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Pose & Character Mashup

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This prompt is challenging because it forces models to do two hard things at once: accurately transfer complex body poses and joint angles from Image 1 while strictly preserving the exact face, identity, and clothing style from Image 2. Most models struggle with unnatural limb distortions, identity blending, incorrect fabric behavior on the new pose, and mismatched lighting, making it a strong test of advanced spatial reasoning and character consistency.

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Pose Accuracy Character Consistency Correct Anatomy Lighting Match
The brief Every model got the same image and edit instruction
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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.
The leaderboard

Challenge rankings

27 models · ranked by blind vote

Through time: how it evolved
1
GPT Image 2
score 21.0
0
2
FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
score 20.0
0
3
GPT Image 1 Mini
score 19.9
0
4
Nano Banana Pro
score 15.7
0
5
GPT Image 1.5
score 11.1
0
6
Seedream 5.0 Lite
score 10.2
0
7
Nano Banana 2
score 9.7
0
8
FLUX.2 [pro]
score 7.9
0
9
Nano Banana 2 Lite
score 7.9
0
10
FLUX.2 [dev] Flash
score 7.1
0
11
Nano Banana
score 6.9
0
12
Wan 2.7 Pro
score 6.6
0
13
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
score 3.9
0
14
Wan 2.7
score 0.8
0
15
Grok Imagine Image
score 0.7
0
16
FLUX.2 [klein] 4B
score 0.4
0
17
FLUX.2 [max]
score 0.1
0
18
Qwen Image Edit 2509
score 0.0
0
19
Qwen Image Edit 2511
score 0.0
0
20
Seedream 4.5
score 0.0
0
21
Grok Imagine Image Pro
score -0.9
0
Vidu Q2
awaiting votes
0
Seedream 4.0
awaiting votes
0
P-Image Edit
awaiting votes
0
GPT Image 1
awaiting votes
0
FLUX.2 [flex]
awaiting votes
0
FLUX.2 [dev]
awaiting votes
0
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.

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The archive

Through time

How Pose & Character Mashup has evolved, release by release.

2025 to 2026· 5 reigns· 27 models
The Reign Chain
5 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
    Qwen Image Edit 2509
    Sep 2025 Oct 2025
    reigned 1 mo
  2. R02
    Gemini 2.5 Flash Image
    Oct 2025 Oct 2025
    reigned 1 mo · overtook Qwen Image Edit 2509
  3. R03
    GPT Image 1 Mini
    Oct 2025 Jan 2026
    reigned 3 mo · overtook Gemini 2.5 Flash Image
  4. R04
    FLUX.2 [klein] 9B
    Jan 2026 Apr 2026
    reigned 3 mo · overtook GPT Image 1 Mini
  5. R05
    Current
    GPT Image 2
    Apr 2026 today
    reigned 3 mo · overtook FLUX.2 [klein] 9B

Generation history

27 models · newest first
Show full history 22
  1. GPT Image 2 3 takes
  2. Wan 2.7 3 takes
  3. Wan 2.7 Pro 3 takes
  4. 22 more models Mar 2025 – Feb 2026 Show