6B parameter image generation model excelling at rendering multilingual text directly in generated images
Settled by community votes across 13 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
LongCat-Image
#61 of 62 in Text-to-Image
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
#56 of 62 in Text-to-Image
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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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent adherence to spatial relationships, with the sphere resting realistically inside the cube.
- + High visual quality with realistic light refractions and reflections in the glass.
- + The plant is clearly positioned behind the cube as requested.
- − The red book is slightly floating or poorly aligned with the top edge of the glass cube.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Good color saturation and representation of all requested elements.
- + Effective soft window lighting consistent with the prompt.
- − The blue sphere is levitating inside the cube, which feels physically unnatural.
- − The rendering of the red book's texture and binding is blurry and lacks detail.
- − The glass cube lacks clear definition on its top face under the book.
Verdict: LongCat-Image provides a much more realistic interpretation of the scene with superior clarity and physics; the sphere correctly rests on the bottom of the cube and the glass refractions are well-handled. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium struggles with the physical placement of the sphere (levitation) and has lower overall detail in the textures of the book and plant.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent adherence to the 'imperfect framing' and '50mm lens' aesthetic.
- + Realistic lighting and reflections on the wet pavement.
- + High level of detail in the bicycle components and the man's expression.
- − The bicycle geometry is slightly warped, specifically where the front wheel meets the frame.
- − Visible rain streaks look a bit like a static filter over the image parts.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Strong 'candid street photo' feel with authentic-looking film grain.
- + Accurate atmosphere for a rainy city environment with soft bokeh.
- − Anatomical failure with the subject's hands; they appear as indistinct, claw-like lumps.
- − The red bicycle is missing its handlebars in a logical connection to the frame.
- − Lack of clear 'motion blur from passing cars' as requested.
Verdict: LongCat-Image significantly outperforms Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium by producing a coherent human figure and a recognizable bicycle. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium captures a nice photographic texture, it suffers from severe anatomical issues with the hands and a broken object structure, whereas LongCat-Image successfully integrates all prompt elements into a cinematic, believable scene.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent depiction of ornate, engraved plate armor with visible chainmail and leather texture.
- + Clear adherence to the 'beads in hair' request.
- + Balanced composition with professional-level lighting and bokeh.
- − The facial scars look a bit like digital paint or stickers rather than realistic skin damage.
- − Character looks slightly too clean and 'model-like' for a battle-worn warrior.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Intense, lifelike eyes and gritty skin texture that captures the 'battle-worn' aesthetic perfectly.
- + Realistic lighting and shadow play across the face from the torchlight.
- + More natural integration of dirt and grime on the skin.
- − Failed to include the beads in the braided hair as requested.
- − The armor engraving is slightly less distinct than in Model A.
- − Shallow depth of field is very aggressive, causing some odd blurring in the foreground hair.
Verdict: LongCat-Image (Model A) followed the technical prompt details more closely, specifically including the beads in the hair and providing very crisp armor engravings. However, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium (Model B) captured the 'battle-worn' mood and lifelike skin textures much more effectively, even though it missed the beads. Model A is the overall winner for strict prompt adherence and cleaner technical execution.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Strong use of vibrant accent colors and visual hierarchy.
- + Clear categorical sections that align well with the casual dining request.
- + High-quality, appetizing food photography.
- − The text is largely illegible gibberish.
- − The layout feels slightly cramped with overlapping color blocks.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Excellent adherence to the 'minimalist' and 'grid' requirements.
- + Consistent sizing of food icons creates a clean, professional aesthetic.
- + Better spacing and margin usage for a print-ready feel.
- − The text is very small and contains many illegible characters.
- − Colors are somewhat muted compared to the 'vibrant' request.
Verdict: Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium translates the prompt's layout instructions much more effectively, using a clean grid and minimalist white background that feels like a real restaurant menu. While LongCat-Image has better individual photo quality and bolder colors, its chaotic text and cluttered composition fail the 'modern minimalist' requirement.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent typography with glowing fiery effects that match the prompt perfectly.
- + High visual clarity and vibrant colors.
- + Great implementation of the starburst element and ember details.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Realistic texture on the burger bun and patty.
- + Good sense of depth with the fire in the background.
