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FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra Black Forest Labs HiDream I1 Fast HiDream AI

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

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

19.0 arena score

#46 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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HiDream I1 Fast

18.3 arena score

#51 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Shared challenges 13

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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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent photorealism and texture detail on the book and wooden table.
  • + Perfectly follows the spatial requirements including the 'small' size of the sphere.
  • + Highly realistic light refraction and dust particles visible on the glass.
  • The sphere appears to be floating unnaturally without support or resting on the bottom.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Good adherence to the basic prompt elements.
  • + Solid color reproduction and clean lighting.
  • The sphere is quite large, ignoring the 'small' descriptor in the prompt.
  • The glass cube shows a perspective error where the sphere seems to exist both inside and outside/behind the glass simultaneously.
  • Overall image quality is softer and less detailed than Image A.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produced a significantly more realistic image with superior detail in textures and lighting. While both models had some difficulty with the physics of the sphere inside the glass, FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra correctly interpreted the 'small' size of the sphere and provided much cleaner glass refractions than HiDream I1 Fast.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent execution of long-exposure motion blur on the passing vehicle.
  • + Superior photographic quality with very realistic skin and fabric textures.
  • + Highly accurate anatomy and hands.
  • The bicycle appears to be merging with the man's leg/pants slightly at the bottom.
  • The man's pose looks more like he is leaning on the bike rather than actively repairing it.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Successfully captures a more candid, gritty atmosphere.
  • + Good execution of the wet pavement reflections and light rain feel.
  • + Composition feels more balanced with the background elements.
  • Failed to include the requested motion blur for passing cars.
  • Visible artifacts on the bicycle frame and spokes.
  • Low-resolution appearance compared to the competitor.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produced a significantly higher quality image with impressive technical mastery of the motion blur and lens characteristics requested. While HiDream I1 Fast captured the atmosphere well, it missed the motion blur requirement and suffered from lower fidelity and strange geometry in the bicycle's construction.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + The image is completely blank and contains no data.
  • The image failed to generate any content.
  • Does not adhere to any part of the prompt.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Excellent adherence to technical details like braided hair with beads and engraved plate armor.
  • + Strong lighting composition with warm torchlight and effective bokeh sparks.
  • + High fidelity in the textures of the leather straps and metal engravings.
  • The skin texture appears slightly too smooth or 'airbrushed' for a 'battle-worn' character.
  • The scars look like surface-level paint rather than authentic skin indentations.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra failed to generate an image, resulting in a black frame. HiDream I1 Fast successfully generated a high-quality, detailed portrait that follows almost every aspect of the prompt, including complex textures and specific lighting requirements.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI judge analysis unavailable for this challenge.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent typography with clean rendering of all requested text.
  • + Highly realistic food textures and professional-grade lighting.
  • + Strong adherence to the 'exploded' concept with clear separation of ingredients.
  • Missed the 'starburst' element for the price tag.
  • Includes some small hallucinated text at the very bottom of the frame.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Successfully included the 'starburst' element requested in the prompt.
  • + Good sense of warmth and localized fire lighting on the bottom bun.
  • Text rendering is poor, with spelling errors in 'Limited Time Only' and a garbled secondary price tag.
  • The 'exploded' effect is less dynamic, as the majority of the burger is still stacked.
  • Lower overall image resolution and clarity compared to the competitor.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is the clear winner due to its superior text rendering, professional layout, and highly detailed 'exploded' burger components which perfectly capture the commercial ad aesthetic. While HiDream I1 Fast followed the starburst instruction, it struggled with legibility and high-fidelity food rendering.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent chalk texture and realistic handwriting style
  • + Captures the requests for natural variations and slight slant well
  • + High resolution with clean, believable chalk smudges on the board
  • Significant spelling errors and repetitive text like 'fresh fresh daily' and 'mushroonm'
  • Failures in cursive request for the title

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Followed instructions for elegant cursive chalk handwriting in the title
  • + Better overall composition within a cozy café setting
  • + Captures the 'handwritten' feel with good variation in letter sizes
  • Extreme text overlapping and ghosting artifacts on the menu items
  • Multiple pricing numbers layered on top of each other making it illegible
  • Spelling error 'Buter' and 'Risoto'

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra has a much more realistic chalk texture and better legibility, but it fails to follow the cursive instruction for the title and has several nonsensical text repetitions. HiDream I1 Fast correctly applies the cursive title and sets a better scene, but the actual menu items are a mess of overlapping letters and numbers, making FLUX1.1 a more usable result despite the typos.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

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

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Successfully incorporates the 'in space' setting with Earth and satellites in view.
  • + High level of detail on the astronaut suit and horse's muscles.
  • + Dramatic, cinematic composition that feels grand and surreal.
  • Failed the specific spatial instruction for the horse to be 'on top' of the astronaut.
  • Included a strange orange figurine/fin on top of the astronaut's life support system.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Clear and coherent depiction of an astronaut and horse.
  • + Good lighting and shadows on the ground.
  • Completely ignored the 'in space' setting, placing the scene in a desert.
  • Failed the specific spatial instruction for the horse to be on top of the astronaut.
  • Lower image resolution and visible compression artifacts compared to the other model.

Verdict: Both models failed the negative/spatial constraint to have the horse on top of the astronaut. However, FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra followed the environmental prompt for a space setting and provided much higher visual quality, whereas HiDream I1 Fast placed the scene in a terrestrial desert and had lower image fidelity.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent fur texture and realistic capybara anatomy.
  • + Captures the requested jacket and professional expression well.
  • + Higher resolution with better lighting on the subject's face.
  • The woman is holding a steering wheel, which suggests she is driving despite the prompt stating she is in the back seat.
  • The capybara's paws are not clearly on the steering wheel as requested.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Successfully places the capybara's hands/paws on the steering wheel.
  • + The woman is correctly positioned in the passenger/back area away from the controls.
  • + Good layout of the city lights through the window.
  • The capybara has human hands, which is a significant anatomical error.
  • The woman appears to be sitting in the front passenger seat rather than the requested back seat.
  • The capybara's head looks poorly composited onto the body.

