GPT Image 1.5 vs Qwen Image Edit 2511

Head-to-head across 1 challenge

GPT Image 1.5

62.5%

win rate

Ties

2.5%

Qwen Image Edit 2511

35.0%

win rate

62.5% 2.5% ties 35.0%

Challenge Results

Man and Car in California

Editing
Edit instruction

“Make a photo of the man driving the car down the California coastline”

Source
GPT Image 1.5
Qwen Image Edit 2511
63% wins 3% ties 35% wins

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 1.5

  • + Excellent preservation of the specific Rolls-Royce car details and white exterior.
  • + Seamlessly integrates the man and the car into the California coastline setting.
  • + The man's appearance is perfectly consistent with the source image.
  • The perspective makes the man look slightly too small relative to the car seat/steering wheel.

Qwen Image Edit 2511

  • + Successfully combines all elements from both source images.
  • + The lighting on the man's face and clothing is very natural for an outdoor scene.
  • + High clarity and vibrant colors in the coastline background.
  • Modified the car's interior with unnecessary wood paneling not found in the source.
  • The man's plaid coat is partially merged with his arm/torso in a slightly disjointed way.

Verdict: Both models did an excellent job of merging the two source images into a cohesive scene. GPT Image 1.5 is the winner because it better preserved the specific details of the source car, whereas Qwen Image Edit 2511 altered the interior dashboard significantly. GPT Image 1.5 also managed a more realistic integration of the man sitting 'inside' the vehicle's cabin.

GPT Image 1.5

OpenAI's state-of-the-art image generation model with better instruction following and adherence to prompts

Qwen Image Edit 2511

Alibaba's Qwen image editing model for instruction-based image modifications and transformations