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FLUX.1 Krea [dev] Black Forest Labs Nano Banana 2 Lite Google

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

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

8.5 arena score

#46 of 48 in Text-to-Image

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Nano Banana 2 Lite

22.3 arena score

#27 of 48 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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent photorealistic materials and lighting.
  • + Strong adherence to all spatial prompt instructions.
  • + Highly realistic glass reflections and refraction.
  • The sphere appears significantly larger than the 'small' descriptor in the prompt.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Naturalistic soft window lighting and depth of field.
  • + Impressive text rendering on the book's spine.
  • + Accurately represents the 'small' scale of the sphere.
  • The sphere is floating unnaturally in the center of the cube.
  • The perspective of the cube's base is slightly warped where it meets the table.

Verdict: FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produces a more physically grounded and professional-looking photograph with superior glass material properties, though the sphere is a bit large. Nano Banana 2 Lite shows impressive detail with legible text and a better sense of scale for the sphere, but fails on physics by showing the sphere floating in mid-air. FLUX.1 Krea is the preferred choice for its overall realism and execution.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent depiction of rain on both the subjects and the road
  • + Captures the requested 'imperfect framing' with a candid, off-center feel
  • + Stronger motion blur on passing vehicles as requested
  • The man is standing and holding the bike rather than actively repairing it
  • Anatomy of the bicycle frame is nonsensical near the seat and pedals
  • Hands appear slightly muddy in detail

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Directly follows the 'repairing' prompt with the man crouching and using tools
  • + Rich street atmosphere with legible Japanese signage and umbrellas
  • + High level of detail on the bike chain and gears
  • The cars in the background lack the motion blur requested
  • The red color on the bicycle is less vibrant than the prompt implies
  • Slightly too much 'stylization' in the lighting, leaning towards a high-contrast digital look

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the superior choice because it captures the central action of 'repairing' with great detail and environmental storytelling, whereas FLUX.1 Krea [dev] shows a man simply standing with a bicycle. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] followed the technical camera prompts like motion blur and imperfect framing better, its failure to generate a coherent bicycle or a repair pose makes it less effective overall.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent symmetrical engraving details on the plate armor.
  • + Beautiful bokeh effect with very crisp, lifelike eyes.
  • + Effective use of warm lighting against the metallic surfaces.
  • The blood/dirt on the face looks a bit like paint rather than organic grime.
  • The composition is very centered and static.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Highly realistic skin texture including fine wrinkles, scars, and dirt.
  • + Complex layering of armor, leather straps, and mail that feels historically grounded.
  • + The lighting feels natural and integrated into a real environment.
  • The image includes an strange white pillar or border artifact on the left and right sides.
  • The braiding is a bit messy and less defined than in the other model.

Verdict: FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produces a very clean, high-fantasy portrait with beautiful lighting and sharp armor engravings, though it feels slightly more artificial. Nano Banana 2 Lite achieves a superior level of gritty realism and detailed texture on the skin and leather, but the final output is marred by significant letterboxing/aspect ratio artifacts. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] is preferred for its technical cleanliness and consistency.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Clean, professional presentation as a flyer mockup.
  • + High-quality, vibrant food photography in the grid.
  • Text is largely gibberish and incoherent.
  • Repeats the 'Appetizers' heading twice instead of including 'Pizza'.
  • Food images are not labeled, reducing the utility of the design.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Excellent text legibility and coherent menu items.
  • + Consistent design language with clear sectioning for all requested categories.
  • + Perfectly follows the prompt's layout and content requirements.
  • Minimalist aesthetic is slightly busy with teal accents.
  • Some food images (like the pizzas) look cropped.

