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

GPT Image 1

13.3 arena score

#19 of 23 in Image Editing

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GPT Image 2

28.2 arena score

#3 of 44 in Text-to-Image

Top 3 in Text-to-Image

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GPT Image 1

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GPT Image 2

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Shared challenges 1

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The strongest take from each model on every shared challenge, with the AI judge's read.

Outfit Transfer Challenge

Editing

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“Use Image 1 as the base person. Dress them in the exact elaborate outfit from Image 2 (including all layers, accessories, jewelry, and shoes). Carefully adapt the clothing to the body shape and pose in Image 1 while maintaining realistic fabric behavior, correct proportions, and perfect lighting/shadow matching. Keep the person’s exact face, hair, and background completely unchanged.”

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GPT Image 1

GPT Image 2

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 1

+ Excellent fabric texture and realistic lighting on the pea coat.
+ Successfully captures the watch and plaid pattern from the reference image.
+ Maintains a high level of facial detail and similarity to the original person.

− The position of the hands in the pockets resulted in some slight anatomical awkwardness in the right arm.
− Cropped the original image significantly, losing some of the background context.

GPT Image 2

+ Near-perfect preservation of the original background and framing.
+ Very accurate replication of the specific plaid scarf and gold watch from Image 2.
+ Maintains the exact vitiligo patterns on the face and the specific hair styling of the original subject.

− The transition between the neck and the collar of the coat is slightly rough with some minor artifacts.
− The left hand in the pocket has a slightly blurred, less defined appearance compared to the rest of the image.

Verdict: Both models performed exceptionally well, successfully transferring the complex layers (coat, scarf, shirt, jeans, watch) while preserving the identity of the person in Image 1. Model B is the winner because it maintained the original image's aspect ratio and framing while achieving a slightly better likeness of the original subject's unique features.