- − Failed to create an 'exploded' burger, showing it mostly intact.
- − Text is plain and lacks the requested fiery, glowing effect.
- − Graphic for the starburst is rudimentary and visually inconsistent with the scene.
Verdict: LongCat-Image significantly outperforms Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium by adhering to the complex text requirements and the 'exploded' composition request. While both models struggled to fully separate every burger component in mid-air, LongCat-Image's typography and vibrant, glowing aesthetic perfectly capture the 'Magic Burger' ad concept, whereas Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium produced flat, uninspired text and missed the requested visual effects.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent chalk texture on the board surface and lettering.
- + The background cafe environment is realistic and well-composed.
- + The handwriting looks more like a natural human hand than a digital font.
- − Severely failed the text rendering with major typos in almost every word (e.g., 'ToayS StayS').
- − The menu layout is messy and does not follow the requested structure well.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Successfully captured most of the requested menu items despite some spelling errors.
- + Includes all requested elements like the date and the start of the third item 'Butter'.
- + Good use of chalk-style flourishing and layout.
- − Text is somewhat jumbled and overlapping in the header area.
- − The chalk handwriting looks a bit more like a 'double-line' stylized font than natural cursive script.
Verdict: Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium is the winner because it actually attempts to render the requested menu items, including 'Grilled Octopus' and 'Mushroom Risotto', whereas LongCat-Image completely failed to produce legible text for the specific items requested. While LongCat-Image has better atmospheric lighting and realistic chalk dust, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium followed the complex text-heavy prompt much more effectively.
The Reversed Rodeo
Text-to-Image“Horse riding astronaut in space — horse on top, not vice versa. Surreal, highly detailed, cinematic.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent anatomical rendering of the horse.
- + Very high cinematic detail and sharp resolution.
- + Coherent and logical lighting between the subject and the landscape.
- − Failed the negative constraint: showed an astronaut riding a horse instead of a horse riding an astronaut.
- − Composition is a bit cluttered with nonsensical background objects.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Strong surreal atmosphere with the floating composition.
- + Good contrast and lighting on the astronaut's suit.
- − Totally failed the specific prompt constraint of having the horse on top of the astronaut.
- − Noticeable anatomical errors in the horse's legs and hooves.
- − Very low detail in the background compared to the foreground.
Verdict: Both models completely failed the negative constraint to have the horse riding the astronaut rather than the astronaut riding the horse. However, LongCat-Image is the significantly better image in terms of technical execution, offering sharp details and a more believable horse anatomy compared to the distorted legs and blurred textures in the Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium output.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent adherence to the 'bored' expression for the passengers.
- + Stronger sense of place with visible Manhattan street lights and New York taxi details.
- + Shows the requested dark jacket and white shirt undergarment clearly.
- − The capybara's paw morphology is slightly distorted on the steering wheel.
- − The taxi's roof light is positioned oddly above a side window rather than the center roof.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + High-quality rendering of the capybara's fur and face.
- + The cap is well-integrated and looks realistic on the animal's head.
- + Good centered composition focusing on the driver.
- − Failed the prompt regarding the passenger's action; she is looking forward/at the camera instead of at her phone.
- − The 'bored' expression is less distinct than in Model A.
- − The steering wheel is barely visible, making the paw placement less clear.
Verdict: LongCat-Image (Model A) followed the complex prompt more accurately, capturing the passenger looking at her phone with a bored expression as requested. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium (Model B) produced a very high-quality central subject, it failed on several specific prompt details regarding the back seat interaction and environment.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Strong text rendering with almost perfect adherence to the requested strings.
- + Excellent composition with a central jack-o-lantern and a thorny border as requested.
- + Polished, cinematic lighting that creates a high-quality invitation feel.
- − The location text contains a typo ('The Armiees' instead of 'The Arches').
- − The border thorns are a bit repetitive and look slightly digital/stock-art like.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Atmospheric twisted trees and web integration into the background.
- + Good use of the 'dark parchment' texture.
- − Significant spelling errors in every line of text ('Halloweeen Inviloween Party').
- − Failed to include the central glowing jack-o-lantern, placing two on the peripherals instead.
- − Neglected the 'scroll banner' element for the sub-text.