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is much more successful because it produces a functional menu with legible, relevant text for all requested categories (Appetizers, Pizza, Mains). While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] has high-quality image generation, it fails on text coherence and misses the requested pizza section headers, providing gibberish labels instead.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent typography rendering with clean, professional fonts
  • + Great clarity on the central burger patty and bun textures
  • + Simple and effective use of the fire background elements
  • Failed to render the fiery/glowing effect on the main text as requested
  • The burger explosion is less dynamic, with most ingredients still stacked closely together
  • The price is not inside a starburst as specified

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Perfectly follows the stylistic request for fiery, glowing text
  • + Highly dynamic exploded view with excellent separation of many ingredients
  • + Successfully places the price within a fiery starburst element
  • The 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' text has a slight glow bleed that makes it a bit less crisp than the title
  • Slight over-saturation in the red tones of the background
  • The bottom bun's angle is a bit awkward relative to the rest of the stack

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite followed every detail of the prompt, including the complex exploding physics and the specific fiery glow on the typography. While FLUX.1 Krea produced a very clean and professional advertisement, it missed several key stylistic requirements like the fiery text effect and the starburst for the price.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent chalk texture on the board surface
  • + Correct date rendering
  • + Realistic cursive handwriting style
  • Serious spelling hallucinations like 'Gruffle' and 'Clvrucuations'
  • Inconsistent pricing alignment
  • Text at the bottom becomes garbled

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Near-perfect adherence to the text prompt without spelling errors
  • + Beautiful and consistent atmospheric background and lighting
  • + Compositionally balanced with professional-looking ornamentation
  • Handwriting is so uniform it borders on looking like a digital font rather than natural chalk
  • Slightly less realistic chalk texture compared to Model A

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the clear winner as it successfully rendered all complex menu items without spelling errors, whereas FLUX.1 Krea produced several nonsensical words. Nano Banana 2 Lite also provided a much more immersive cafe environment, while FLUX.1 Krea focused only on the board itself.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent photographic realism and lighting
  • + Captures an interesting mechanical/biological fusion on the horse
  • Fails the spatial reasoning requirement of the prompt
  • The astronaut is clearly riding on top of the horse

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Successfully follows the difficult instructional prompt of the horse on top of the astronaut
  • + Rich, vibrant colors and celestial background details
  • + Creative inclusion of a space saddle and helmet for the horse
  • Composition feels a bit cluttered with the galaxy and multiple planets

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the clear winner because it successfully parsed the complex 'horse on top' instruction, which is a significant logic test for AI. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produced a more photorealistic image, it completely ignored the specific spatial request and generated a standard 'astronaut riding a horse' image.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Features a yellow taxi hat as requested.
  • + Good lighting and clear rendering of the capybara's fur.
  • + Maintains the yellow exterior of the car visually.
  • Includes an extra passenger in the front seat that wasn't requested.
  • The interior looks like a standard car rather than a specialized taxi interior.
  • The perspective is from the outside looking in, rather than being 'inside' the scene.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Excellent interior detail including a taxi meter, GPS, and NYC steering wheel logo.
  • + Captures the 'bored' expression of the businesswoman perfectly.
  • + Dynamic, realistic lighting and rain-streaked windows enhance the New York atmosphere.
  • The capybara's hat is black/police-style rather than the requested yellow taxi cap.
  • The capybara's paws are rendered a bit thin/hand-like.

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the superior image due to its exceptional attention to the 'taxi' environment, featuring a meter and realistic dashboard that Flux.1 Krea [dev] lacks. While Flux.1 Krea [dev] followed the specific hat color better, it failed the composition by adding an unwanted third character and using a generic car interior.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Features a sharp, high-quality central jack-o-lantern illustration
  • + Includes elaborate spider web details in the corners
  • + Adheres to the square format request
  • Text rendering is poor with typos like 'Pasty Halloween' and 'nights frights'
  • Composition feels a bit empty in the center compared to the border
  • Fails to include several specific event details correctly

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Excellent text rendering with no spelling errors in titles or event details
  • + Highly detailed composition with additional gothic elements like skulls and a haunted house
  • + Great artistic interpretation of 'dark parchment' and 'cinematic lighting'
  • The layout is slightly crowded, making some text smaller to read
  • Minor artifacting on the moon's glow

