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Settled by community votes across 7 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

20.2 arena score

#16 of 32 in Image Editing

Skill signature · Image Editing

Vidu Q2

19.8 arena score

#42 of 62 in Text-to-Image

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Shared challenges 7

Challenge by challenge

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

Man and Car in California

Editing
Edit instruction

“Make a photo of the man driving the car down the California coastline”

Source
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Excellent preservation of the subject's unique hairstyle and plaid coat.
  • + High-quality interior detail with realistic lighting on the dashboard.
  • + Convincing composition showing the subject's face clearly while driving.
  • The car interior has changed brand/style significantly compared to the original white convertible.

Vidu Q2

  • + Successfully keeps the specific exterior model of the white Rolls Royce from the source image.
  • + Captures a wider cinematic view of the California coastline.
  • + Good motion blur effect on the road to suggest driving.
  • The subject's facial features and hair are significantly altered and lose the detail of the source image.
  • The subject is wearing different clothes (all black) instead of the distinct plaid coat and scarf.

Verdict: Qwen Image Edit 2511 is the superior choice for this edit because it maintains the identity of the person, including his very specific hairstyle and clothing, whereas Vidu Q2 completely changes the man's face and outfit. While Vidu Q2 preserved the exact car model better, Qwen Image Edit 2511's ability to keep the subject recognizable makes for a much more successful character-focused edit.

Pose & Character Mashup

Editing
Edit instruction

“Use Image 1 as the exact pose reference and Image 2 as the character reference. Recreate the person/character from Image 2 in the exact dynamic pose and body position from Image 1. Keep the exact face, hair, clothing style/details, and expression from Image 2. Match the lighting and environment of Image 1. The final image must show the character from Image 2 performing the precise action/pose from Image 1 with perfect anatomy and natural integration.”

Source
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Successfully adopts the background/environment style of Image 2.
  • Fails to follow the main instruction of swapping the characters, instead compositing both characters into one image.
  • Maintains the woman in the foreground in her original pose rather than replacing her with the man.
  • Poor anatomical scaling and integration of the two figures.

Vidu Q2

  • + Successfully recreates the character from Image 2 in the exact pose from Image 1.
  • + Retains key features from Image 2 including facial identity, sunglasses, scarf, and clothing style.
  • + Accurately preserves the yellow studio environment from Image 1 as requested.
  • The extended right hand has some minor anatomical distortion (extra length/fingers).
  • The text on the shirt is slightly garbled compared to the source.

Verdict: Vidu Q2 followed the complex instructions nearly perfectly, effectively mapping the character's identity and clothing from Image 2 onto the dynamic pose and environment of Image 1. Qwen Image Edit 2511 failed the core task, simply pasting the man from Image 2 behind the woman from Image 1 without any pose transformation.

Outfit Transfer Challenge

Editing
Edit instruction

“Use Image 1 as the base person. Dress them in the exact elaborate outfit from Image 2 (including all layers, accessories, jewelry, and shoes). Carefully adapt the clothing to the body shape and pose in Image 1 while maintaining realistic fabric behavior, correct proportions, and perfect lighting/shadow matching. Keep the person’s exact face, hair, and background completely unchanged.”

Source
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Successfully replicates the entire pose and environment from a wider perspective.
  • + Accurately places the scarf and coat layers onto the subject.
  • Failed to preserve the source person's face, hair, and vitiligo features entirely.
  • The subject is replaced with the man from Image 2 rather than the man from Image 1.
  • Lower image clarity and softer details compared to the original.

Vidu Q2

  • + Successfully preserved the specific vitiligo patterns on the face and arms of the person from Image 1.
  • + Higher visual fidelity and sharpness in the environment and textures.
  • + Includes sunglasses and accessories as requested.
  • The right sleeve of the coat is missing, displaying the person's bare arm instead.
  • The sand on the coat appears slightly like an artifact rather than a natural interaction with the environment.
  • The pose was changed from leaning against the wood to standing straight.

Verdict: Qwen Image Edit 2511 completely failed the task of source preservation by replacing the subject's face and unique vitiligo features with the man from Image 2. Vidu Q2 successfully kept the identity of the person from Image 1, including their specific skin patterns, but suffered a significant anatomy/clothing error by rendering the coat without a right sleeve. Vidu Q2 is the winner for actually attempting the complex identity preservation required by the prompt, even despite the clothing logic error.