Verdict: Both models failed to correctly place the woman in the back seat, instead placing her in the front next to the driver. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produced a much higher quality image with realistic animal textures, but it bizarrely gave the passenger her own steering wheel. HiDream I1 Fast followed the positioning instructions better but suffered from a major 'human hands' artifact on the capybara and lower overall detail.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent typography rendering with crisp, legible characters.
  • + Strong composition following the scroll and thorny border requirements.
  • + Includes all requested event details correctly.
  • Includes a redundant, misspelled line of text below the banner.
  • The title text omits the word 'Party' from the requested 'Halloween Party Invitation'.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Atmospheric color palette with a moody blue night sky.
  • + Captures the 'twisted trees' and 'spider web' border aesthetic well.
  • + Good central placement of the jack-o-lantern.
  • Significant text rendering failures, including overlapping characters and misspellings.
  • Missing the actual 'Time' and 'Location' labels in the footer, showing garbled text instead.
  • Poor image resolution and jagged edges compared to the competitor.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is the clear winner due to its superior text rendering and high-resolution clarity. While it added a redundant line of text, HiDream I1 Fast failed to legibly render the majority of the invitation details and lacked the polished, cinematic finish requested in the prompt.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent adherence to the isometric perspective and 'miniature diorama' aesthetic.
  • + Superior rendering of textures, lighting, and 'PBR' (Physically Based Rendering) materials.
  • + Professional typography that integrates well with the artistic style.
  • Includes a strange bug-like artifact on the wooden board.
  • Steam rising from cold sushi is a minor logical inconsistency.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Very bold and legible text centered at the top as requested.
  • + Simple, clean cartoon style that matches the 'miniature' request.
  • Text includes a messy graphical artifact next to the word SUSHI.
  • The 45-degree isometric angle is slightly off, feeling more like a standard perspective.
  • Lower overall rendering quality with flatter textures compared to Model A.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produced a much more sophisticated image with beautiful lighting, soft textures, and a genuine isometric miniature feel. While HiDream I1 Fast followed the text placement instructions well, it suffered from graphical artifacts and a less refined 3D aesthetic. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is the clear winner for its high-clarity output and professional composition.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent adherence to the numerical diversity of animals requested.
  • + Consistent lighting and soft, painterly aesthetic.
  • + Effective use of god rays and bokeh in the background.
  • The animals look more like plushies than 'photorealistic' creatures.
  • Anatomical oddities in the cat/rabbit hybrids in the center.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Texture of the fur is more realistic and less stylized.
  • + Better 'tabby' pattern on the kittens compared to the orange blobs in Model A.
  • + Higher contrast and more vibrant colors.
  • Failed to include a baby bunny, providing two kittens instead.
  • Lower overall resolution with noticeable JPEG-like artifacts.
  • The lighting lacks the requested 'god rays' and dew sparkle details.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra followed the prompt count more accurately by including a bunny, but chose a very stylized, 'cute-overload' aesthetic that looks almost artificial. HiDream I1 Fast produced more realistic fur textures and animal features, but failed to include every animal requested and suffered from lower technical image quality. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is preferred for its superior composition and adherence to the specific subjects listed.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + High visual quality with a professional vector aesthetic.
  • + Excellent implementation of textures and color palette.
  • + Superior banner layout and overall logo composition.
  • Spelling error in the main text, rendering it as 'Caffè Framilian' instead of 'Florian'.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Correctly spelled 'Caffè Florian' within the graphic.
  • + Closer to a 'minimalist' aesthetic as requested in the prompt.
  • + Clear depiction of the steam and banner elements.
  • Includes a typo in the establishment date, showing 'EST. 17210' instead of '1720'.
  • The line work on the cloche and steam is a bit uneven and lacks professional polish.
  • The composition feels slightly unbalanced for a high-end restaurant logo.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produces a significantly more professional and visually appealing logo that perfectly captures the vintage vector style, although it failed to spell the brand name correctly. HiDream I1 Fast successfully spelled the name but introduced a major numerical error in the date and lacks the sophisticated design quality of its competitor. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is preferred for its superior artistic execution, despite the spelling error.

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.”

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
HiDream I1 Fast

AI Judge Analysis

FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra

  • + Excellent adherence to the NASA-inspired color palette and flat vector aesthetic.
  • + High resolution and very clean, professional-grade typography layout.
  • + Good visual hierarchy and sophisticated use of negative space.
  • Step numbering is chaotic and repetitive (e.g., using '5' for two different steps).
  • Text content is mostly nonsensical placeholder 'lorem ipsum' style characters.

HiDream I1 Fast

  • + Layout follows a more intuitive circular flow for an infographic.
  • + Includes recognizable mission elements like the American flag and Saturn V rocket silhouette.
  • + Text is largely legible and relevant to the prompt's steps (e.g., Launch, Translunar).
  • Poor graphic quality with jagged lines and blurry icons.
  • Frequent spelling errors like 'DESCENG' and 'EOKH OPBIT'.
  • Iconography is inconsistent and lacks the requested clean vector polish.

Verdict: FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra produces a significantly more professional-looking design that accurately captures the 'modern vector' aesthetic and NASA color palette, though its internal logic for numbering and text content is poor. HiDream I1 Fast attempts to follow the logical steps more closely, but the visual quality is low, featuring jagged edges and numerous spelling errors. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra is the preferred choice for a usable infographic base due to its superior clarity and composition.

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