OpenAI's legacy image generation model supporting generations, edits with masks (inpainting), and variations
Settled by community votes across 1 shared challenge, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
DALL-E 2
17.7
arena score
#37 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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Qwen Image Max
20.4
arena score
#31 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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DALL-E 2
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Qwen Image Max
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Shared challenges
1
Challenge by challenge
The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.
Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge
Text-to-Image“Ad for 'Magic Burger'. Dynamic, exploded burger with all components (bun, patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sauce) suspended in mid-air. Emphasize photorealistic detail and a sense of motion. Dark, fiery background with glowing embers. Integrate text: 'MAGIC BURGER' as a prominent title, 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' as a secondary message, and '€6.99' in a starburst, all rendered with a fiery, glowing effect.”
DALL-E 2
Qwen Image Max
AI Judge Analysis
DALL-E 2
- + Successfully captures a chaotic, fiery atmosphere
- + Includes a glowing effect on the central elements
- − Text is garbled and unreadable (e.g., 'MARGIC BAGUEC')
- − Food looks unappetizing and lacks photorealistic detail
- − Extremely low image resolution and clarity
Qwen Image Max
- + Perfect text rendering for all requested elements
- + High-quality photorealistic textures on the food
- + Excellent layout and adherence to the 'exploded' and 'starburst' requirements
- − The burger is slightly less 'exploded' than typical deconstructed ads, appearing more as a tilted stack
Verdict: Qwen Image Max followed every instruction perfectly, producing a professional-grade advertisement with clear, correctly spelled text and appetizing textures. In contrast, DALL-E 2 produced a low-quality, blurry image with severe text errors and unrecognizable food components.
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The Max series of Tongyi Qwen’s image generation model excels across a wide range of generation tasks. Compared with the Plus series, it significantly reduces the “AI-like” feel in generated images, enhancing their realism. It delivers more lifelike material textures for human subjects, finer and more detailed natural textures, and more visually appealing text rendering.