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FLUX.1 Krea [dev] Black Forest Labs Nano Banana Pro Google

Settled by community votes across 13 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

18.8 arena score

#48 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Nano Banana Pro

28.1 arena score

#2 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Shared challenges 13

Challenge by challenge

The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.

Geometric Composition

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“A glass cube on a wooden table. Inside the cube is a small blue sphere. On top of the cube sits a red book. A green plant is behind the cube, partially visible through the glass. Soft window light from the left.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent photorealistic rendering of glass and reflections
  • + Very high visual quality and clean composition
  • + Perfectly followed the lighting instruction
  • The sphere is quite large relative to the cube, losing the 'small' descriptor
  • The background plant is heavily blurred, making its position relative to the cube less distinct

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Accurately captured the 'small blue sphere' scale from the prompt
  • + Excellent lighting effects with window shadows on the table
  • + Clearly shows the plant 'behind' and visible through the glass
  • The glass cube appears more like a thin-walled fish tank than a solid glass object
  • Texture on the book is slightly aged/distressed which wasn't requested but adds character

Verdict: Both models adhered perfectly to the spatial instructions and specific colors. FLUX.1 Krea produced a more polished, studio-style photograph with superior glass rendering, while Nano Banana Pro better captured the relative scale of the 'small' sphere and the specific 'window light' atmosphere through realistic shadows.

Candid Street Photography

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“A candid street photo of an elderly Japanese man repairing a red bicycle in light rain, reflections on wet pavement, shallow depth of field, 50mm lens, natural skin texture, imperfect framing, motion blur from passing cars, cinematic but realistic, no stylization.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Successfully captures motion blur on the passing cars.
  • + Good skin texture on the face.
  • + Strong wet pavement reflections.
  • The man is standing and holding the bike rather than repairing it.
  • The bicycle geometry is slightly off, especially around the rear wheel and chain area.
  • Composition feels a bit empty compared to the rich street environment requested.

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent adherence to the 'repairing' aspect of the prompt.
  • + Highly realistic street environment with authentic Japanese signage and taxi details.
  • + Natural skin textures and believable age on the subject.
  • The car behind the man lacks the requested motion blur.
  • The background is quite busy, which slightly detracts from the shallow depth of field effect.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner for capturing a more authentic 'candid street photo' feel, showing the subject actually engaged in the repair task as requested. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] handled the motion blur on the cars better, its subject was just standing with the bike, and the overall image felt less grounded in a real environment compared to the detailed Tokyo-style street scene in the other image.

Fantasy Warrior

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“Close portrait of a battle-worn paladin in ornate engraved plate armor, hair braided with small beads, faint scars and dirt on the skin, warm torchlight reflecting off metal, shallow depth of field, bokeh sparks, lifelike eyes, highly detailed texture on leather straps and cloth underlayer.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent engraving detail on the plate armor
  • + Subtle and realistic incorporation of beads in the hair braids
  • The 'blood' or dirt on the face looks somewhat like flat paint splatters
  • Leather strap texture is relatively simple compared to the other model

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Superb leather texture with visible pores and weathering on the straps
  • + Lively lighting with strong warm torchlight reflections on the metal
  • + Highly detailed facial texture including realistic scars and dirt
  • The sparks are a bit sharp and numerous, creating a slightly busy background

Verdict: Both models followed the prompt exceptionally well, but Nano Banana Pro stands out for its superior texture work on the leather straps and the more natural integration of scars and dirt on the skin. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produced a cleaner and more stoic portrait, Nano Banana Pro feel more 'battle-worn' with better dynamic lighting from the torch.

