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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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· Text-to-Image
Seedream 5.0 Lite
23.7
arena score
#22 of 62 in Text-to-Image
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Seedream 5.0 Lite
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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
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Excellent photorealistic glass refraction and surface texture
- + Highly detailed book spine with realistic gold leaf embossing
- + Sophisticated moody lighting and deep color saturation
- − The sphere is quite dark and loses its 'small' sense due to the camera angle
- − The green plant is predominantly blocked by the book rather than visible through the glass
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Accurately depicts the plant being visible through the transparent glass cube
- + Follows the 'small sphere' instruction more literal in scale
- + Clear interpretation of the soft window light from the left side
- − The book appears slightly flat and lacks texture on its surface
- − Overall image sharpness is lower compared to Model A
- − The glass edges look a bit thin and less substantial than realistic glass
Verdict: Both models followed the complex spatial instructions perfectly. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produced a more visually striking, high-fidelity image with professional-grade lighting and textures, whereas Seedream 5.0 Lite provided a clearer layout that better showcased the plant through the glass as requested. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] is the winner due to its superior realism and material rendering.
Candid Street Photography
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Successfully captures background motion blur and rain atmosphere.
- + Realistic depiction of an elderly man with natural skin and hair texture.
- + Good street photography composition with reflections on wet pavement.
- − The man is standing and holding the bicycle rather than actively repairing it.
- − The bicycle's rear structure is slightly warped where the wheel meets the frame.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Excellent adherence to the 'repairing' aspect of the prompt.
- + Highly detailed rendering of hands and mechanical parts of the bicycle.
- + Realistic raindrops on the jacket and clear ripples in the puddles.
- − The transition from the man's hair to the background shows some slight digital artifacts/halos.
- − The motion blur on the car in the background looks slightly artificial compared to the foreground.
Verdict: Both models performed well, but Seedream 5.0 Lite captured the specific action of 'repairing' the bicycle much more effectively than FLUX.1 Krea (dev), which merely showed a man standing next to one. Seedream 5.0 Lite also excelled in fine details like raindrops on clothing and the complexity of the bicycle chain, though FLUX.1 Krea (dev) felt slightly more like a 'candid' shot with its wider framing.
Fantasy Warrior
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Exceptional detail on the engraved plate armor
- + Highly realistic facial features and skin texture
- + Naturalistic lighting and bokeh effect
- − The beads in the hair are less prominent than requested
- − Atmosphere is slightly darker than 'battle-worn', appearing more like a studio portrait
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Excellent representation of the braided hair with beads
- + Vibrant warm torchlight interaction with the armor and eyes
- + Strong interpretation of the 'battle-worn' aesthetic with clear scars
- − Armor engravings are slightly less sharp compared to Model A
- − Leather straps look somewhat flat in texture
Verdict: Both models followed the prompt closely, but FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produced a more lifelike image with superior texture work on the metal and skin. While Seedream 5.0 Lite did a better job with the specific hair bead request and lighting vibrancy, FLUX.1 Krea [dev] is the winner due to its higher overall fidelity and compositional balance.
Modern Clean Menu
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Excellent professional mock-up presentation with a realistic drop shadow
- + Features a dense grid of food photography that feels like a real restaurant menu
- + Good use of bold sans-serif headings for a clean layout
- − Text is largely gibberish and poorly rendered
- − Food imagery becomes repetitive and blurry in the grid
- − Includes duplicate section headers for 'Appetizers'
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Perfect legibility with crisp, readable English text
- + Clean alignment between specific menu items and their corresponding photos
- + Includes variety in food categories: appetizers, pizza, and mains as requested
- − The layout is slightly more generic and feels like a simple infographic
- − Less 'vibrant' accents compared to the professional design styling of Model A
Verdict: Seedream 5.0 Lite is the clear winner because it produces a functional, legible menu with perfect text rendering and logical alignment between food items and categories. FLUX.1 Krea [dev] creates a more stylish professional mock-up but fails significantly on text legibility and category accuracy.
Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Excellent photorealistic detail on the burger textures
- + Clear and professional typography
- − Failed to place the price in a starburst as requested
- − The burger is more 'stacked' than 'exploded' with limited spacing between layers
- − Included messy hallucinated text at the bottom
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Perfect adherence to the 'exploded' concept with dynamic spacing
- + Correctly integrated the price in a glowing starburst
- + Captured the glowing, fiery text aesthetic requested in the prompt
- − The bottom bun has an unusual circular indent
- − Typography is slightly less sharp than FLUX's rendering
Verdict: Seedream 5.0 Lite is the clear winner as it followed every specific instruction, including the 'exploded' arrangement and the price starburst, while capturing the requested fiery glow. FLUX.1 Krea (dev) produced a high-quality image but failed on the layout and secondary text styling.
Chalkboard Menu
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Excellent chalk texture and realistic blackboard smudging
- + Clean composition with a consistent elegant cursive style
- + High-resolution rendering with a professional café aesthetic
- − Several spelling errors and duplicated item lines
- − The cursive handwriting feels a bit too uniform, like a digital script font
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Captures the requested handwriting style with natural variation in slants and sizes
- + Better prompt adherence for the specific menu item names
- + Authentic grainy chalkboard surface with realistic underlining
- − Minor spelling errors in 'Herbs' and 'Options'
- − The lighting is a bit harsh and yellow-toned
- − The bottom text gets increasingly messy and crowded
Verdict: FLUX.1 Krea (dev) produces a much more aesthetically pleasing and high-quality image, though it fails significantly on text accuracy by repeating items and using a font that looks slightly too digital. Seedream 5.0 Lite adheres better to the 'handwritten' requirement with natural imperfections and captures the requested menu items more accurately, despite some minor spelling slips. Seedream 5.0 Lite is the winner for better prompt adherence and text accuracy.
The Reversed Rodeo
Text-to-Image“Horse riding astronaut in space — horse on top, not vice versa. Surreal, highly detailed, cinematic.”
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Excellent photographic lighting and cinematic atmosphere
- + High level of detail in the horse's anatomy and the spacecraft-saddle
- + Clean and realistic rendering of the Earth and space environment
- − Prompt adherence failure: shows an astronaut riding a horse instead of a 'horse riding astronaut' (horse on top)
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Vibrant and colorful nebula background
- + Good details on the space suit and horse tack
- − Prompt adherence failure: shows an astronaut riding a horse instead of the requested 'horse on top' configuration
- − The composition feels less cinematic and more like a digital collage
Verdict: Both models failed the specific prompt instruction to place the horse on top of the astronaut, instead defaulting to the common trope of an astronaut riding a horse. FLUX.1 Krea (dev) is the superior image due to its much higher visual quality, realistic lighting, and cinematic composition, whereas Seedream 5.0 Lite appears more like a standard digital illustration.
The Capybara Taxi Driver
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Successfully included the capybara, the businesswoman, and the yellow cab environment.
- + Good text rendering on the hat.
- − Failed the composition by placing a third person in the front passenger seat.
- − The capybara's paws are rendered as furry hands rather than anatomically accurate paws.
- − The lighting on the second woman in the back is ghostly/unnatural.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Excellent adherence to the primary prompt, featuring one driver and one passenger exactly as requested.
- + Superb photo-realism with sharp details on the capybara's fur and the taxi's dashboard.
- + Great sense of atmosphere and bokeh in the background streets.
- − The capybara's paws look slightly clawed/distorted on the steering wheel.
- − The steering wheel placement is a bit cramped against the capybara's body.
Verdict: Seedream 5.0 Lite is the clear winner as it followed the compositional layout perfectly, whereas FLUX.1 Krea added an extra person that was not requested. Seedream 5.0 Lite also produced a much more convincing photorealistic texture for the animal and the complex lighting of a New York night.
The Halloween Invitation
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Elegant border design incorporating both webs and thorns as requested.
