Qwen Image Edit 2509 Alibaba vs Seedream 4.5 ByteDance

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent preservation of the car's exterior design and badges.
• + Dynamic lighting and sense of motion via wheel blur.
• + Accurate and beautiful depiction of the California coastline.

• − The man's features and clothing are barely identifiable compared to the source.
• − The man is positioned too far back/small in the frame.

Seedream 4.5

• + Exceptional preservation of the man's identity, including his specific plaid coat, scarf, and hairstyle.
• + Perfectly captures the 'driving the car' instruction with clear interior detail.
• + Maintains the specific interior color and trim of the source car.

• − Minor distortion of the car's proportions in the close-up crop.
• − The car door is inexplicably open while the car appears to be in motion.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Maintains the exact colors and lighting of the source pose image.

• − Completely failed the edit by providing an almost identical copy of the pose image without the character from Image 2.
• − Does not include the face/character, clothing style, or accessories requested in the prompt.

Seedream 4.5

• + Successfully integrated the character from Image 2 into the pose from Image 1.
• + Accurately reproduced the character's clothing, including the scarf and sunglasses.
• + Captured the facial features and expression remarkably well.

• − The anatomy of the right arm (pointing up) is slightly elongated and distorted at the wrist.
• − The transition between the bare feet and the black trousers is somewhat abrupt.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Successfully replicates the full-body pose and environment of the person in the source image.
• + Correctly identifies and places all items from Image 2, including the shoes and full jeans.

• − Failed to preserve the face of the original person, blending it with the person from Image 2.
• − Visual quality is low with significant AI artifacts and 'clay-like' skin textures.

Seedream 4.5

• + Perfectly preserves the face and hair of the original person as requested.
• + Maintains high resolution and realistic skin textures, including the vitiligo patterns.

• − Failed to adapt the clothing to the original person's pose, resulting in the person's torso being visible through the shirt.
• − The scarf and coat are composited awkwardly over the bare chest.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Successfully added a very thick and voluminous head of hair.
• + Maintained the color palette and background of the original image.
• + The hair texture clearly matches the lighting of the scene.

• − The hair looks somehwat like a wig and sits awkwardly on top of the head.
• − The hairline transitions are a bit harsh around the temples.

Seedream 4.5

• + Natural-looking hair texture that blends seamlessly with the man's existing beard and sideburns.
• + Highly realistic hairline and head shape preservation.
• + Excellent preservation of the facial features and lighting from the source image.

• − The hair is somewhat less 'full' and 'thick' compared to the dramatic change in Model A.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Successfully adopts a classic comic-book caricature style.
• + Cleverly merges the concept by placing the news desk in front of a hockey rink.
• + Preserves the subject's outfit and distinctive selfie pose from the original image.

• − Text in speech bubbles and on screens is nonsensical.
• − The 'dog' addition is very small and lacks detail compared to the rest of the image.

Seedream 4.5

• + Excellent high-resolution rendition of the subject with 'bobblehead' caricature proportions.
• + Incorporates all elements (mic, hockey sticks, dog, script) with high visual fidelity.
• + Maintains strong facial likeness to the source person.

• − The transition from the source background to the news desk is a bit messy with furniture overlapping.
• − The hands are significantly smaller and less detailed than the rest of the figure.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Maintains high fidelity to the source character features despite the stylistic change.
• + Excellent preservation of the background architecture and the red bus detail.
• + Effective use of warm, nostalgic lighting across the composition.

• − Style leans more towards modern digital manhwa/webtoon than the hand-painted Studio Ghibli aesthetic.
• − Changed the iconic red dress to pink.

Seedream 4.5

• + Perfectly captures the Studio Ghibli aesthetic with watercolor textures and iconic character art styles.
• + Preserves the original color palette including the vibrant red dress.
• + Excellent hand-painted feel in the background scenery.

• − Loss of some specific facial likeness from the original models.
• − The hair rendering on the woman in the foreground is slightly simplified.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent preservation of the woman's face and original clothing details
• + Clearly defined 'flying leaves' added throughout the frame
• + Hair motion is significant and meets the prompt's request

• − The wind direction is inconsistent between the hair (blowing left) and the dog's tail (blowing right)
• − The added hair strands have a slightly mechanical, repetitive wavy pattern

Seedream 4.5

• + Natural-looking hair motion that blends well with the existing hairstyle
• + Successfully captures a more 'energetic' feel by slightly adjusting the woman's pose
• + Leaves have natural motion blur and depth, enhancing the sense of movement

• − Slightly alters the woman's facial features and expression compared to the original
• − Minor loss of detail in the background foliage compared to the source image