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the clear winner as it followed every text instruction perfectly, including addresses and dates, without a single typo. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] suffered from significant text hallucinations and layout issues, whereas Nano Banana 2 Lite produced a professional-grade invitation with rich, atmospheric details.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent typography style that matches the cartoon aesthetic
  • + Very clean, minimal isometric composition
  • + High-quality material rendering on the salmon and rice
  • The flag is placed physically on the plate rather than as a UI icon
  • Only shows one piece of sushi despite 'sushi' usually implying a set

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Provides a more complete variety of sushi items
  • + Better placement of the text and flag as a header
  • + Softer, more rounded diorama base aesthetic
  • The text is slightly off-center to the right
  • The chopsticks are floating/merged poorly with the stand
  • Lighting is a bit flat compared to Model A

Verdict: FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produces a much cleaner, more professional-looking graphic with excellent font integration, though it is very minimal. Nano Banana 2 Lite offers more variety in the sushi itself and follows the layout instructions for the flag better, but suffers from slight alignment issues and clipping artifacts with the chopsticks. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] is preferred for its superior clarity and polished 3D rendering.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + High resolution and clean rendering of animal fur
  • + Stronger presentation of golden sunset lighting and god rays
  • Failed to include the requested baby bunny
  • Included two kittens instead of the specific list of one kitten and one bunny
  • Composition feels a bit static and less 'tumbling' than requested

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Successfully included all four requested animals (puppy, kitten, bunny, and fox)
  • + Excellent dynamic composition showing the animals actually tumbling and playing
  • + Beautifully rendered dew sparkles and rich variety of wildflowers
  • The fox's front paw looks slightly distorted where it touches the puppy
  • Slightly busier background may distract from the individual subjects

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the clear winner as it followed the complex prompt instructions perfectly, including the specific mix of four different animals while FLUX.1 Krea [dev] missed the bunny and duplicated the kitten. Furthermore, Nano Banana 2 Lite captured the 'tumbling' and 'playful' energy of the scene much more effectively than the more posed-looking output of FLUX.1 Krea [dev].

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Excellent hand-drawn etching style with great texture
  • + Harmonious warm color palette
  • + High-quality banner illustration
  • Misspelled the primary name as 'Café Flanelín'
  • Text at the bottom is illegible gibberish

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Perfect text rendering for both name and date
  • + Clean minimalist vector aesthetic
  • + Accurate representation of a cloche dome with steam
  • Background texture is very subtle compared to the prompt's 'vintage' request
  • The circular border is slightly cut off at the bottom

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the clear winner for logo design due to its perfect spelling of both 'Caffè Florian' and 'Est. 1720'. While FLUX.1 Krea (dev) offers a much more beautiful and artistic etching style, its failure to correctly render the requested brand name makes it less functional for a logo task.

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 2 Lite

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX.1 Krea [dev]

  • + Strong heading typography for 'Apollo 11'.
  • + Uses the requested NASA-inspired navy and white color scheme.
  • Fails to follow the specific mission steps requested in the icons (e.g., includes a ringed planet like Saturn and random astronauts).
  • Iconography is inconsistent and nonsensical for a mission timeline.
  • Text elements at the bottom are garbled and illegible.

Nano Banana 2 Lite

  • + Perfect adherence to all 6 requested steps with accurate iconography for each.
  • + Excellent text rendering for headings and descriptions.
  • + Professional layout with a clear hierarchy and clean vector aesthetic.
  • Very minor spelling error on 'Tranquility' (missing one 'l'), though it remains highly legible.

Verdict: Nano Banana 2 Lite is the clear winner as it followed every specific instruction for the 6-step infographic, providing accurate icons for the Saturn V, Earth orbit, and lunar landing. In contrast, FLUX.1 Krea produced a disjointed image with incorrect planets (Saturn) and ignored the specific sequence of the mission steps.

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