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Qwen Image 2512 Alibaba Recraft V4 Recraft AI

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

Qwen Image 2512

22.9 arena score

#30 of 62 in Text-to-Image

Skill signature · Text-to-Image

Recraft V4

25.6 arena score

#11 of 62 in Text-to-Image

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

Qwen Image 2512

14.3%

win rate

Ties

0.0%

Recraft V4

85.7%

win rate

14.3% 0.0% ties 85.7%
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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent adherence to lighting instructions with natural soft light from the left.
  • + The glass cube has realistic reflections and refractions of the background plant.
  • + The composition feels very natural and photorealistic.
  • The sphere inside appears to be floating or leaning against a side wall rather than resting on the bottom.
  • The book is slightly too large for the cube it sits on.

Recraft V4

  • + The sphere is more central and features complex internal reflections.
  • + High level of detail on the textures of the book pages and cover wear.
  • The sphere is levitating inside the cube, which defies physics without explanation.
  • The glass of the cube looks more like solid blocks of acrylic than a hollow glass container.
  • The lighting is somewhat flat compared to the specific 'window light' request.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 produces a much more convincing and photorealistic scene with superior lighting and material properties. While Recraft V4 has excellent fine detail on the book, the levitating sphere and the solid-looking glass cube make the image feel less grounded in reality.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent skin texture and facial details
  • + Accurate 50mm lens compression and bokeh
  • + Subtle but effective motion blur on passing vehicles
  • The man is posing/looking at the camera rather than actively repairing the bike
  • The bike geometry is nonsensical with the handlebars and seat facing opposite directions
  • Lack of visible rain droplets compared to Model B

Recraft V4

  • + Stronger adherence to the 'repairing' action and 'candid' feel
  • + Superior environmental effects with visible rain and vibrant reflections
  • + Effective motion blur on the right side of the frame
  • The subject's face is obscured and less detailed
  • The bicycle setup is physically impossible (no front fork, wheel just floating)
  • The background pedestrians look a bit painterly or smudged

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 produces a much more realistic portrait with incredible skin texture, but it fails to capture the 'candid' and 'repairing' aspect of the prompt, showing a posed subject instead. Recraft V4 does a better job with the atmospheric rain and the active storytelling of the scene, though both models struggle significantly with the anatomy of the red bicycle. Qwen Image 2512 wins slightly due to its overall photographic fidelity and cleaner composition.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Exquisite lighting with a strong warm glow that highlights the facial textures and skin pores.
  • + Extremely lifelike eyes with realistic reflections and depth.
  • + Fine, high-resolution detail on the engraved metal gorget and leather straps.
  • The sparks in the background look a bit like digital artifacts rather than natural embers.

Recraft V4

  • + Excellent character design matches the 'battle-worn' description well with realistic grime and scars.
  • + Stronger costume design featuring more complex engraving across the entire suit of armor.
  • + Better integration of the sparks into the environment.
  • The eyes feel slightly flat compared to Model A.
  • Vertical braids near the face appear somewhat thin and unnatural in their placement.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 produces a superior portrait with stunning lighting and incredibly realistic facial details, particularly in the eyes. However, Recraft V4 offers a more complete costume interpretation with intricate engravings across the pauldrons and gorget, better fulfilling the request for 'ornate plate armor'. Qwen Image 2512 is the winner for its photographic quality and lifelike skin textures.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Strong composition with a cohesive grid of food photos
  • + Clean use of vibrant accent colors that match the modern aesthetic
  • + Faithful adherence to the section requirements (appetizers, pizza, etc.)
  • Text consists of gibberish characters and misspellings
  • Some food items in the photos look distorted or over-rendered

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect English text rendering with logical menu items and pricing
  • + Very clean, minimalist layout that looks like a real professional asset
  • + Individual food photography is high quality and isolated cleanly
  • Does not follow the 'photos in grid' instruction, instead using isolated png-style images
  • Lacks the vibrant accents requested, opting for a very sparse white palette

Verdict: Recraft V4 produces a much more functional design with perfectly legible text and realistic food photography, making it feel like a finished product despite missing the grid layout. Qwen Image 2512 follows the layout instructions and 'vibrant accents' better, but the text is unusable and the overall typography is messy.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent typography with a glowing fire effect that perfectly matches the prompt.
  • + Professional ad composition with balanced placement of text and product.
  • + Highly detailed food textures, particularly the sear on the meat and the freshness of the vegetables.
  • The burger is slightly less 'exploded' than Model B, appearing more like a tall stack than a fully deconstructed motion shot.

