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Best AI Models for Anime
Ranking the best AI image editing models for anime, based on 1 blind community-voted challenge.
Highlights
5 imagesHighlighted Battles
The most competitive head-to-head matchups, selected by closeness and vote count.
Best AI Models for Anime
| # | Model | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Seedream 4.5
ByteDance
|
1241 |
| 2 |
Seedream 4.0
ByteDance
|
1224 |
| 3 |
FLUX.2 [pro]
Black Forest Labs
|
1211 |
| 4 |
Seedream 5.0 Lite
ByteDance
|
1207 |
| 5 |
Reve Image 1.0
Reve AI
|
1200 |
| 6 |
Nano Banana 2
Google
|
1199 |
| 7 |
Grok Imagine Image Pro
xAI
|
1197 |
| 8 |
FLUX.2 [max]
Black Forest Labs
|
1188 |
| 9 |
Nano Banana Pro
Google
|
1186 |
| 10 |
Wan 2.6
Alibaba
|
1180 |
| 11 |
Grok Imagine Image
xAI
|
1169 |
| 12 |
Nano Banana
Google
|
1159 |
| 13 |
GPT Image 1.5
OpenAI
|
1146 |
Elo vs Cost
Elo vs Speed
2 without speed data omitted.
Challenges
Studio Ghibli Anime Style Image Editing Anime
“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”
Input
Top 3
1
Nano Banana 2
2
Seedream 4.5
3
Seedream 4.0
Bottom 3
Seedream 5.0 Lite
GPT Image 1.5
Nano Banana
13 models competed
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