GPT Image 1 Mini OpenAI Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo Stability AI

Settled by community votes across 1 shared challenge, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

GPT Image 1 Mini

25.3 arena score

#12 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

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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.”

GPT Image 1 Mini

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 1 Mini

+ Excellent text rendering with perfect spelling for all requested menu items.
+ Authentic chalk texture with realistic variation in pressure and grain.
+ Strict adherence to the formatting and content requested in the prompt.

− The 'elegant cursive' request for the title was interpreted more as a stylised print/serif than traditional cursive.
− The composition is a tight crop on the board rather than showing the full 'cozy café' environment.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

+ Successfully captures the 'cozy café' atmosphere by including plants, lighting, and a counter.
+ Good use of layout and spacing for a more complex menu design.

− Severe spelling errors and gibberish throughout the text (e.g., 'trulale', 'ocotpg').
− Failed to include the specific date and pricing requested.
− The 'chalk' looked more like a digital brush or paint than actual chalk.

Verdict: GPT Image 1 Mini followed the text instructions perfectly, producing a legible and realistic chalkboard that matched every specific word in the prompt. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo failed significantly on the text rendering, producing mostly gibberish, despite creating a more visually interesting environment around the board.