Recraft V4

  • + Stronger sense of motion with ingredients scattered at various angles.
  • + Hyper-realistic bread texture and sauce drips create a very convincing photographic look.
  • The 'MAGIC BURGER' text is warped and lacks the requested fiery/glowing aesthetic.
  • The starburst for the price looks like a flat graphic that clashes with the photographic reality of the image.
  • Failed to apply the fiery/glowing effect to all text elements.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 is the superior overall advertisement because it successfully integrated all requested text elements with the specific 'fiery' style while maintaining high visual quality. Recraft V4 captured a more dynamic 'exploded' motion, but its typography was poorly executed and felt like an afterthought compared to the background.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent legibility with elegant cursive styling.
  • + Highly realistic chalk texture with dusty smudges on the board.
  • + Large, well-centered composition that fills the frame.
  • Includes a spelling error ('Risitto' instead of 'Risotto').
  • The lettering looks slightly too clean and uniform for natural handwriting.

Recraft V4

  • + Highly realistic handwriting with natural variations in letter size and baseline.
  • + Perfect spelling on all menu items.
  • + Authentic café environment in the background enhances the 'cozy' atmosphere requested.
  • The chalk texture is a bit grainy, making the smaller text at the bottom slightly harder to read.
  • Composition is a bit cluttered with the background elements compared to the clean board focus.

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the winner as it perfectly adhered to the prompt's request for natural variations in handwriting and correctly spelled 'Risotto'. While Qwen Image 2512 produced a very beautiful and elegant board, its spelling error and overly perfect, font-like lettering made it feel less like authentic handwriting.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

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

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + High resolution and clear lighting contrast
  • + Realistic textures on the spacesuit and horse fur
  • Failed the negative constraint; the astronaut is riding the horse instead of the horse riding the astronaut
  • Lacks the 'surreal' quality requested, appearing as a standard composite

Recraft V4

  • + Atmospheric, cinematic composition with good depth of field
  • + Detailed environment with asteroids and planetary backdrop
  • Failed the negative constraint; the astronaut is riding the horse
  • The anatomy of the horse's back legs is slightly distorted

Verdict: Both models failed the specific spatial logic of the prompt, which requested the horse to be on top of the astronaut. Recraft V4 is preferred for its superior cinematic atmosphere and composition, whereas Qwen Image 2512 feels like a more generic stock-style 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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent photorealism in various textures like fur, fabric, and skin.
  • + Dynamic and engaging composition with a centered subject.
  • + Clear, high-resolution rendering of the capybara's expression and accessories.
  • The passenger's expression looks slightly distressed rather than 'bored'.
  • The scale of the capybara relative to the car interior is slightly exaggerated.

Recraft V4

  • + Perfectly captures the 'bored' and 'normal' atmosphere requested in the prompt.
  • + Highly realistic taxi interior details including the upholstery and 'Metered Fare' sign.
  • + Complex lighting effects with rain on the windows and city bokeh.
  • The capybara's head is clipping through the roof/visor area of the taxi.
  • The steering wheel appears to be on the right side, which is incorrect for a New York taxi.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 produces a much sharper and more cinematic image with impressive character detail, while Recraft V4 captures the specific 'mundane' narrative tone of the prompt more effectively. Recraft V4 includes better environmental storytelling (like the interior signage and rain), but suffers from technical errors like the capybara's head clipping and the right-hand drive configuration.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent scroll banner for the subtitle text.
  • + Very strong composition with clear, high-contrast text rendering.
  • + Includes all requested border elements including webs and thorns.
  • Spelling error in the main title ('Hallowern').
  • Parchment texture is less evident compared to a digital illustration style.

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect spelling for all requested text elements.
  • + Beautiful painterly aesthetic with detailed fallen leaves and rain/mist effects.
  • + Higher level of atmospheric detail in the background trees and bats.
  • Subtitle is on a plain white tag rather than a scroll banner.
  • Lacks the 'thorns' element in the border, focusing primarily on webs.

