OpenAI's previous generation image model with higher quality than DALL-E 2 and support for larger resolutions
Settled by community votes across 1 shared challenge, with an AI judge weighing in on each.
DALL-E 3
18.5
arena score
#35 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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FLUX.1 [dev]
14.9
arena score
#42 of 44 in Text-to-Image
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DALL-E 3
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FLUX.1 [dev]
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Shared challenges
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Challenge by challenge
The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.
The Halloween Invitation
Text-to-Image“Vintage gothic Halloween party invitation. Dark parchment poster, spooky border with webs and thorns, central glowing jack-o-lantern, bats, twisted trees, moody night sky. Add elegant gothic title text saying "Halloween Party Invitation", a small scroll banner saying "You are invited to a night of frights", and event details at the bottom: Date: 30.10.2026 Time: 7pm Location: The Arches, NYC Spooky but polished, cinematic lighting, square format.”
DALL-E 3
FLUX.1 [dev]
AI Judge Analysis
DALL-E 3
- + Exquisite atmospheric detail with sophisticated 3D textures.
- + Captures the vintage gothic aesthetic perfectly with a dark parchment look.
- + Excellent visual depth and complex boarding containing webs and thorns.
- − Text rendering is mostly gibberish or heavily distorted.
- − Event details are unreadable and do not match the prompt.
FLUX.1 [dev]
- + Successfully renders most of the requested text with legible fonts.
- + Clear adherence to all prompt elements including the banner and specific event details.
- + Clean composition with a bold, glowing central jack-o-lantern.
- − Lacks the 'vintage' parchment feel, appearing more like a modern vector illustration.
- − Minor character errors in text such as 'Falloween Rantcy' and 'You Tre'.
- − The lighting is less 'cinematic' and more flat compared to its counterpart.
Verdict: DALL-E 3 produces a much more atmospheric and visually stunning gothic piece, but completely fails at the specific text requirements. FLUX.1 [dev] follows the functional aspects of the prompt by including the specific dates and location, although the overall art style feels more like a modern digital graphic than a vintage parchment poster. FLUX.1 [dev] is the winner for utility, while DALL-E 3 is superior in artistic execution.
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