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GPT Image 2 OpenAI Seedream 4.5 ByteDance

Settled by community votes across 9 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

GPT Image 2

28.2 arena score

#3 of 44 in Text-to-Image

Top 3 in Text-to-Image
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Seedream 4.5

26.1 arena score

#10 of 44 in Text-to-Image

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GPT Image 2

50.0%

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Seedream 4.5

50.0%

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Shared challenges 9

Challenge by challenge

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

Modern Clean Menu

Text-to-Image

“Modern minimalist restaurant menu design, white background with colorful food photos in grid, sections for appetizers/pizza/mains, bold sans-serif fonts, vibrant accents, clean professional layout for casual dining.”

GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Perfectly legible text including item names, descriptions, and prices.
  • + Comprehensive professional layout with categorized sections for Appetizers, Pizza, and Mains.
  • + High-quality, distinct food photography for every listed item.
  • The layout is quite dense, arguably bordering on crowded rather than minimalist.

Seedream 4.5

  • + Clean, minimalist aesthetic with a lot of white space.
  • + Good use of vibrant primary colors for category accents.
  • Text is largely nonsensical with frequent typos and repeating placeholders.
  • Prices are unrealistic and formatted poorly.
  • Only one image per category, which doesn't showcase variety well.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 produces a fully functional, professional-grade menu with legible text and an impressive variety of food photos that perfectly match the descriptions. Seedream 4.5 offers a much simpler minimalist layout, but fails significantly on text rendering and lacks the detail required for a usable menu design.

Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge

Text-to-Image

“Ad for 'Magic Burger'. Dynamic, exploded burger with all components (bun, patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, sauce) suspended in mid-air. Emphasize photorealistic detail and a sense of motion. Dark, fiery background with glowing embers. Integrate text: 'MAGIC BURGER' as a prominent title, 'LIMITED TIME ONLY' as a secondary message, and '€6.99' in a starburst, all rendered with a fiery, glowing effect.”

GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Perfect text rendering for all requested phrases including the currency symbol.
  • + Highly detailed and appetizing textures on the patty and fresh vegetables.
  • + Dynamic 'exploded' view better captures the prompt's layout request.
  • The lighting on the burger feels slightly disconnected from the fiery background.

Seedream 4.5

  • + Excellent integration of fire effects within the text typography.
  • + Strong sense of motion through the use of realistic radial blur on flying ingredients.
  • + Good atmospheric lighting that reflects on the bun and cheese.
  • Failed the 'exploded' request as most of the burger is still stacked.
  • The 'MAGIC BURGER' text has slight irregularities in letter shapes.
  • Texture on the patty is less detailed compared to Model A.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 followed the layout instructions much more closely, providing a true 'exploded' view where all components are separated and identifiable. While Seedream 4.5 had better motion blur and atmospheric fire lighting, it failed to separate the burger layers as requested and the text quality was slightly lower.

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 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Perfect text accuracy and spelling for all items.
  • + Highly realistic chalk texture with dusty smudges and varying stroke pressure.
  • + Uniform handwriting style that feels authentic to a single person's script.

Seedream 4.5

  • + Clear, legible text rendering.
  • + Accurate date and item names.
  • + Good use of vertical space on a portrait-oriented board.
  • Repetitive text error where 'Risotto - $24' is listed twice on two separate lines.
  • The chalk texture is very clean, almost looking like a digital chalkboard font rather than hand-drawn sticks of chalk.
  • The border of the chalkboard looks slightly less integrated with the background environment.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is far superior because it captures the authentic 'hand-drawn' feel requested in the prompt, with genuine chalk texture and consistent handwriting. Seedream 4.5 suffers from a layout hallucination where it repeats the word 'Risotto' and a price on an extra line, and the text appearance is too perfect to be realistic chalk.

Pose & Character Mashup

Editing
Edit instruction

“Use Image 1 as the exact pose reference and Image 2 as the character reference. Recreate the person/character from Image 2 in the exact dynamic pose and body position from Image 1. Keep the exact face, hair, clothing style/details, and expression from Image 2. Match the lighting and environment of Image 1. The final image must show the character from Image 2 performing the precise action/pose from Image 1 with perfect anatomy and natural integration.”

Source
GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent character consistency for the face, hair, and sunglasses.
  • + Includes the specific scarf accessory and clothing color from Image 2.
  • + Follows the exact overlapping leg pose from Image 1.
  • The scarf's positioning looks slightly unnatural across the neck in this pose.
  • Anatomy of the rear foot is slightly warped.

Seedream 4.5

  • + Captures the likeness of the man in Image 2 very well.
  • + Includes the graphic text/logo from the original shirt on the new pose.
  • + Maintains the yellow studio background and red ottoman perfectly.
  • Fails to replicate the specific leg crossover pose from Image 1, resulting in a more generic crouch.
  • The left hand geometry is messy with extra finger-like artifacts.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the superior result because it follows the 'exact pose' instruction more accurately, specifically capturing the difficult crossed-leg balance of the source image. While Seedream 4.5 captures the clothing details well, it simplifies the body position and suffers from significant anatomical errors in the hands.

The Reversed Rodeo

Text-to-Image

“Horse riding astronaut in space — horse on top, not vice versa. Surreal, highly detailed, cinematic.”

GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent adherence to the specific prompt instruction of having the horse on top.
  • + Highly detailed textures on the spacesuit and lunar surface.
  • + Clever and surreal composition that looks intentional
  • The horse's legs and the harness logic are slightly anatomically confusing.
  • The direct front-facing horse head looks slightly flat compared to the body.

