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Nano Banana Pro Google P-Image Edit PrunaAI

Settled by community votes across 7 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

Nano Banana Pro

28.2 arena score

#2 of 62 in Text-to-Image

Best Image Editing right now Top 2 in Text-to-Image
Skill signature · Text-to-Image

P-Image Edit

9.5 arena score

#29 of 32 in Image Editing

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Nano Banana Pro

100.0%

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P-Image Edit

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Shared challenges 7

Challenge by challenge

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

Man and Car in California

Editing
Edit instruction

“Make a photo of the man driving the car down the California coastline”

Source
Nano Banana Pro
P-Image Edit

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent character preservation of the man, including his plaid coat, scarf, and hairstyle.
  • + High quality rendering of the car's interior and integration of the person into the seat.
  • + Effective and atmospheric California coastline scenery.
  • The man is driving from the right-hand side, which is incorrect for US roads.
  • The steering wheel placement is slightly awkward relative to the driver's hands.

P-Image Edit

  • + Successfully places the car on a coastal road with motion blur on the wheels.
  • + Correctly places the driver on the left-hand side of the vehicle.
  • + Preserves the car's exterior details very accurately from the source.
  • Poor character preservation, as the man's face and clothing are largely obscured or lost.
  • The scaling of the man inside the car looks slightly too small.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it successfully merges the two source images, maintaining the specific identity and attire of the man while placing him inside the car. P-Image Edit fails to preserve the man's features or clothing, although it does correctly place the driver on the left side of the vehicle for a California setting.

Pose & Character Mashup

Editing
Edit instruction

“Use Image 1 as the exact pose reference and Image 2 as the character reference. Recreate the person/character from Image 2 in the exact dynamic pose and body position from Image 1. Keep the exact face, hair, clothing style/details, and expression from Image 2. Match the lighting and environment of Image 1. The final image must show the character from Image 2 performing the precise action/pose from Image 1 with perfect anatomy and natural integration.”

Source
Nano Banana Pro
P-Image Edit

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent character preservation maintaining the face, clothing, and accessories from Image 2.
  • + Captures the leg crossing and balancing pose from Image 1 effectively.
  • + Matches the lighting and yellow background of the source environment perfectly.
  • The head angle is slightly less dynamic than the original reference.
  • Minor hand/fingertip distortions on both extended arms.

P-Image Edit

  • + Mimics the specific head tilt and hair flow of the original poses more closely.
  • Fails to maintain the character's gender and anatomy, mixing female hair and legs with the male face.
  • Incorrectly adds red sleeves from Image 1 to the black outfit of Image 2.
  • Major anatomical errors with extra legs and hands appearing behind the torso.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro successfully followed the complex instructions, accurately placing the character from Image 2 into the pose of Image 1 while maintaining his original clothing and identity. P-Image Edit struggled significantly, creating a distorted hybrid of both characters with major anatomical artifacts and inconsistent clothing.

Outfit Transfer Challenge

Editing
Edit instruction

“Use Image 1 as the base person. Dress them in the exact elaborate outfit from Image 2 (including all layers, accessories, jewelry, and shoes). Carefully adapt the clothing to the body shape and pose in Image 1 while maintaining realistic fabric behavior, correct proportions, and perfect lighting/shadow matching. Keep the person’s exact face, hair, and background completely unchanged.”

Source
Nano Banana Pro
P-Image Edit
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AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent preservation of the person's identity and facial details.
  • + Highly realistic fabric texture and lighting that matches the environmental scene.
  • + Accurate replication of the coat and scarf patterns from Image 2.
  • The crop was changed to a closer shot, losing the lower legs/shoes.
  • Missed some specific accessories like the ring from Image 2.

P-Image Edit

  • + Successfully applied the full outfit including legs and shoes.
  • + Maintained the full-body composition of the scene.
  • Significantly altered the facial features and skin patterns of the original person.
  • The lighting on the clothing is oversaturated and flat compared to the original scene.
  • Introduced an unnecessary gold chain that was not in Image 2.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro followed the instructions much more effectively by perfectly preserving the face and hair of the subject from Image 1, even though it cropped the image. P-Image Edit failed on the core requirement of keeping the face unchanged, resulting in a different person, and the lighting on the clothes feels disconnected from the beach background. Nano Banana Pro's output feels like a professional composite, whereas P-Image Edit looks like a low-quality face-swap.

Bald man challenge

Image Editing
Edit instruction

“Give the person a full, thick head of natural hair with realistic texture, density, and a natural hairline. Preserve facial features and lighting.”

