DALL-E 2 OpenAI Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo Stability AI

Settled by community votes across 2 shared challenges, 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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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

6.0 arena score

#44 of 44 in Text-to-Image

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

DALL-E 2

100.0%

win rate

Ties

0.0%

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

0.0%

win rate

100.0% 0.0% ties 0.0%

Shared challenges 2

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

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

DALL-E 2

+ Successfully captures the 'exploded' and 'suspended' effect for most components.
+ Creates a cohesive fiery atmosphere around the food.

− Nonsensical text rendering with misspellings like 'MARGIC'.
− Low image resolution and lack of photorealistic detail.
− Failed to include the price starburst and secondary messaging.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

+ High visual clarity and sharp, crisp rendering.
+ Excellent fire and smoke effects that match the requested background.

− Failed to follow the 'exploded' instruction, showing a stacked burger instead.
− Completely missed all text requirements including the title and price.
− Image feels more illustrative/CG than photorealistic.

Verdict: Both models failed significantly on the specific text and layout requirements. DALL-E 2 attempted the 'exploded' view and some text, but the results are low-quality and riddled with spelling errors. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo produced a much cleaner and more professional image, but it ignored the 'exploded' instruction and failed to include any text at all.

Chalkboard Menu

Text-to-Image

“Handwritten-style chalkboard menu in a cozy café, all text rendered in the exact same realistic chalk handwriting style with natural variations in letter size, slight slant, and chalk texture — no printed or digital fonts anywhere on the board. Title at the top in elegant cursive chalk handwriting: ‘TODAY’S SPECIALS – APRIL 30, 2026’. Below it, three menu items also in the same handwritten chalk style: ‘Truffle Mushroom Risotto – $24’, ‘Grilled Octopus with Lemon & Herbs – $28’, ‘Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies – $9’. At the very bottom, smaller text in the identical handwritten chalk style (slightly smaller but still clearly legible with the same handwriting characteristics): ‘All items made fresh daily • Ask about our gluten-free options’. Warm ambient café lighting, visible chalk dust and smudges, realistic handwriting imperfections, no clean printed text anywhere.”

DALL-E 2

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

AI Judge Analysis

DALL-E 2

+ The text has a convincing chalk-on-board texture.
+ It mimics organic handwriting better than the other model.

− The text is completely illegible gibberish.
− The composition is a messy close-up that ignores the 'cozy café' setting.
− It failed to include the specific requested dates and prices.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

+ Sets the scene effectively with a cozy café environment and lighting.
+ The text is much more legible and attempts almost all the specific words in the prompt.
+ Follows the requested layout and composition.

− The 'handwriting' looks more like a digital brush font than authentic chalk.
− Contains several spelling errors and incomplete dates (e.g., 'apri 3l 20-').
− The three-column layout was not requested in the prompt.

Verdict: Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo is the clear winner as it successfully rendered a cozy café scene and legible text that closely follows the prompt items. DALL-E 2 failed significantly, producing garbled text that is entirely unreadable and lacks the requested context. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 has some spelling errors and the text looks a bit too 'clean' for real chalk, it is much closer to the user's requirements.