Modern Clean Menu

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“Modern minimalist restaurant menu design, white background with colorful food photos in grid, sections for appetizers/pizza/mains, bold sans-serif fonts, vibrant accents, clean professional layout for casual dining.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Clean, professional typographic hierarchy
  • + Includes section pricing consistent with a real menu
  • + Food photos are vibrant and well-lit
  • Text is mostly gibberish/unreadable characters
  • Repeats the header 'Appetizers' twice instead of using different categories
  • Image grid is slightly repetitive with pizza shots

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Perfectly follows the grid layout request
  • + Easily legible headers and categorized sections
  • + Appears more like a modern casual dining template
  • Text contains several spelling errors (e.g., 'Cricked', 'Haty')
  • Food identification is incorrect in captions (e.g., 'Chicken Pizza' for a pasta dish)
  • Background wood texture is slightly distracting from the minimalist prompt

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro followed the structural prompt instructions much better, creating a clear grid with specific sections for appetizers, pizza, and mains, even though it struggled with semantic text matching (labeling pasta as pizza). FLUX.1 Krea (dev) has better font styling and aesthetic polish, but the text is unreadable and it failed to vary the category headers correctly.

Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge

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“Ad for 'Magic Burger'. Dynamic, exploded burger with all components (bun, patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sauce) suspended in mid-air. Emphasize photorealistic detail and a sense of motion. Dark, fiery background with glowing embers. Integrate text: 'MAGIC BURGER' as a prominent title, 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' as a secondary message, and '€6.99' in a starburst, all rendered with a fiery, glowing effect.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent photorealistic texture on the meat and bun
  • + Clean typography with correct spelling for the main and secondary text
  • + Realistic fire and ember effects in the background
  • Failed to place the price within a starburst as requested
  • The price text lacks the specified fiery glowing effect
  • The burger is only partially exploded, appearing mostly stacked

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Perfect adherence to the 'exploded' request with dynamic motion
  • + Successfully followed all typography instructions, including glowing fiery effects and the starburst
  • + Stronger sense of motion with sauce splashes and crumbs
  • The 'MAGIC BURGER' text has a slight glow bleed that makes it look a bit soft
  • Integration of the bottom bun looks slightly less grounded than Model A

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it followed every specific detail of the prompt, including the complex 'exploded' layout and the specific 'fiery glowing' text effects and starburst element. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produced a highly realistic image, it failed to incorporate the starburst and the fiery text styles, delivering a more traditional stacked burger ad instead of the requested dynamic explosion.

Chalkboard Menu

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“Handwritten-style chalkboard menu in a cozy café, all text rendered in the exact same realistic chalk handwriting style with natural variations in letter size, slight slant, and chalk texture — no printed or digital fonts anywhere on the board. Title at the top in elegant cursive chalk handwriting: ‘TODAY’S SPECIALS – APRIL 30, 2026’. Below it, three menu items also in the same handwritten chalk style: ‘Truffle Mushroom Risotto – $24’, ‘Grilled Octopus with Lemon & Herbs – $28’, ‘Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – $9’. At the very bottom, smaller text in the identical handwritten chalk style (slightly smaller but still clearly legible with the same handwriting characteristics): ‘All items made fresh daily • Ask about our gluten-free options’. Warm ambient café lighting, visible chalk dust and smudges, realistic handwriting imperfections, no clean printed text anywhere.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent chalk texture on the board surface
  • + Correct date rendering
  • Numerous spelling errors including 'Gruffle' and 'Chrcuations'
  • Repetitive lines for the same menu items
  • Text looks like a digital monoline script rather than realistic chalk strokes

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Perfect adherence to spelling for all requested menu items
  • + Effective 'cozy café' background setting adding depth
  • + The handwriting looks more authentically like a chalk marker with varying pressure
  • Title is in a standard print-style rather than 'elegant cursive' as requested
  • Minor smudge artifacts on the letter 'M' in Mushroom
  • Chalkboard texture is a bit repetitive in the smudging pattern

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the clear winner for its perfect spelling and superior layout, whereas FLUX.1 Krea [dev] failed significantly on text accuracy and duplicated several menu items with gibberish. Nano Banana Pro also succeeded in creating a believable café atmosphere while maintaining highly legible, correctly rendered text.

The Reversed Rodeo

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“Horse riding astronaut in space — horse on top, not vice versa. Surreal, highly detailed, cinematic.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent cinematic lighting and high-resolution textures.
  • + Creative integration of the horse into a mechanical-looking space saddle.
  • Failed the negative spatial instruction; the astronaut is riding the horse.

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Followed the specific instruction for the horse to be on top of the astronaut.
  • + Vibrant colors and a whimsical, surreal composition with a cape.
  • + Clearer rendering of space elements like galaxies and satellites.
  • Anatomical issues with the horse's front legs merging into the astronaut's hands.

