How 20 AI image models render: “Vintage sepia photograph, circa 1906, of five women in early twentieth-century nurse and maid uniforms standing in a neat row on a gravel driveway in front of a decaying Tudor-style English manor, with a solemn 18-year-old woman in a white lace dress and hair ribbon standing in the center. Each woman wears a white apron, a nurse veil or frilled cap, and a round-lensed World War One-style gas mask, with hands folded in front, faceless and unsettling. Two wear nurse veils marked with crosses. The manor is stone and timber-framed, covered in creeping ivy, with leaded windows, a pale ghostly figure watching from an upper window, and a gnarled bare tree on the right. Misty, desaturated forest fades behind. Aged paper with cracks, stains, worn edges, faded brown tones, film grain, soft focus, and a handwritten “Circa 1906” caption in the bottom corner. Eerie, haunting, gothic horror atmosphere with a melancholic, quiet stillness.”

Same prompt, sent verbatim, at each model's default settings and a fixed seed. Judge: is the text exactly right, spelled correctly, well set? 216 community votes so far.

Community prompt by @PabloArtStation · voting closed 2026-11-04

Expected text: Circa 1906

20 text-to-image models rendered this typography prompt with the identical text at their default settings and a fixed seed. Grok Imagine Image Quality is the community favourite so far, winning 80% of its 10 head-to-head votes on this prompt. Grok Imagine Image Quality was the fastest at 4.4s.

What to look for: correct spelling, placement and legibility, and type that looks printed or carved rather than pasted on.

FAQ

Which AI model renders this prompt best?

Grok Imagine Image Quality leads this prompt in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, winning 80% of its 10 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.