- + Clean, polished illustration style with cinematic lighting on the pumpkin.
- − Several typos in the main title ('Pasty Halloween') and small banner text.
- − Failure to include the specific event details accurately at the bottom.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Excellent text rendering with near-perfect spelling for all requested details.
- + Strong adherence to the 'dark parchment' and vintage gothic aesthetic.
- + Well-integrated border with sharp, clear thorns and web details.
- − The transition between the central scene and the parchment background is a bit abrupt.
- − The pumpkin facial features have slight digital artifacts/overlapping lines.
Verdict: Seedream 5.0 Lite is the clear winner due to its superior text rendering and adherence to all prompt details, including the specific date and location. While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] has a nice illustrative quality, it failed significantly on the text accuracy, producing gibberish and misspelling the primary title.
Isometric Miniature Diorama Scenes
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI judge analysis unavailable for this challenge.
Adorable Baby Animals in Sunny Meadow
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Excellent fur texture and realistic anatomy
- + Dynamic action poses that suggest 'tumbling'
- + Strong golden hour lighting and depth of field
- − Failed to include the requested baby bunny
- − Substituted a second kitten for the bunny
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Included all four requested animals (dog, cat, bunny, fox)
- + Perfectly captured 'god rays' and 'dew sparkles' mentioned in the prompt
- + Whimsical and charming character design
- − Anatomy is a bit more stylized/toy-like than hyper-photorealistic
- − The fox's tail and hind legs are slightly incoherent
Verdict: While FLUX.1 Krea [dev] produces much higher quality textures and a more realistic look, it failed the simple counting task by missing the bunny and adding a second kitten. Seedream 5.0 Lite followed the prompt much more accurately, including all four specific animals and better representing the environmental details like god rays and dew sparkles, despite looking slightly more like a 3D render than a real photograph.
Vintage Cafe Logo
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + Ornate and artistic hand-drawn etching style
- + Sophisticated use of negative space and texture
- + Excellent capture of a high-end vintage aesthetic
- − Serious spelling errors in the main brand name
- − Banner layout is slightly cluttered
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Perfect adherence to text and spelling
- + Clean and minimalist vector execution
- + Accurate placement of the 'Est. 1720' banner
- − Lacks the 'vintage texture' requested in the prompt beyond a flat background
- − The cloche icon is overly simplistic compared to the vintage request
Verdict: Seedream 5.0 Lite followed the specific text instructions perfectly, producing a clean and usable logo, although it missed the artistic 'vintage texture' requested. FLUX.1 Krea (dev) created a much more visually compelling and authentic vintage illustration, but failed significantly on spelling the name 'Florian'. Seedream 5.0 Lite is the preferred choice for a logo task where legible branding is the priority.
Apollo 11: Journey to Tranquility
Text-to-Image“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]
Seedream 5.0 Lite
AI Judge Analysis
FLUX.1 Krea [dev]
- + High quality vector aesthetic for the background and primary logo.
- + Dynamic layout using the lunar surface as a base.
- − Failed to provide correct icons for sequential steps (e.g., Saturn with rings for step 1).
- − Nonsensical iconography for steps 3-6 featuring astronauts and generic people icons instead of mission hardware.
- − Poor text rendering for the fine print.
Seedream 5.0 Lite
- + Excellent adherence to the sequential step-by-step icons requested in the prompt.
- + Highly legible and accurate text rendering for both headings and labels.
- + Consistent iconographic style that perfectly matches the 'flat-vector' request.
- − The alignment of the 'Translumar' arc is slightly high compared to the other icons.
- − Slightly less creative background compared to the foreground depth in the competitor.
Verdict: Seedream 5.0 Lite followed the prompt instructions near-perfectly, providing accurate icons for each mission stage from the Saturn V to the lunar module. FLUX.1 Krea produced a more visually striking single-composition image but failed significantly on the logical requirements of the infographic, including misplaced celestial bodies and incorrect icons for the steps.
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