Verdict: FLUX.1 Krea produced a much more realistic and cinematic image, but it completely ignored the core logic of the prompt ('horse on top, not vice versa'). Nano Banana Pro successfully followed the difficult spatial instruction to place the horse above the astronaut, making it the winner for prompt adherence despite slightly lower realism.

The Capybara Taxi Driver

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“Photorealistic scene inside a yellow New York taxi at night. A capybara is driving, wearing a yellow taxi driver cap and a dark jacket. It has a calm, professional expression and both front paws on the steering wheel. In the back seat sits a human businesswoman in a coat, looking at her phone with a completely normal, bored expression (as if this is just another normal ride). Through the windows you can see the streets of Manhattan at night with blurred lights. Realistic taxi interior, photorealistic, detailed fur and fabric, 35mm lens, night lighting with reflections, shallow depth of field.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Includes the capybara's professional expression and dark jacket well.
  • + Clean, modern visual style with good bokeh effects.
  • Includes an illogical extra person in the passenger seat.
  • The 'taxi' hat looks more like a plastic construction helmet than a driver's cap.
  • The capybara's paws are merged and anatomically confusing on the wheel.

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Perfectly captures the 'bored businesswoman' expression and posture requested.
  • + Highly realistic taxi interior with dirt on the windshield and a digital meter.
  • + The capybara's paws and grip on the wheel are much more convincing.
  • The driver's cap is a bit crumpled, though still fitting for the scene.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the clear winner as it followed every detail of the prompt, including the specific boredom of the passenger and the gritty realism of a New York taxi. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] failed by adding a third person in the front seat and produced a less realistic, more artificial-looking interior with a strange hat choice.

The Halloween Invitation

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“Vintage gothic Halloween party invitation. Dark parchment poster, spooky border with webs and thorns, central glowing jack-o-lantern, bats, twisted trees, moody night sky. Add elegant gothic title text saying "Halloween Party Invitation", a small scroll banner saying "You are invited to a night of frights", and event details at the bottom: Date: 30.10.2026 Time: 7pm Location: The Arches, NYC Spooky but polished, cinematic lighting, square format.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent gothic typography design
  • + Includes detailed thorn and web border as requested
  • + Clean and polished vector-like aesthetic
  • Numerous spelling errors in the text like 'Pasty' and 'Tright'
  • Date format is slightly altered with extra numbers
  • The layout feels a bit crowded at the bottom

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Perfect text accuracy for all required fields
  • + Superior cinematic lighting and atmospheric depth
  • + Beautiful aged parchment texture and creative use of negative space
  • The thorns are a bit less elegant and more busy than Model A

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the clear winner as it followed all complex text instructions perfectly, including the specific date and location, whereas FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produced significant typos like 'Pasty Halloween'. Additionally, Nano Banana Pro delivered a much better 'vintage gothic' feel with its textured parchment and moodier lighting.

Isometric Miniature Diorama Scenes

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“Create a clear, 45° top-down isometric miniature 3D cartoon scene of Japan's signature dish: sushi, with soft refined textures, realistic PBR materials, gentle lighting, on a small raised diorama base with minimal garnish and plate. Solid light blue background. At top-center: 'JAPAN' in large bold text, 'SUSHI' below it, small flag icon. Perfectly centered, ultra-clean, high-clarity, square format.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent typography with a clean, rounded cartoon aesthetic.
  • + Perfectly captures the requested solid light blue background and minimalist diorama base.
  • + High-quality material rendering on the salmon nigiri textures.
  • The flag icon is placed as a physical object rather than part of the top-center text layout requested.
  • Only includes one piece of sushi, which is perhaps too minimal for a 'scene'.

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Successfully follows the text layout instructions including the flag icon placement.
  • + Features a more complete and visually interesting sushi platter.
  • + Great use of 'miniature' aesthetics with the moss and cherry blossoms.
  • The text 'JAPAN' has minor kerning and shape inconsistencies compared to the clean font in Model A.
  • Includes more garnish and detail than the requested 'minimal garnish'.

