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GPT Image 2 OpenAI LongCat-Image Meituan

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

GPT Image 2

28.1 arena score

#3 of 62 in Text-to-Image

Top 3 in Text-to-Image
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LongCat-Image

12.9 arena score

#61 of 62 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

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent adherence to the 'plant behind the cube visible through the glass' instruction.
  • + High detail on the texture of the red book's cover.
  • + Realistic soft lighting and shadows that anchor the objects to the table.
  • The glass cube appears more like a frame or open box due to the lack of strong reflections on the front faces.

LongCat-Image

  • + Beautiful glass material with realistic thickness and edge refraction.
  • + The blue sphere is rendered with semi-translucency, adding to the visual appeal.
  • + Correct positioning of all requested elements.
  • The plant is barely visible through the cube itself compared to the background.
  • The lighting on the cube edges is slightly inconsistent with the soft window light.

Verdict: Both models followed the prompt perfectly, including the complex spatial relationships. GPT Image 2 is slightly better for its clearer visibility of the plant through the glass and more realistic contact shadows, whereas LongCat-Image excels at the material quality of the glass and sphere.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent photographic realism with natural skin textures and plausible clothing.
  • + Strong adherence to the 'imperfect framing' prompt with foreground objects obstructing the view.
  • + Highly accurate anatomical details in the hands and facial features.
  • The 'red' color of the bicycle is slightly muted.
  • Motion blur on the background car is subtle compared to Model B.

LongCat-Image

  • + Atmospheric lighting and clear reflections on the wet pavement.
  • + Good sense of motion blur on the passing vehicle.
  • + Strong color contrast with the vibrant red bicycle.
  • The bicycle geometry is nonsensical with multiple wheels and frames merging.
  • The rain is rendered as overly uniform digital streaks.
  • Features a more 'AI-stylized' appearance rather than a realistic 50mm photo.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the superior image as it adheres to the 'no stylization' and 'photorealistic' requirements with remarkable accuracy, including convincing skin textures and a genuine 50mm feel. LongCat-Image fails significantly on technical details, producing a physically impossible bicycle with three wheels and inconsistent geometry, despite having a more cinematic atmosphere.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Exceptional photographic realism in skin texture and eyes
  • + Masterful lighting and subtle torchlight reflections on weather-beaten armor
  • + Excellent use of depth of field and soft bokeh
  • The beads in the hair are very subtle and blend in with the texture
  • Composition is very close-cropped, hiding some of the armor details

LongCat-Image

  • + Strong adherence to the 'beads' and 'leather straps' requirement
  • + Vivid depiction of bokeh sparks and a clear torch source
  • + Shows more of the ornate armor design
  • Skin and hair textures look significantly more synthetic and plastic-like
  • The scar on the face appears like a dark hole/artifact rather than lifelike skin damage
  • Overall lighting is harsh and lacks the tonal depth of the competitor

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the superior image due to its incredible lifelike quality, realistic skin textures, and sophisticated lighting that perfectly captures a 'battle-worn' aesthetic. While LongCat-Image followed technical prompt points like beads and straps more explicitly, its surface quality feels like a video game render compared to the cinematic realism of GPT Image 2.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Exceptional text rendering with perfect spelling and legibility.
  • + Clean, professional layout that strictly adheres to the requested grid and sections.
  • + High-quality, appetizing food photography that looks realistic and consistent.
  • None notable; very strong adherence to the prompt.

LongCat-Image

  • + Bold, vibrant use of color and large blocks of graphic design.
  • + Interesting use of negative space in the layout.
  • Incoherent and gibberish text throughout the design.
  • Food photos are somewhat distorted and lack professional clarity.
  • Poor organizational flow compared to a functional menu.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the clear winner as it produces a fully functional, professional-grade menu with legible text and a logical layout. LongCat-Image fails the basic requirements of a menu design by outputting garbled text and a chaotic layout that is difficult to read as a dining tool.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent adherence to the 'exploded' instruction with all components clearly separated and suspended.
  • + Superior integration of text using the requested fiery, glowing effect throughout all copy.
  • + Highly detailed food textures, especially the charred patty, sesame bun, and droplets of sauce.
  • The composition is very crowded, with the text overlapping some of the fiery background elements.

