Bald man challenge
Vote15 models were given the same image and edit instruction, and the community voted blind on which outputs looked best. How it works
#1 — Nano Banana
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.”
Challenge Rankings
| # | Model | Elo |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1301 | |
| 2 | 1268 | |
| 3 | 1261 | |
| 4 | 1251 | |
| 5 | 1251 | |
| 6 | 1229 | |
| 7 | 1216 | |
| 8 | 1212 | |
| 9 | 1207 | |
| 10 | 1203 | |
| 11 | 1202 | |
| 12 | 1164 | |
| 13 | 1158 | |
| 14 | 1136 | |
| 15 | 1126 |
Google
ByteDance
xAI
Alibaba
Black Forest Labs
OpenAI
Reve AI
Google dominates the top three positions, with the standard Nano Banana (1301 Elo) leading the field despite its lower price point and 4x faster generation speed compared to Nano Banana Pro (1261 Elo). While Grok Imagine Image (1251 Elo) maintains a competitive 67.9% win rate at a mid-range price, budget-tier models like GPT Image 1.5 lag nearly 100 Elo points behind the top performer.
Elo vs Cost
Elo vs Speed
5 models waiting for enough speed data
Competitors
15 models, ranked by Elo
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Highlighted Battles
The most competitive head-to-head matchups, selected by closeness and vote count.