Verdict: FLUX.1 Krea (dev) produced a cleaner, more professional-looking graphic with superior lighting and font rendering. Nano Banana Pro adhered better to the specific layout of the text elements, including the flag icon positioning, but the overall style is slightly busier than requested. FLUX.1 Krea is the likely winner for its higher visual clarity and more polished 3D aesthetic.

Adorable Baby Animals in Sunny Meadow

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“Hyper-photorealistic scene of fluffy baby animals—a golden retriever puppy, tabby kitten, baby bunny, and red fox kit—with big expressive eyes and ultra-detailed soft fur, playfully chasing butterflies and tumbling together in a lush wildflower meadow, warm golden sunrise light with god rays and dew sparkles, joyful wholesome vibe, 8K masterpiece.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Naturalistic lighting and realistic depth of field
  • + High resolution textures on the animal fur
  • + Soft bokeh effect in the background
  • Failed to include the baby bunny
  • Included two kittens instead of one
  • Butterflies appear a bit flat compared to the scene

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Followed the prompt perfectly by including all four specified animals
  • + Excellent capture of 'god rays' and dew sparkles
  • + Dynamic and joyful composition with all animals in motion
  • Eyes look slightly stylized or 'Disney-like' rather than hyper-photorealistic
  • Anatomical weirdness with the rabbit's front paw positioning

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it successfully included all four requested animals (puppy, kitten, fox, and bunny), whereas FLUX.1 Krea [dev] missed the bunny entirely and included a second kitten. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] has slightly more realistic lighting, Nano Banana Pro better captured the specific details of the prompt like the god rays and dew sparkles.

Vintage Cafe Logo

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“Vintage minimalist restaurant logo for "Caffè Florian", retro cloche dome with steam and "Est. 1720" banner, classic typography, warm brown and cream tones, subtle texture on light background, vector emblem style.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent vintage engraving texture
  • + Strong thematic aesthetic consistency
  • Major text spelling errors: 'Caffè Florian' is mangled into 'FLANOR'IN'
  • Cloche looks more like a vase or dome with an outlet than a traditional food cover

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Perfect text rendering including the grave accent in 'Caffè'
  • + Clear and accurate cloche dome illustration
  • + Very clean minimalist composition
  • Texture on the background is a bit too subtle compared to the 'vintage' prompt
  • Typography is a bit plain compared to the 'classic' request

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the clear winner because it correctly follows the text instructions, whereas FLUX.1 Krea [dev] suffered from significant spelling errors. Nano Banana Pro also provided a more recognizable cloche dome and a cleaner vector-style layout that better suits a professional logo requirement.

Apollo 11: Journey to Tranquility

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“Create a clean, modern vector infographic poster about the Apollo 11 mission. NASA-inspired palette (navy, white, muted red, light gray). Flat-vector style, crisp lines, consistent iconography, subtle gradients only. Steps (stop at landing): 1. Launch (Saturn Vicon) 2. Earth Orbit (Earth + orbit ring icon) 3. Translunar (trajectory arc icon) 4. Lunar Orbit (Moon + orbit ring icon) 5. Descent (lunar module descending icon) 6. Landing (lunar module on the surface icon) Small supporting elements (minimal text): • Crew strip: three silhouette icons with only last names: Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins. • Landing site marker: Moon pin labeled "Tranquility" only. Layout constraints: generous margins, large readable labels, clean background with subtle stars. Vector-only, print-poster look, high resolution.”

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Nano Banana Pro

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Successfully follows the requested color palette.
  • + Includes a visually interesting lunar landscape.
  • Layout is chaotic and fails to tell a coherent story.
  • Includes nonsensical icons like a planet with rings (Saturn instead of launch focus) and for step 4.
  • Text is garbled and placement is random.

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent adherence to the sequential icons requested.
  • + Highly legible text with accurate scientific labels.
  • + Clean, professional vector layout that perfectly matches the 'infographic' style.
  • None notable for the specific prompt requirements.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro followed the multi-step instructions perfectly, creating a logical flow from launch to landing with accurate labels and icons. FLUX.1 Krea produced a disjointed image with garbled text and a visual sequence that does not represent the requested mission steps logically.

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