Nano Banana Pro Google Qwen Image Edit 2511 Alibaba

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

Nano Banana Pro

28.3 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

Qwen Image Edit 2511

20.1 arena score

#14 of 29 in Image Editing

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

Nano Banana Pro

66.7%

win rate

Ties

1.1%

Qwen Image Edit 2511

32.2%

win rate

66.7% 1.1% ties 32.2%

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

Qwen Image Edit 2511

64% wins 1% ties 35% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Excellent preservation of the specific Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe exterior details.
+ High consistency with the man's facial features and specific hairstyle from the source.
+ Great composition that captures both the car and the scenic California coastline.

− The man's hand on the steering wheel is poorly rendered with warped fingers.
− The car interior has some perspective and layout inconsistencies near the dashboard.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Successfully merges the subject and car into the new environment.
+ Good lighting and shadows that match the outdoor coastal setting.
+ Preserves the man's outfit and hairstyle accurately.

− The exterior of the car no longer looks like the source Rolls-Royce, appearing more like a generic modern convertible.
− The man's left hand on the steering wheel is significantly distorted.
− The scale of the man relative to the car interior feels slightly oversized.

Verdict: Both models do a great job of extracting the subject and placement within a new environment. Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview is the winner because it identifies and preserves the specific make and model of the car from the source image (the Rolls-Royce), whereas Qwen Image Edit 2511 changes the car into a more generic vehicle. While both models struggle with hand-to-steering-wheel anatomy, Gemini's overall composition and vehicle preservation are superior.

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

Qwen Image Edit 2511

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Excellent adherence to the pose reference from Image 1.
+ Accurately recreates the character's clothing, scarf, and sunglasses from Image 2.
+ Matches the yellow background and red ottoman perfectly while integrating the new character.

− The character's head is tilted slightly differently than the source pose.
− The hands are a bit blurry and lack fine detail.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Successfully keeps both characters in the frame but fails the primary instruction.

− Completely failed the main instruction to replace the person in Image 1 with the person in Image 2.
− Instead of an edit, it created a crude collage of both images.
− Poor visual integration and lighting consistency.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro successfully followed all instructions, accurately placing the character from the second image into the complex pose and environment of the first image while maintaining clothing details. Qwen Image Edit 2511 failed the task entirely, simply overlaying the subject of Image 1 on top of Image 2 without performing the requested character replacement or pose transfer.

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

Qwen Image Edit 2511

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Perfectly preserves the person's face, hair, and unique skin features from Image 1
+ Accurately recreates the peacoat, plaid scarf, even the gold watch from Image 2
+ Maintains the exact background and lighting of the source image

− The hand placement in the pockets looks slightly unnatural for the arm length

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Shows the full outfit including the shoes from Image 2
+ Good fabric draping and integration with the environment

− Completely changed the person's face and skin from Image 1, failing a core constraint
− Changed the person's hair and added sunglasses not requested for the base face
− Lower resolution/clarity in fine textures compared to Model A

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro successfully followed the complex instructions, merging the clothing from Image 2 onto the person from Image 1 while keeping their identity and vitiligo perfectly intact. Qwen Image Edit 2511 failed the primary objective by replacing the person from Image 1 with the person from Image 2, essentially just swapping the background instead of the clothing.

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.”

Nano Banana Pro

Qwen Image Edit 2511

100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Excellent preservation of the original facial features and lighting.
+ Hair texture matches the beard density and grit perfectly.
+ Natural integration of the hair with the original sideburns.

− None notable; the edit is exceptionally seamless.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Successfully adds a thick head of hair with realistic curls.
+ Preserves the original background and clothing perfectly.

− The hairline across the forehead looks slightly 'pasted on' with a visible edge.
− The facial features appear subtly altered, losing some of the ruggedness of the original man.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro delivered a nearly perfect edit, adding hair that feels completely natural to the man's existing character while perfectly preserving every detail of the original face. Qwen Image Edit 2511 also performed well, but the integration of the hairline and the subtle shift in facial features make it less convincing than the output from Nano Banana Pro.

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

Qwen Image Edit 2511

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Excellent adherence to all prompts, including hockey, dogs, and news anchor elements.
+ Superior character likeness that translates the source subject into a caricature style while keeping her recognizable.
+ Highly detailed composition with clear text rendering and thematic consistency.

− The 'Anchor Lady' mug text is a bit cliché, though it fits the caricature theme.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Successfully creates a vibrant caricature style with an exaggerated expression.
+ Good inclusion of the news anchor and dog elements.

− Completely ignores the 'hockey' part of the prompt.
− The text in the speech bubble is gibberish.
− The source image likeness is less accurate than the competitor's.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the clear winner as it incorporated every requested element—including the specific request for hockey themes—which Qwen Image Edit 2511 missed entirely. Nano Banana Pro also maintained a much stronger facial resemblance to the woman in the source image while translating her into a fun, illustrated style.

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

Qwen Image Edit 2511

100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Excellent adherence to the Ghibli art style with watercolor textures and soft line art.
+ Substantial and creative background transformation that fits the nostalgic theme.
+ Accurately recreates the character's poses and expressions in the new style.

− The faces look slightly generic compared to the original photos.
− The man's mouth lost some of the 'pursing' character from the original.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Strongly preserves the facial features and likeness of the original subjects.
+ Maintains the city background and specific details like the bus and sunglasses accurately.
+ Soft lighting effects create a clean, modern illustration feel.

− Does not capture the iconic Ghibli hand-painted aesthetic as well as Model A.
− Background feels a bit washed out rather than 'dreamy' or 'illustrated'.
− The style feels more like a standard photo-to-digital-illustration filter.

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it successfully reimagines the entire scene through the Ghibli lens, including a beautifully hand-painted background and authentic watercolor textures. While Qwen Image Edit 2511 preserves the original photo's details and likeness more accurately, it fails to fully commit to the requested artistic style, resulting in a more generic digital filter appearance.

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.”

Nano Banana Pro

Qwen Image Edit 2511

50% wins 0% ties 50% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Nano Banana Pro

+ Excellent preservation of the woman's facial features and the dog's appearance
+ Successfully added dynamic wind effects to the woman's hair and the dog's fur
+ Natural integration of falling leaves with realistic colors

− The leaf patterns are a bit repetitive in some areas

Qwen Image Edit 2511

+ Extremely dynamic and stylized hair movement
+ Inclusion of wind effects on the water in the background
+ Good adherence to the 'energetic and lively' instruction

− Noticeable changes to the facial features of the woman compared to the source
− The dog's tail shape was altered significantly
− Leaves appear somewhat flat and less integrated into the scene lighting

Verdict: Nano Banana Pro followed the instructions perfectly while maintaining high fidelity to the original source image, particularly the subjects' faces. Qwen Image Edit 2511 provided more dramatic motion in the hair, but at the cost of changing the woman's face and the dog's proportions, making it less successful as an edit.