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LongCat-Image Meituan Recraft V4 Recraft AI

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

LongCat-Image

9.8 arena score

#62 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Recraft V4

25.6 arena score

#11 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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Excellent adherence to lighting instructions with a clear source from the left.
  • + The glass cube and blue sphere exhibit realistic transparency and reflections.
  • + Clean, modern composition with vibrant colors.
  • The glass cube has a mirrored base inside that wasn't requested, making it look more like a display case.

Recraft V4

  • + Texture of the wooden table and red book is highly realistic and detailed.
  • + The plant is positioned perfectly behind the cube as requested.
  • + The glass cube has a nice solid, refractive quality.
  • The blue sphere appears to be floating mid-air inside the cube, which defies gravity in a way not specified.
  • The lighting feels a bit more diffuse and less directional than LongCat-Image.

Verdict: LongCat-Image provides a more polished and aesthetically pleasing scene with superior handling of window light. While Recraft V4 has excellent textures on the table and book, the floating sphere creates a logical inconsistency not present in LongCat-Image's grounded composition.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Excellent adherence to the 'imperfect framing' prompt with the pole in the foreground.
  • + Strong atmospheric lighting and reflections on the wet pavement.
  • + Realistic posture and expression for the subject.
  • Physical deformity in the bicycle, which has three wheels and broken geometry.
  • The man's hands are mangled and poorly rendered.
  • Rain streaks look somewhat vertical and artificial compared to the environment.

Recraft V4

  • + Highly realistic skin texture and apparel for the subject.
  • + Better execution of motion blur from passing cars.
  • + Superior bicycle anatomy and realistic rain integration.
  • The 'imperfect framing' is less pronounced than requested.
  • Missing some of the red color on the bicycle compared to Model A.

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the clear winner due to its superior anatomical and technical accuracy, particularly regarding the bicycle's structure and the man's hands, which are significant failure points in LongCat-Image. While LongCat-Image captured the 'imperfect framing' better, the nonsensical three-wheeled bicycle geometry ruins the realism requested by the prompt.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Vibrant color palette and dynamic lighting
  • + Excellent adherence to the 'bead' requirement in the braids
  • + Smooth, high-quality rendering of the engraved metal plates
  • The facial wounds look somewhat artificial and overly symmetrical
  • The character looks a bit too pristine and 'pretty' for a battle-worn description

Recraft V4

  • + Captures a much more gritty and realistic 'battle-worn' aesthetic
  • + Incredible skin texture and realistic, intense facial expression
  • + Superior integration of dirt, grime, and environmental lighting on the armor
  • The braids are a bit messy and less distinct than in the other image
  • The 'beads' in the hair are less prominent

Verdict: While LongCat-Image produces a very clean and attractive fantasy portrait, Recraft V4 much better captures the 'battle-worn' essence of the prompt through grittier textures and a more intense gaze. Recraft V4's skin detailing and the realistic way the torchlight interacts with the duller, scratched metal make it the more convincing interpretation.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Contains vibrant colors and a complex graphic design
  • + Follows the request for both a white background and vibrant accents
  • Text is completely illegible and gibberish
  • The layout is cluttered and does not feel professional
  • Food photos have varying lighting and styles that don't match well

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect text rendering with coherent item names and descriptions
  • + Professional, clean, and modern minimalist layout
  • + High-quality, consistent food photography in a neat grid
  • Lacks the 'vibrant accents' requested, opting for a very sparse color palette

Verdict: Recraft V4 far exceeds LongCat-Image in utility and visual quality. While LongCat-Image captured the 'vibrant accents' better, its text is completely illegible and the layout is messy; Recraft V4 produced a perfectly usable, professional menu with clear sections and high-quality imagery.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Excellent typography with high-quality glowing effects and clear hierarchy.
  • + Very polished, commercial-grade lighting and vibrant colors.
  • + Strong adherence to the fiery background and starburst element requirements.
  • Failed the 'exploded burger' requirement; the burger is mostly assembled rather than suspended in mid-air components.
  • The sauce rendering looks slightly like plastic rather than food.

Recraft V4

  • + Successfully captured the 'exploded' aspect with all components clearly separated and suspended.
  • + Realistic food texture and photorealistic lighting on the individual ingredients.
  • + Good integration of the white sauce drips and crumbs which add to the sense of motion.
  • The background lacks the 'fiery' intensity requested, looking more like simple sparks.
  • The placement of the starburst is awkward and overlaps the bottom bun.
  • The fire effect on the text is less impactful compared to Model A.

Verdict: LongCat-Image produces a much more professional-looking advertisement with superior text integration and lighting, but it completely fails the primary instruction to show an exploded burger. Recraft V4 accurately depicts the deconstructed burger components in mid-air, fulfilling the core creative prompt, even though its overall layout and background effects are less 'magic'. Recraft V4 is preferred for adhering to the specific structural requirements of the scene.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + The handwriting style has a thick, authentic chalk texture.
  • + The overall composition feels very balanced and fits themes of a cozy cafe.
  • The text is highly illegible with numerous spelling errors and garbled words.
  • The handwriting style is more of a blocky cursive rather than the elegant cursive requested.

Recraft V4

  • + Excellent text rendering with near-perfect spelling of the complex prompt requirements.
  • + Includes creative chalk illustrations for each menu item that enhance the cafe aesthetic.
  • + The chalk smudge textures on the background look very realistic.
  • The handwriting is a bit too uniform, bordering on looking like a digital font despite the chalk texture.
  • The text size is quite small relative to the board size compared to a real menu board.