Seedream 4.5

  • + Vibrant, cinematic colors and nebulae backdrop.
  • + Dynamic posing and good lighting on the astronaut.
  • Failed the primary prompt instruction by placing the astronaut on top/side of the horse.
  • Significant anatomical distortions where the horse's legs grow out of the astronaut's body.
  • General lack of clarity in how the two figures are joined together.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 followed the difficult spatial reasoning instruction perfectly, depicting a surreal scene where the horse acts as the rider. Seedream 4.5 failed to understand the 'horse on top' requirement and produced a messy composition with severe anatomical artifacts and clipping between the astronaut and the horse.

Outfit Transfer Challenge

Editing
Edit instruction

“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.”

Source
GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Perfect preservation of the original person's face, hair, and specific vitiligo patterns
  • + Highly accurate reproduction of the target outfit including the scarf pattern and coat texture
  • + Very clean integration around the neck and hands
  • The scarf's drape is a bit stiff/flat compared to the source

Seedream 4.5

  • + Includes accessories like the sunglasses and watch from Image 2
  • + Realistic fabric textures and lighting
  • Failed to preserve the base person's face and hair, creating a hybrid of both people
  • Changed the person's head pose, violating the instruction to keep the person unchanged
  • Failed to dress the person properly, leaving the chest bare under the scarf

Verdict: GPT Image 2 followed the instructions almost perfectly, successfully dressing the person from Image 1 in the coat, scarf, and jeans from Image 2 while meticulously preserving the original person's unique features. In contrast, Seedream 4.5 merged the faces and hair of both individuals and failed to retain the source person's identity or pose, which was the primary constraint of the task.

The Capybara Taxi Driver

Text-to-Image

“Photorealistic scene inside a yellow New York taxi at night. A capybara is driving, wearing a yellow taxi driver cap and a dark jacket. It has a calm, professional expression and both front paws on the steering wheel. In the back seat sits a human businesswoman in a coat, looking at her phone with a completely normal, bored expression (as if this is just another normal ride). Through the windows you can see the streets of Manhattan at night with blurred lights. Realistic taxi interior, photorealistic, detailed fur and fabric, 35mm lens, night lighting with reflections, shallow depth of field.”

GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5
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AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent texture on the capybara's fur and the jacket fabric.
  • + Realistic taxi partition and interior lighting that matches a genuine NYC taxi feel.
  • + Stronger depth of field providing a professional cinematic look.
  • Only one paw is clearly visible on the steering wheel, partially missing the 'both paws' requirement.
  • The passenger is quite blurry due to the shallow depth of field.

Seedream 4.5

  • + Perfectly follows the instruction for 'both front paws on the steering wheel'.
  • + Great composition that shows both the driver and the bored passenger clearly.
  • + Accurate rendering of the 'bored' expression requested for the businesswoman.
  • The exterior perspective through the front windshield feels slightly flat and less realistic than the side windows.
  • The capybara's paws look a bit like animalistic hands rather than realistic capybara feet.

Verdict: GPT Image 2 (Model A) provides a more photorealistic texture and lighting, capturing the gritty atmosphere of a New York night. However, Seedream 4.5 (Model B) followed the prompt instructions more accurately by showing both paws on the wheel and framing the passenger better to highlight her expression. Model B is preferred for its superior adherence to the specific composition requested.

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.”

GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5
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AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent typography with a truly vintage gothic aesthetic
  • + Exceptional detail in the border including webs and thorns
  • + Strong cinematic lighting with atmospheric depth and texture
  • The dark color palette makes the text at the bottom slightly harder to read

Seedream 4.5

  • + Clear and legible event details
  • + Accurate fulfillment of all prompt elements
  • + Vibrant central glowing jack-o-lantern
  • The thorns in the border look more like barbed wire
  • Composition feels less 'vintage' and more like a modern digital graphic
  • Typography is a bit generic compared to the requested gothic style

Verdict: GPT Image 2 (Model A) delivers a much more authentic 'vintage gothic' atmosphere with intricate border details and sophisticated typography that perfectly matches the requested theme. Seedream 4.5 (Model B) is functional and clear, but the border elements lack the artistic complexity of Model A and feel slightly more like a modern stock illustration. GPT Image 2 is the preferred choice for its superior artistic execution and cinematic quality.

Vintage Cafe Logo

Text-to-Image

“Vintage minimalist restaurant logo for "Caffè Florian", retro cloche dome with steam and "Est. 1720" banner, classic typography, warm brown and cream tones, subtle texture on light background, vector emblem style.”

GPT Image 2
Seedream 4.5

AI Judge Analysis

GPT Image 2

  • + Excellent typography with correct Italian accenting and weight
  • + Highly cohesive vintage woodcut illustration style
  • + Professional composition with balanced ornamental framing
  • The 'EST.' text is slightly less crisp than the main title

Seedream 4.5

  • + Successfully incorporates all prompt elements like the banner and steam
  • + Clean, minimalist vector aesthetic
  • + Accurate spelling of the name and date
  • Arched typography is poorly spaced and feels amateurish
  • The shading on the cloche is a bit simplistic compared to the vintage prompt
  • Lacks the sophisticated texture found in Model A

Verdict: GPT Image 2 is the superior logo as it demonstrates a much higher level of graphic design sophistication, particularly in its typography and the detailed woodcut-style shading. Seedream 4.5 meets all the requirements of the prompt but has poor kerning on the arched text and a less premium feel overall.

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