Before After
Nano Banana Pro
Before After
P-Image Edit

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent integration of the hairline and temples with the existing beard.
  • + Realistic texture and wind-swept appearance that matches the outdoor setting.
  • + Performs an almost perfect preservation of the original facial features and background.
  • The hair color is slightly lighter/browner than the black beard, though not entirely unrealistic.

P-Image Edit

  • + Successfully provides a 'full' and 'thick' head of hair as requested.
  • + Good preservation of the background and jacket.
  • The hairline is very unnatural and lacks a realistic transition.
  • The hair texture and curl pattern look synthetic and out of place compared to the rugged beard.
  • The forehead/eyebrow area was slightly altered, losing some of the original expression.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro produced a much more convincing result, with the new hair looking like it naturally belongs to the man in the photo. P-Image Edit followed the instruction for volume, but the hair looks like a poorly integrated wig with a harsh, unrealistic hairline. Nano Banana Pro is the winner for its superior blend and realistic texture.

Over-the-top cartoon caricature

Editing
Edit instruction

“Create a caricature of me and my job. Make it exaggerated and humorous, incorporating my profession as a tv show anchor and my love for dogs and hockey.”

Source
Nano Banana Pro
P-Image Edit

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent inclusion of all requested elements: news anchor desk, dogs, and hockey gear.
  • + Strong character resemblance to the source image in the caricature style.
  • + Clear, legible text and high-quality line art consistency.
  • The 'Anchor Lady' text on the mug is a bit generic.
  • The background screen shows a dog wearing a hockey jersey, which is slightly repetitive with the dogs on the desk.

P-Image Edit

  • + Creative composition that merges a news desk with a hockey rink background.
  • + Maintains the subject's facial features and clothing from the source image well.
  • + Good use of color and vibrant 'TV Show' lighting.
  • Background text is garbled and nonsensical.
  • The dog at the bottom right has distorted anatomical features and a strange red object on its back.
  • The hockey players in the background have distorted faces.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it successfully incorporates every aspect of the prompt (TV anchor, dogs, hockey) with high technical execution and logical consistency. While P-Image Edit has a creative concept of placing the desk in a stadium, it suffers from significant AI artifacts, including mangled text and distorted figures in the background.

Studio Ghibli Anime Style

Editing
Edit instruction

“Transform this photo into a Studio Ghibli–inspired illustration. Use soft pastel colors, hand-painted textures, gentle lighting, dreamy backgrounds, and a warm, nostalgic mood”

Source
Nano Banana Pro
P-Image Edit

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent hand-painted watercolor texture typical of traditional Ghibli backgrounds.
  • + Maintains the core anatomy and spatial relationships of the source meme perfectly.
  • + The color palette is warm, nostalgic, and fits the 'pastel' request very faithfully.
  • The man's expression is slightly softened compared to the intensity of the original meme.

P-Image Edit

  • + Successfully captures the Ghibli-style character linework and shading.
  • + Preserves the composition and recognizable features of the subjects well.
  • + The cloud and foliage styling are very reminiscent of modern anime aesthetics.
  • The texture feels more like digital cel shading than 'hand-painted textures'.
  • The colors are a bit more vibrant and saturated than the requested 'soft pastels'.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it successfully captured the 'hand-painted' and 'watercolor' aesthetic that defines the Ghibli look, particularly in the background and wash textures of the clothing. While P-Image Edit produced a clean and high-quality anime illustration, it looked like a modern digital render rather than the nostalgic, traditional art style requested.

Golden Hour Stroll

Image Editing
Edit instruction

“Add dynamic motion to this photo: make hair blow in the wind, add leaves flying, energetic and lively feel.”

Before After
Nano Banana Pro
Before After
P-Image Edit

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

  • + Excellent wind physics for the hair, making it look naturally windswept.
  • + Added large, textured autumn leaves that fit the visual scale.
  • + Successfully edited the dog's tail to appear in motion as well.
  • The face is slightly obscured by the hair, which might not be desirable for all users.
  • Some small dark speckle artifacts appear in the sky and around the woman.

P-Image Edit

  • + Kept the face clear while showing significant hair movement.
  • + Maintained the facial structure and features of the original woman very accurately.
  • + Good preservation of the background and surroundings.
  • The flying leaves look more like small yellow petals or confetti rather than leaves.
  • The hair flow looks slightly more symmetrical and artificial compared to Nano Banana Pro.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro achieved a much more realistic 'dynamic' feel by integrating the wind effect into the hair and the dog's tail, though it partially obscured the subject's face. P-Image Edit was more conservative with the hair and failed to add convincing leaves, resulting in an effect that looks more like floating yellow dots than autumn leaves.

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