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Over-the-top cartoon caricature

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A stylized edit test. The model has to exaggerate features for a caricature while keeping the subject recognizable, and work in the requested story elements (profession, dogs, hockey). It balances recognizable likeness against deliberate distortion.

Voters judged on
Likeness Retention Caricature Exaggeration Prompt Element Coverage Style Consistency
How voting works
The brief Every model got the same image and edit instruction
Source
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.”
The leaderboard

Challenge rankings

36 models · ranked by blind vote

Through time: how it evolved
1
Nano Banana 2
score 29.4
0
2
Nano Banana Pro
score 25.6
0
3
GPT Image 1.5
score 24.3
0
4
Seedream 4.5
score 23.3
0
5
Seedream 5.0 Lite
score 22.9
0
6
Seedream 4.0
score 20.0
0
7
FLUX.2 [max]
score 20.0
0
8
FLUX.2 [pro]
score 19.5
0
9
Grok Imagine Image
score 19.4
0
10
Nano Banana
score 19.3
0
11
Grok Imagine Image Pro
score 18.7
0
12
Reve Image 1.0
score 13.8
0
13
Wan 2.6
score 13.3
0
14
Nano Banana 2 Lite
score 12.6
0
15
Wan 2.5 (Preview)
score 12.1
0
16
FLUX.2 [dev] Flash
score 11.2
0
17
FLUX.2 [dev]
score 10.2
0
18
Wan 2.7
score 7.9
0
19
HiDream I1 Full
score 7.9
0
20
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
score 6.3
0
21
Z-Image Turbo
score 0.0
0
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HiDream E1
awaiting votes
0
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Vidu Q2
awaiting votes
0
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P-Image Edit
awaiting votes
0
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Qwen Image Edit 2509
awaiting votes
0
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Qwen Image Edit 2511
awaiting votes
0
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GPT Image 1 Mini
awaiting votes
0
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GPT Image 1
awaiting votes
0
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Wan 2.7 Pro
awaiting votes
0
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FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
awaiting votes
0
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FLUX.2 [flex]
awaiting votes
0
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FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
awaiting votes
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FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
awaiting votes
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FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
awaiting votes
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FLUX.1 Kontext [dev]
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Bria FIBO
awaiting votes
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Head to head 4 matchups

Notable battles

The matchups worth a second look from this challenge's blind voting: the closest rivalries, the biggest upsets (a lower seed taking down a favorite), and the clashes at the top of the board. Each bar shows how the community split its votes.

Nano Banana Pro Nano Banana 2
50% 50%
Nano Banana GPT Image 1.5
50% 50%
Seedream 4.5 Grok Imagine Image Pro
40% 40%
FLUX.2 [pro] FLUX.2 [max]
43% 43%
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The archive

Through time

How Over-the-top cartoon caricature has evolved, release by release.

2025 to 2026· 4 reigns· 36 models
The Reign Chain
4 reigns

How the crown changed hands

Every model that has held #1 on this challenge, in order. Click any era to travel through time.

  1. R01
    Inception
    Reve Image 1.0
    Mar 2025 → Sep 2025
    reigned 6 mo
  2. R02
    Seedream 4.0
    Sep 2025 → Nov 2025
    reigned 2 mo · overtook Reve Image 1.0
  3. R03
    Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview
    Nov 2025 → Feb 2026
    reigned 3 mo · overtook Seedream 4.0
  4. R04
    Current
    Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview
    Feb 2026 → today
    reigned 5 mo · overtook Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview

Generation history

36 models · newest first
Show full history 31
  1. Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image 3 takes
  2. Wan 2.7 3 takes
  3. Wan 2.7 Pro 3 takes
  4. Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview 3 takes
  5. Seedream 5.0 Lite 3 takes
  6. 31 more models Mar 2025 – Jan 2026 Show