Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Alibaba Qwen Image 2512 Alibaba

Settled by community votes across 2 shared challenges, with an AI judge weighing in on each.

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

22.3 arena score

#27 of 44 in Text-to-Image

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Qwen Image 2512

22.4 arena score

#26 of 44 in Text-to-Image

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Shared challenges 2

Challenge by challenge

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

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.”

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Qwen Image 2512

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Excellent chalk texture with realistic smudging and dusting on the board.
+ Flawless spelling of all menu items and dates.
+ Very natural and consistent handwriting style that truly looks hand-drawn.

− The title is in a clean sans-serif style rather than the 'elegant cursive' requested in the prompt.

Qwen Image 2512

+ Successfully applied an elegant cursive style to the heading and sub-items as requested.
+ Good layout and framing within the chalkboard borders.
+ Creative and visually appealing letterforms.

− Spelling error in 'Risitto' (should be Risotto).
− Handwriting looks slightly more like a digital brush than physical chalk compared to the other model.
− Minor artifacting in the chalk dust patterns.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2.0 Pro followed the spelling and texture requirements perfectly, creating a highly believable chalkboard, though it missed the specific request for cursive in the title. Qwen Image 2512 followed the stylistic request for cursive better, but it failed on technical execution by misspelling 'Risotto'.

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.”

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Qwen Image 2512

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Excellent photorealism with cinematic lighting
+ Accurate depiction of a New York 'TLC' license label
+ Highly coherent and detailed textures on the capybara's fur and clothing

− The passenger is sitting in the front passenger seat instead of the 'back seat' as requested

Qwen Image 2512

+ Correctly places the passenger in the back seat per the prompt
+ Captures the bored expression of the woman very well
+ Good focus and lighting on the capybara's face

− The steering wheel and hands (paws) look slightly more artificial/plastic compared to Model A
− The capybara's hands look more like human fingers in gloves than animal paws

Verdict: Qwen Image 2512 is the winner because it adhered to the spatial requirement of placing the passenger in the back seat, which is crucial for the composition. While Qwen Image 2.0 Pro has slightly superior textures and realistic lighting, it failed the simple instruction of seat placement by putting the businesswoman in the front.