Qwen Image Edit 2509 Alibaba vs Seedream 5.0 Lite ByteDance

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Successfully merges the car into a California coastline environment.
• + Preserves the specific model and details of the Rolls Royce very well.
• + Captures the hair texture and general likeness of the man.

• − The man is poorly positioned, appearing to sit too high and behind the headrest.
• − The lighting on the man does not match the warm sunset glow of the environment.

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Excellent source preservation, maintaining the man's specific clothing and scarf.
• + Realistic placement of the driver with hands correctly positioned on the steering wheel.
• + The composition feels natural and the car's details are perfectly preserved.

• − The motion blur on the wheels and road is slightly inconsistent with the sharpness of the car body.
• − The coastline background is slightly less dramatic than the one in the other model.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Preserves the original image source almost entirely.

• − Completely failed the edit instruction by not changing the character to the one from Image 2.
• − Only applied a slight color saturation filter to the original Image 1.

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Excellent adherence to the character reference, including the face, sunglasses, scarf, and black clothing.
• + Successfully mapped the complex pose from Image 1 onto the new character.
• + Maintained the environmental lighting and color palette of Image 1.

• − The transition from the black sweatshirt to the bare legs/feet is slightly abrupt.
• − The character's right hand (lower left) has some anatomical distortions.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Successfully transferred the entire outfit including lower body garments.
• + Correctly followed the logic of adding accessories like the sunglasses.

• − Failed to preserve the exact face and hair of the person in Image 1, merging the two subjects instead.
• − Overall image quality is lower with visible artifacts around the edges of the person.

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Excellent preservation of the person's exact face, skin vitiligo patterns, and head from Image 1.
• + High visual quality and seamless integration of the outfit onto the subject's torso.
• + Great attention to detail by including the sunglasses, watch, and ring from Image 2.

• − Cropped the image to torso-level, failing to show the full outfit adaptation (jeans and shoes) as requested.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent preservation of the original face, eyes, and facial structure.
• + Maintains the exact lighting and background from the source image.
• + High detail in the hair texture and strands.

• − The hairstyle is slightly exaggerated/voluminous for the character's rugged look.
• − The blending near the temples is a bit soft.

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Natural, realistic hairstyle that fits the character's overall aesthetic.
• + Good integration of the hairline with the sideburns.

• − Significantly alters the person's facial features, particularly the eyes and bridge of the nose.
• − The face appears slightly smoother or 'beautified' compared to the rugged original.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent caricature style with exaggerated facial features that still resemble the source.
• + Creative composition merging a news desk with a hockey rink background.
• + Maintains the outfit details like the denim jacket and black undershirt perfectly.

• − The dog is very small and lacks detail.
• − Text in the speech bubble and on the screen is garbled nonsense.
• − The caricature of the man in the background is a bit distracting.

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Features a much larger and more prominent dog, better meeting the 'love for dogs' prompt.
• + Clean, modern vector illustration style.
• + Includes specific hockey equipment like a stick and puck clearly.

• − The facial features are very generic and bear little resemblance to the original person's unique structure.
• − The 'TV news anchor' sign is literal and unnecessary compared to a visual cue.
• − The hand holding the hockey stick is anatomicaly awkward.

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Excellent application of soft pastel colors and textures
• + Strong 'dreamy' background interpretation
• + Faithfully reproduces the specific facial expressions and character poses

• − Shifted the red dress to pink, missing some color preservation
• − Overlay texture is a bit uniform/grainy across the whole image

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Perfectly captures the Studio Ghibli cel-shaded animation style
• + Preserves the original color palette (red dress) more accurately
• + The background detail balance remains consistent with the source

• − Characters are a bit more simplified/flat compared to the requested 'painterly' texture
• − Lighting is clean but lacks the 'warm, nostalgic' glow requested as much as Model A

Qwen Image Edit 2509

• + Successfully applied dramatic wind effect to the hair.
• + Added maple leaves that contrast well with the background.
• + Excellent preservation of the source image's identity and background.

• − The hair strands appear somewhat stiff and repetitive like a texture pattern.
• − Many maple leaves appear regardless of the summer-like green foliage in the background.

Seedream 5.0 Lite

• + Very realistic wind-blown hair effect that looks natural.
• + Consistent green leaf style matching the existing trees.
• + Perfectly preserved the original face and clothing.

• − The leaf placement and size feels a bit repetitive.
• − Motion blur on the leaves is slightly inconsistent.