Bald man challenge

Image Editing
Edit instruction

“Give the person a full, thick head of natural hair with realistic texture, density, and a natural hairline. Preserve facial features and lighting.”

Before After
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Before After
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Excellent preservation of the source image facial features and glasses.
  • + Natural integration of the hair with the original sideburns and beard.
  • The curly hair texture feels slightly less 'realistic' in its volume compared to local realism.

Vidu Q2

  • + Highly realistic hair texture and natural-looking lighting on the hair strands.
  • + Preserves the vast majority of the source image perfectly.
  • Slightly alters the shape of the upper forehead/brow bone area.
  • The hairline integration at the forehead is a bit sharp.

Verdict: Both models performed exceptionally well at preserving the source image while adding high-quality hair. Vidu Q2 is preferred slightly because the hair texture and style feel more grounded in the reality of the scene's lighting and the man's existing beard, whereas Qwen Image Edit 2511's curly style feels a bit more like an overlay.

Over-the-top cartoon caricature

Editing
Edit instruction

“Create a caricature of me and my job. Make it exaggerated and humorous, incorporating my profession as a tv show anchor and my love for dogs and hockey.”

Source
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Successfully captures the caricatured art style with an exaggerated head and expression.
  • + Clearly depicts the TV anchor setting and includes a dog.
  • + Maintains a recognizable likeness to the woman in the source image.
  • Completely misses the hockey requirement in the image.
  • Includes nonsensical text in the speech bubble and a candle on the desk which feels out of place.

Vidu Q2

  • + Includes all elements of the prompt including dogs, news anchor theme, and hockey (goal, rink, puck).
  • + Preserves the subject's original clothing (denim shirt over black top) more accurately.
  • + High visual quality with clean lines and vibrant colors.
  • The hands are poorly rendered with an incorrect number of fingers and unnatural positioning.
  • The caricature effect is less pronounced than in a traditional caricature.

Verdict: Vidu Q2 is the winner because it successfully incorporated every element of the complex prompt, specifically including the hockey theme (rink, goal, and puck) which Qwen Image Edit 2511 ignored. While Vidu Q2 struggles with hand anatomy, it preserved the subject's clothing from the source image and better integrated the multiple interests requested.

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
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Excellent preservation of the original subjects' faces and expressions.
  • + Smooth digital painting style with a warm, nostalgic glow.
  • The style leans more towards modern manhua/anime rather than the specific Studio Ghibli aesthetic.
  • Added some distracting sparkling dust artifacts that were not requested.

Vidu Q2

  • + Strong adherence to the Studio Ghibli aesthetic, particularly in the hand-painted watercolor textures and linework.
  • + Accurately applies soft pastel colors and gentle lighting while maintaining the iconic meme composition.
  • + Effective capture of Ghibli-style facial features (eyes and highlights).
  • The man's hand on his hip looks slightly more distorted than in the original.
  • Minor loss of detail in the background characters compared to Model A.

Verdict: While both models successfully converted the 'distracted boyfriend' meme into an illustration, Vidu Q2 captured the specific Studio Ghibli art style much more accurately with its hand-painted textures and line art. Qwen Image Edit 2511 produced a high-quality digital illustration, but its aesthetic is more generic and less aligned with the Ghibli reference requested.

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.”

Before After
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Before After
Vidu Q2

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Excellent depiction of wind-blown hair with high symmetry and aesthetic flow
  • + Good preservation of the original subjects' faces and clothing
  • + Leaves are subtly integrated into the scene
  • The hair transformation looks slightly stylized or 'painterly' compared to the photo realism of the original

Vidu Q2

  • + Naturalistic hair movement that follows a single wind direction
  • + Vibrant, high-contrast leaves that create a strong sense of depth
  • + Excellent adherence to all prompts while maintaining photo consistency
  • Some leaves in the foreground are a bit blurry or distractingly large

Verdict: Both models followed the instructions very well, effectively adding falling leaves and wind-swept hair while preserving the identity of the woman and the dog. Vidu Q2 is the preferred winner because its hair movement feels more physically natural and grounded, whereas Qwen Image Edit 2511 created a more symmetrical, 'halo-like' hair effect that looks less like wind and more like a studio fan.

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