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How 19 AI image models render: “Two muscular adult women in their twenties, one Caucasian blonde and one Latina, sit at an outdoor café table beside a gym after their workout. They wear tight workout shorts, sports bras, and flip-flops.

Same prompt, sent verbatim, at each model's default settings and a fixed seed. Judge: could this be a photograph? Skin, light, lens behaviour. 174 community votes so far.

Community prompt by @underman · voting closed 2026-09-21

19 text-to-image models rendered this photorealism 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 68% of its 19 head-to-head votes on this prompt. Grok Imagine Image Quality was the fastest at 5.2s.

What to look for: believable skin and fabric, physically plausible light and shadow, lens behaviour such as depth of field and motion blur, and no waxy or over-smoothed surfaces.

FAQ

Which AI model renders this prompt best?
GPT Image 2.5 Flare leads with 68% of 19 blind votes on this prompt. 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.
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