OmniGen v2 VectorSpaceLab Qwen Image Edit 2509 Alibaba

Settled by community votes across 2 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

OmniGen v2

16.9 arena score

#56 of 62 in Text-to-Image

Skill signature · Text-to-Image

Qwen Image Edit 2509

7.8 arena score

#32 of 32 in Image Editing

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

OmniGen v2

win rate

Ties

Qwen Image Edit 2509

win rate

Shared challenges 2

Challenge by challenge

The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.

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

OmniGen v2

Qwen Image Edit 2509

AI Judge Analysis

OmniGen v2

+ Excellent preservation of the original meme composition.
+ Captures the iconic blue plaid shirt pattern accurately.
+ Clean, modern anime aesthetic.

− Failed to provide the 'warm, nostalgic' mood requested, using hard shadows instead.
− Character expressions are generic and lose the specific emotions of the original photo.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

+ Perfectly captures the Studio Ghibli aesthetic with soft lighting and pastel tones.
+ Maintains the distinct facial expressions, especially the girlfriend's look of indignation.
+ Successfully applies hand-painted textures and a nostalgic film-grain feel.

− Slight alteration of the background architecture compared to the original.

Verdict: Qwen Image Edit 2509 is the clear winner for its superior adherence to the stylistic keywords in the prompt, successfully translating the photo into a specific Ghibli-inspired art style while retaining the core narrative and expressions of the original meme. OmniGen v2 provides a clean translation but lacks the requested warmth, textures, and emotional specificity.

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.”

OmniGen v2

Qwen Image Edit 2509

AI Judge Analysis

OmniGen v2

+ Strong adherence to the 'hair blowing in wind' instruction
+ Added leaves as requested
+ Maintained the subject's identity and clothing reasonably well

− Significantly smoothed the background details compared to the original
− The leaves look like flat digital stickers rather than natural elements
− The dog's face became slightly more stylized and less realistic than the source

Qwen Image Edit 2509

+ Excellent preservation of the original image's texture and background details
+ Dynamic hair motion looks more stylized and energetic
+ Better integration of leaves with varied orientations and shapes

− The hair flow looks slightly unnatural/wavy in its pattern
− Some small artifacts around the edge of the hair against the background

Verdict: Qwen Image Edit 2509 is the winner because it successfully applied the requested edits while preserving the high-quality textures and specific background details of the source image. OmniGen v2 tended to 'redraw' the image in its own style, losing the photographic realism of the source in the process.