LongCat-Image

  • + Clean and readable starburst graphic for the price point.
  • + Good use of glowing coals at the bottom to create a sense of heat.
  • Failed the 'exploded' prompt as the burger remains mostly assembled.
  • The text effects are inconsistent, with the price starburst lacking the 'fiery, glowing' render requested.
  • Visual quality of the food looks more like plastic or CGI than the photorealistic textures in the competitor image.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the clear winner as it perfectly captures the 'exploded burger' concept with high-fidelity textures and professional-grade typography that follows all prompt constraints. In contrast, LongCat-Image failed to properly explode the burger components and produced a flatter, less dynamic composition with inconsistent 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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent text rendering with perfect spelling for all requested menu items.
  • + Detailed chalk texture with realistic variation in stroke opacity and grain.
  • + Consistent, elegant cursive handwriting that matches the 'cozy café' aesthetic.
  • The frame is slightly cropped at the bottom.
  • The background lighting is a bit dark, focusing primarily on the board.

LongCat-Image

  • + Bright, well-composed café background with good depth of field.
  • + Realistic chalk dust buildup at the bottom of the chalkboard frame.
  • Severe spelling errors and garbled text across every line.
  • The lettering looks like a digital brush stroke rather than natural chalk on a board.
  • Failed to follow the specific order and phrasing of the menu items provided in the prompt.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 followed all instructions perfectly, rendering the text with 100% accuracy and a highly realistic chalk texture. LongCat-Image failed significantly on the primary task of rendering specific text, resulting in illegible words and incorrect menu formatting. GPT Image 2 is the clear winner for its superior prompt adherence and text legibility.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

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

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent adherence to the specific 'horse on top' request
  • + High visual fidelity and cinematic lighting on the spacesuit texture
  • + Clever use of reins and saddle on the astronaut to enhance the theme
  • The horse's front legs look slightly unnatural where they meet the saddle

LongCat-Image

  • + Dynamic composition and sense of movement
  • + Correctly depicted a horse and astronaut in a space setting
  • Failed the negative constraint by putting the astronaut on top
  • Obvious AI artifacts like the strange planes in the sky and extra horse legs

Verdict: GPT Image 2 followed the difficult prompt and negative constraint perfectly, creates a truly surreal and high-quality image of a horse riding an astronaut. LongCat-Image ignored the instruction to have the horse on top and contains several visual glitches and anatomical errors.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent cinematic lighting and photorealistic fur texture on the capybara.
  • + Highly accurate adherence to the 'bored expression' of the businesswoman sitting in the back.
  • + Perfect composition that emphasizes the 'inside the taxi' feeling requested by the prompt.
  • The capybara's paws are rendered as slightly amorphous shapes rather than defined claws/paws.

LongCat-Image

  • + Vibrant colors and clear details on the taxi exterior and top light.
  • + Good rendering of the capybara's claws on the steering wheel.
  • + Successfully depicts the business attire and phone usage.
  • Included two passengers instead of the requested single businesswoman.
  • The capybara's head is disproportionately large compared to its body and the driver's seat.
  • The lighting feels a bit more like a composite than a single photorealistic scene.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the superior image due to its exceptional cinematic quality and strict adherence to the prompt's mood. While LongCat-Image captured the detail of the capybara's paws well, it failed the count of passengers and lacked the naturalistic depth of lighting seen in GPT Image 2.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Perfect text rendering for all lines including the address and date.
  • + Superior vintage goth atmosphere with a cohesive parchment texture and intricate border.
  • + Excellent composition that blends the background elements like the bridge and castle into the design.
  • The jack-o-lantern is slightly off-center, though it still feels balanced by the lanterns.