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the clear winner as it successfully rendered almost all the specific text requested, including the dates and complex menu items, with high legibility and correct spelling. LongCat-Image captured a more artistic chalk texture but failed significantly on the primary task of displaying the specific menu text accurately.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

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

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Clear and vibrant lighting
  • + Highly detailed rendering of the astronaut suit
  • Completely failed the prompt logic of placement, putting the astronaut on top
  • Anatomical issues with the horse's front legs and hoof placement
  • Incoherent background elements like the floating airplanes

Recraft V4

  • + Atmospheric and cinematic lighting composition
  • + Strong texture work on the rocks and the horse's coat
  • Failed the specific 'horse on top' instruction
  • The astronaut's legs appear somewhat fused with the horse's back

Verdict: Both models failed the specific spatial logic requested in the prompt ('horse on top, not vice versa'), instead defaulting to the common trope of an astronaut riding a horse. Recraft V4 is the better image overall due to its superior cinematic composition, better anatomical consistency, and more coherent environment compared to the messy artifacts in LongCat-Image.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Excellent fur texture rendering on the capybara.
  • + High contrast and vibrant lighting that feels like a busy city street.
  • The capybara's paw is morphing unnaturally through the steering wheel.
  • There are two passengers instead of the requested single businesswoman.

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect adherence to the prompt including all subjects and the specific bored expression.
  • + Much more realistic integration of the animal's paws interacting with the steering wheel.
  • + Authentically photorealistic lighting and rain texture on the glass.
  • The fur texture is slightly softer and less defined than Model A.

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the clear winner as it followed every detail of the prompt, including the correct number of passengers and the specific bored expression. While LongCat-Image had impressive fur detail, it failed on the count of passengers and had significant anatomical artifacts where the paw meets the steering wheel.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Strong parchment effect and thorn border adherence
  • + Clean, readable main title text
  • + Excellent lighting on the central jack-o-lantern
  • Failed to correctly render the location 'The Arches', instead writing 'The Armiees'
  • The combination of the parchment overlay on a separate background feels a bit like a scrapbook collage
  • Bottom text is cluttered and includes messy artifacts

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect text accuracy including the specific location
  • + Sophisticated gothic atmosphere with coherent background elements
  • + Highly detailed cobweb and thorn border execution
  • Banner text is very small and lacks the 'scroll' aesthetic requested
  • Jack-o-lantern texture is slightly more realistic/messy than 'cinematic polished'

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the clear winner because it followed the complex text requirements perfectly, including the specific location 'The Arches, NYC' which LongCat-Image failed to spell correctly. While LongCat-Image had a charming parchment design, the text at the bottom was cluttered and contained typos, whereas Recraft V4 delivered a professional-quality invitation layout.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Excellent 3D cartoon aesthetic with soft, high-quality textures
  • + Strong typographic placement following the layout instructions
  • + Appealing use of color and lighting for a miniature diorama effect
  • The flag icon is integrated oddly next to the text rather than as a separate element
  • The rice grain texture is slightly stylized/repetitive

Recraft V4

  • + Clean typography and precise placement of the flag icon
  • + Realistic PBR materials on the fish and ice base
  • + Very sharp and clear render quality
  • Lost the 'cartoon' aspect of the prompt, leaning too far into realism
  • The ice base feels a bit visually noisy compared to the 'minimalist' request
  • The sushi arrangement is a bit scattered on the plate

Verdict: LongCat-Image captured the '3D cartoon scene' and 'soft refined textures' much better than Recraft V4, which opted for a high-fidelity realistic approach. While Recraft V4 had cleaner text formatting, LongCat-Image's overall composition and adherence to the specified art style make it the more successful interpretation of the prompt.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Excellent god ray and lighting effects
  • + Very clean, high-saturation color palette
  • + High resolution on the central puppy
  • Failed to generate a bunny, instead creating a 'cabunny' hybrid with a kitten body and bunny ears
  • Missing the 'chasing' and 'tumbling' action from the prompt
  • Butterflies appear static and disconnected from the scene

Recraft V4

  • + Successfully included all four distinct animals (puppy, kitten, bunny, fox)
  • + Captured the dynamic 'tumbling' and 'chasing' motion requested
  • + Beautiful integration of butterflies and dew sparkles throughout the meadow
  • The fox's anatomy is slightly elongated in its running pose
  • Overall contrast is a bit softer than the first image

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the clear winner as it successfully followed the complex prompt to include four specific, distinct animals, whereas LongCat-Image failed by merging the kitten and bunny into a single hybrid creature. Recraft V4 also captured the sense of movement and playfulness described in the prompt, resulting in a much more accurate and engaging scene.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI judge analysis unavailable for this challenge.

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.”

LongCat-Image
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

LongCat-Image

  • + Strong illustration detail on the lunar module
  • + Vibrant colors that pop against the navy background
  • Nonsensical text rendering for all labels
  • Failed to follow the specific 6-step chronological sequence
  • Icons are inconsistent in style and scale

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect adherence to the 6-step infographic structure
  • + Professional typography with correct spellings for all mission phases and crew
  • + Clean, consistent vector iconography that matches the requested flat style
  • Composition has a large amount of white space that feels slightly empty
  • The Saturn V rocket silhouette is very simplified compared to other icons

Verdict: Recraft V4 followed every instruction of the complex prompt, successfully labeling all six requested mission steps with legible text and consistent iconography. LongCat-Image produced a visually busy layout with garbled text and failed to organize the content into the requested chronological steps. Recraft V4 is the clear winner for its functional design and superior prompt adherence.

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