Nano Banana Pro vs Qwen Image Edit 2511
Head-to-head across 4 challenges
Nano Banana Pro
66.3%
win rate
Ties
1.2%
Qwen Image Edit 2511
32.6%
win rate
Challenge Results
Man and Car in California
Editing“Make a photo of the man driving the car down the California coastline”
AI Judge Analysis
Nano Banana Pro
- + Excellent preservation of the specific Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe exterior details.
- + High consistency with the man's facial features and specific hairstyle from the source.
- + Great composition that captures both the car and the scenic California coastline.
- − The man's hand on the steering wheel is poorly rendered with warped fingers.
- − The car interior has some perspective and layout inconsistencies near the dashboard.
Qwen Image Edit 2511
- + Successfully merges the subject and car into the new environment.
- + Good lighting and shadows that match the outdoor coastal setting.
- + Preserves the man's outfit and hairstyle accurately.
- − The exterior of the car no longer looks like the source Rolls-Royce, appearing more like a generic modern convertible.
- − The man's left hand on the steering wheel is significantly distorted.
- − The scale of the man relative to the car interior feels slightly oversized.
Verdict: Both models do a great job of extracting the subject and placement within a new environment. Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview is the winner because it identifies and preserves the specific make and model of the car from the source image (the Rolls-Royce), whereas Qwen Image Edit 2511 changes the car into a more generic vehicle. While both models struggle with hand-to-steering-wheel anatomy, Gemini's overall composition and vehicle preservation are superior.
Bald man challenge
Image Editing“Give the person a full, thick head of natural hair with realistic texture, density, and a natural hairline. Preserve facial features and lighting.”
AI Judge Analysis
Nano Banana Pro
- + Excellent preservation of the original facial features and lighting.
- + Hair texture matches the beard density and grit perfectly.
- + Natural integration of the hair with the original sideburns.
- − None notable; the edit is exceptionally seamless.
Qwen Image Edit 2511
- + Successfully adds a thick head of hair with realistic curls.
- + Preserves the original background and clothing perfectly.
- − The hairline across the forehead looks slightly 'pasted on' with a visible edge.
- − The facial features appear subtly altered, losing some of the ruggedness of the original man.
Verdict: Nano Banana Pro delivered a nearly perfect edit, adding hair that feels completely natural to the man's existing character while perfectly preserving every detail of the original face. Qwen Image Edit 2511 also performed well, but the integration of the hairline and the subtle shift in facial features make it less convincing than the output from Nano Banana Pro.
Studio Ghibli Anime Style
Editing“Transform this photo into a Studio Ghibli–inspired illustration. Use soft pastel colors, hand-painted textures, gentle lighting, dreamy backgrounds, and a warm, nostalgic mood”
AI Judge Analysis
Nano Banana Pro
- + Excellent adherence to the Ghibli art style with watercolor textures and soft line art.
- + Substantial and creative background transformation that fits the nostalgic theme.
- + Accurately recreates the character's poses and expressions in the new style.
- − The faces look slightly generic compared to the original photos.
- − The man's mouth lost some of the 'pursing' character from the original.
Qwen Image Edit 2511
- + Strongly preserves the facial features and likeness of the original subjects.
- + Maintains the city background and specific details like the bus and sunglasses accurately.
- + Soft lighting effects create a clean, modern illustration feel.
- − Does not capture the iconic Ghibli hand-painted aesthetic as well as Model A.
- − Background feels a bit washed out rather than 'dreamy' or 'illustrated'.
- − The style feels more like a standard photo-to-digital-illustration filter.
Verdict: Nano Banana Pro is the winner because it successfully reimagines the entire scene through the Ghibli lens, including a beautifully hand-painted background and authentic watercolor textures. While Qwen Image Edit 2511 preserves the original photo's details and likeness more accurately, it fails to fully commit to the requested artistic style, resulting in a more generic digital filter appearance.
Golden Hour Stroll
Image Editing“Add dynamic motion to this photo: make hair blow in the wind, add leaves flying, energetic and lively feel.”
AI Judge Analysis
Nano Banana Pro
- + Excellent preservation of the woman's facial features and the dog's appearance
- + Successfully added dynamic wind effects to the woman's hair and the dog's fur
- + Natural integration of falling leaves with realistic colors
- − The leaf patterns are a bit repetitive in some areas
Qwen Image Edit 2511
- + Extremely dynamic and stylized hair movement
- + Inclusion of wind effects on the water in the background
- + Good adherence to the 'energetic and lively' instruction
- − Noticeable changes to the facial features of the woman compared to the source
- − The dog's tail shape was altered significantly
- − Leaves appear somewhat flat and less integrated into the scene lighting
Verdict: Nano Banana Pro followed the instructions perfectly while maintaining high fidelity to the original source image, particularly the subjects' faces. Qwen Image Edit 2511 provided more dramatic motion in the hair, but at the cost of changing the woman's face and the dog's proportions, making it less successful as an edit.
Nano Banana Pro
Gemini 3 Pro with image generation capabilities. Combines advanced reasoning with the ability to generate and edit images.
Qwen Image Edit 2511
Alibaba's Qwen image editing model for instruction-based image modifications and transformations