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the better choice for a professional invitation as it rendered all text with perfect spelling and maintained a high-quality painterly aesthetic. While Qwen Image 2512 followed the layout instructions for the scroll banner more closely, the spelling error 'Hallowern' in the main title is a significant failure for a text-based invitation prompt.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4
0% wins 0% ties 100% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Perfectly captures the '3D cartoon miniature' aesthetic
  • + Excellent typography that matches the art style
  • + Clean, refined textures on the diorama base and sushi
  • The flag icon is integrated into the text line rather than being a separate element
  • Minor clipping on the wasabi shape

Recraft V4

  • + Highly realistic PBR material textures on the fish
  • + Accurate placement of the flag icon top-center
  • + Crisp text and clean background
  • Missed the 'cartoon' style request, opting for a photorealistic look
  • The crystalline base is a bit busy compared to the requested 'small raised diorama'
  • Salmon texture on one nigiri looks slightly warped

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 followed the stylistic prompt much better, delivering a cohesive 3D cartoon miniature with charming textures and appropriate toy-like proportions. Recraft V4 produced a photorealistic image instead of the requested cartoon style, though it excelled in realistic PBR material rendering and text placement.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4
33% wins 0% ties 67% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent fur texture and facial detail
  • + Stronger adherence to the 'big expressive eyes' and '8K masterpiece' aesthetic
  • + Clear and vibrant lighting with distinct god rays
  • Static composition that looks more like a portrait than 'tumbling and chasing'
  • Anatomy issues with the kitty's paw placement

Recraft V4

  • + Successfully captures the action of 'playfully chasing' and 'tumbling'
  • + Dynamic and immersive composition with butterflies in the foreground and background
  • + Excellent handling of dew sparkles and environmental atmosphere
  • The fox's front right leg is unnaturally long and thin
  • Slightly less 'photorealistic' fur texture compared to Model A

Verdict: While Qwen Image 2512 produces a very high-quality portrait with superior fur detail, Recraft V4 much better interprets the narrative elements of the prompt such as 'chasing' and 'tumbling'. Recraft V4 creates a more joyful, active scene that feels like a captured moment in time rather than a staged photo.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4
0% wins 0% ties 100% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + Excellent typography including the correct accent on 'Caffè'
  • + High level of detail on the cloche and banner
  • + Perfectly captures the requested 'warm brown and cream' aesthetic with a subtle texture
  • The illustration is quite busy and borders on a vintage label rather than a minimalist logo

Recraft V4

  • + Successfully achieves a more 'minimalist' vector emblem style
  • + Clean and professional layout
  • + Interprets the cloche and steam in a simplified, modern way
  • Incorrectly used a grave accent (è) instead of the correct accent for the brand name
  • Did not include the requested 'banner' for the Est. 1720 text
  • The stem/steam on the cloche is slightly off-center

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 produces a much more visually rich and accurate representation of the prompt, capturing the exact requested text with a beautiful hand-drawn feel. While Recraft V4 adheres better to the 'minimalist' aspect of the prompt, it fails on key requirements like the banner and correct typography for the brand name.

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.”

Qwen Image 2512
Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2512

  • + High level of visual detail in the lunar module and Saturn V illustrations.
  • + Good use of space and depth in the composition.
  • Numerous spelling errors in text (e.g., 'Translaurtcit', 'Desceeint').
  • Incorrect numbering and repeating of labels.
  • Included prompt text ('Steps stop at landing') literally in the image.

Recraft V4

  • + Perfect text rendering with zero spelling errors.
  • + Strict adherence to the 'flat-vector' style and icon consistency.
  • + Correct and logical flow of the six requested steps.
  • The layout has a lot of empty white space which makes it feel slightly unfinished.
  • Vector icons are very simplistic compared to the more detailed imagery in Model A.

Verdict: Recraft V4 is the clear winner as it successfully followed all instructions, including specific iconography and perfect text rendering for all six steps. Qwen Image 2512 failed significantly on the infographic aspect, containing multiple spelling errors, repetitive labels, and literal inclusions of the prompt's meta-instructions.

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