LongCat-Image

  • + Good adherence to the requested elements like thorns and twisted trees.
  • + Clear and legible title text and scroll banner.
  • Failed to render the address correctly, writing 'The Armiees' instead of 'The Arches'.
  • The composition feels disjointed with a cutout window effect rather than a cohesive poster.
  • Visual style is a bit more like a modern clip-art collage than a 'vintage gothic' invitation.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the clear winner as it perfectly rendered all requested text without typos and captured the 'vintage gothic' aesthetic with much more sophistication. While LongCat-Image followed the prompt's content, its layout was less professional and included significant spelling errors in the location details.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent text rendering with clean 3D effects
  • + Highly detailed and realistic textures on the sushi fish
  • + Well-executed isometric diorama base with 3D depth
  • The scene is a bit cluttered, partially ignoring the 'minimal garnish' request

LongCat-Image

  • + Perfect 3D cartoon style with soft, clay-like textures
  • + Follows the 'minimal' requirement very well
  • + Clean flag icon and bold text rendering
  • The text is 2D and lacks the 3D 'pop' seen in the other model
  • The sushi rice looks somewhat like plastic beads rather than food

Verdict: GPT Image 2 provides a more sophisticated and visually impressive diorama with realistic PBR materials that elevate the scale and quality of the image. While LongCat-Image better captures the 'minimal' and 'cartoon' aspect of the prompt, GPT Image 2 is significantly more detailed and polished, especially in its 3D text and material rendering.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent adherence to the prompt, successfully including all four specific animals.
  • + Superior fur textures and realistic interaction between the subjects and the environment.
  • + Effective use of 'god rays' and lighting to create a cohesive, masterpiece-quality scene.
  • The fox kit has one paw that looks slightly distorted.
  • The butterfly in the center is positioned somewhat awkwardly near the dog's head.

LongCat-Image

  • + Bright, cheerful colors with very large, expressive eyes that fit the 'cute' theme.
  • + Clean rendering of the golden retriever puppy's face.
  • Failed to include a separate baby bunny, instead merging ears onto the kitten to create a hybrid creature.
  • The 'dew sparkles' look like floating digital blobs rather than actual morning dew.
  • The fox's tail is positioned oddly, appearing to sprout from its upper back/neck area.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the clear winner as it successfully rendered all four distinct animals requested in the prompt, whereas LongCat-Image failed by merging the kitten and bunny into a single hybrid animal. GPT Image 2 also achieved a much higher level of photorealistic detail and logical environmental lighting compared to the cartoony and anatomically incorrect output of LongCat-Image.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent typography with perfect spelling and accent marks.
  • + Sophisticated woodcut-style engraving details on the cloche and banner.
  • + Balanced professional composition within a classic frame.
  • The 'FLORIAN' text is slightly larger than a standard minimalist logo might dictate.

LongCat-Image

  • + Strong 'vintage' paper texture in the background.
  • + Effective use of the cloche as a central framing element for the text.
  • Poor typography with repetitive words and messy letter rendering.
  • Low visual quality with blurred lines and messy steam trails.
  • Lacks the minimalist elegance requested, appearing more like a cluttered sketch.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 followed the prompt perfectly, delivering a professional-grade vector emblem with precise text and elegant detailing. LongCat-Image failed significantly on the typography, repeating the word 'Caffè' awkwardly and producing a much lower resolution, messy aesthetic. GPT Image 2 is far superior in both execution and adherence to the 'vintage minimalist' style.

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.”

GPT Image 2
LongCat-Image

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent typography with perfectly rendered, legible text for all mission stages and crew names.
  • + Strict adherence to the 6-step chronological sequence requested in the prompt.
  • + Professional graphic design layout with clean lines, consistent iconography, and a clear NASA-inspired color palette.
  • Includes a few photographic textures (like the moon surface) which deviates slightly from a purely 'flat-vector' style.
  • The landing module icon appears slightly different in style compared to the sleek Saturn V rocket.

LongCat-Image

  • + Captures a simplified flat-vector aesthetic with clean shapes.
  • + Uses the requested color palette of navy, white, and muted red effectively.
  • Failed to include the specific 6-step sequence, resulting in nonsensical layout and missing stages.
  • Text rendering is poor with significant misspellings and gibberish characters.
  • Visual icons are repetitive and do not accurately represent the requested mission phases.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the clear winner as it produced a highly professional, accurate, and legible infographic that followed all instructions, including the specific 6-step mission sequence and crew names. LongCat-Image failed on almost all technical fronts, producing gibberish text and a confusing layout that ignored the sequential requirements of the prompt.

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