HiDream I1 Full HiDream AI vs Qwen Image Edit 2509 Alibaba

HiDream I1 Full

• + Attempts to add hair length

• − Failed the primary instruction by leaving the top of the head bald.
• − Extremely poor source preservation, changing the entire background, facial features, and adding nonsensical artifacts around the beard.
• − Low visual quality with significant hallucinated objects.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Perfectly adhered to the request for a full, thick head of hair.
• + Excellent source preservation, maintaining the original person's face, glasses, clothing, and background flawlessly.
• + Realistic hair texture that blends naturally with the existing beard.

• − The volume of the hair is slightly exaggerated, verging on a wig-like appearance.

HiDream I1 Full

• + Maintains the facial likeness of the source image much better than Model B
• + Successfully incorporates a dog into a caricature style
• + The caricature style is clean and professionally rendered

• − Failed to include hockey elements clearly in the composition
• − The 'tv show anchor' profession is only vaguely hinted at by a blurred background screen

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent integration of all prompt elements including the desk, dog, and hockey players
• + The selfie-style pose from the original image is preserved and adapted to the new setting
• + True caricature style with highly exaggerated features and vibrant colors

• − The facial likeness to the original woman has been significantly altered
• − The text in the speech bubble and on screen is nonsensical/gibberish

HiDream I1 Full

• + Successfully captures the character design aesthetic of Studio Ghibli films.
• + Rich, vibrant colors and a charming hand-painted feel in the background.
• + Creative reinterpretation of the scene elements like the floral shirt and Japanese signage.

• − Fails to preserve the original composition and poses of the source image.
• − Lost the dynamic facial expressions (the scowl, the 'pout') that define the meme.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent source preservation, maintaining the exact poses and layout of the original meme.
• + Applied the soft pastel color palette and gentle lighting requested in the prompt.
• + Retained the specific facial expressions of the three main subjects.

• − The illustration style feels more like a standard digital manhwa/webtoon than the specific hand-painted Ghibli style.
• − Background details are a bit washed out and lack the density typical of a Ghibli scene.

HiDream I1 Full

• + Successfully captures a highly energetic and lively feel as requested.
• + Realistic hair movement and clothing dynamics.

• − Failed to preserve the source image; the dog is missing and the woman's identity has changed.
• − Changed the overall lighting and environment excessively.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent source preservation, keeping the woman, the dog, and the background almost identical to the original.
• + Successfully added the requested leaves and hair motion.

• − The wind effect on the hair is slightly unnatural and lacks fine-strand detail.
• − The added leaves look like a flat overlay rather than being integrated into the 3D space.