Verdict: LongCat-Image is the clear winner as it successfully followed nearly all instructions, including complex layout requirements like the central jack-o-lantern and the scroll banner. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium captured the gothic atmosphere well, its failure to render the requested text correctly and its poor adherence to the specific composition makes it less useful as a functional invitation.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Perfect text rendering for both 'JAPAN' and 'SUSHI' including the requested flag icon.
- + Excellent adherence to the 'miniature 3D cartoon' style with clean PBR-like surfaces.
- + Very high-quality modeling of the sushi components, showing distinct rice grains and sashimi textures.
- − The wooden base is slightly cropped at the bottom edge of the frame.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Accurately follows the solid light blue background and top-down isometric angle.
- + Good rendering of translucent textures on the fish roe.
- − Text is poorly rendered with a strange 'S' overlap and missing the flag icon.
- − Missing the requested 'raised diorama base' (the plate sits directly on the background).
- − Overall image quality is lower with some noise and less defined 'cartoon' aesthetics compared to the rival.
Verdict: LongCat-Image is the clear winner as it perfectly follows every instruction, including difficult text rendering and the inclusion of a specific flag icon. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium failed to generate the required diorama base, missed the flag icon, and produced jumbled text effects.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Stronger adherence to the requested lighting with distinct god rays.
- + Excellent central focus and vibrant color palette.
- + Includes more distinct butterfly interaction.
- − Anatomical failure where the kitten has long rabbit ears, merging two animals into one.
- − The fox's tail and proportions appear slightly plastic and rigid.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Better facial expressions that capture the 'joyful' vibe of the prompt.
- + Generally cleaner anatomical structures for the animals shown.
- + Softer, more cohesive painterly lighting style.
- − Failed to include all four requested animals, missing the baby bunny.
- − The red fox and golden retriever have very similar facial structures and color tones.
- − Misses the specific 'god rays' requested in the lighting.
Verdict: Both models struggled with the complex request for four specific species. LongCat-Image attempted all animals but suffered a major anatomical hallucination by merging the kitten and bunny into a single creature with rabbit ears. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium produced a more aesthetically pleasing and anatomically correct image but simply omitted the bunny entirely, resulting in better visual quality at the cost of prompt adherence.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Excellent typography with correct spelling for all text elements.
- + Clean application of the cloche dome and steam motifs.
- + Followed all instructions including the specific banner and date.
- − Repetition of the word 'Caffè' creates a cluttered logo top.
- − Minimalism is slightly compromised by the numerous sunburst lines.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Elegant illustration style with a high-end vintage feel.
- + Sophisticated use of warm brown and cream tones with subtle shading.
- − Spelling errors in 'Florrian' and 'Caffee'.
- − Incorrect date 'Est 170' instead of 1720.
- − Gibberish text on the bottom banner.
Verdict: LongCat-Image is the clear winner because it correctly renders all of the text and the specific date requested, whereas Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium suffers from significant typos and incorrect year data. While the illustrative style of Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium is more aesthetically pleasing, a logo cannot function with misspelled brand names.
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.”
AI Judge Analysis
LongCat-Image
- + Strong composition that feels like a professional poster design.
- + Excellent flat-vector style with clean, high-contrast borders.
- + Good icon sets that clearly represent rockets and lunar modules.
- − Text is largely gibberish instead of the requested step labels.
- − Icon for 'Saturn V' looks more like a shuttle and is duplicated strangely in the third panel.
- − Fails to follow the specific 6-step logical sequence requested.
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
- + Successfully lists most of the requested steps (Launch, Descent, Landing).
- + More accurate NASA-inspired palette with a sophisticated cosmic background.
- + Creative layout that uses arcs to suggest orbit and travel.
- − Icons are inconsistent and don't match the specific descriptions (e.g., Saturn V icon missing).
- − Graphic elements feel cluttered and randomly placed.
- − Text includes confusing hallucinations like 'Ticon' and 'Trtrapis'.
Verdict: LongCat-Image produces a much cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing 'flat-vector' design that looks like a finished product, though it fails to include the specific text requested. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium follows the sequencing and text instructions better, but the visual quality of the icons and the overall layout is messy and confusing. LongCat-Image is the winner for capturing the artistic style and professional layout desired for an infographic.
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