35 cr Try
- Midjourney Niji 714%Midjourney · retired from voting99.5s · 160 cr Try
- Qwen Image 3.00%Alibaba14.3s · 32 cr Try
FAQ
- Which AI model renders this prompt best?
- GPT Image 2.5 Flare leads this prompt in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, winning 77% of its 61 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.