Qwen Image 2.0 Pro Alibaba Recraft V4 Recraft AI

Settled by community votes across 3 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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Recraft V4

26.4 arena score

#8 of 44 in Text-to-Image

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

100.0%

win rate

Ties

0.0%

Recraft V4

0.0%

win rate

100.0% 0.0% ties 0.0%

Shared challenges 3

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

Recraft V4

100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Excellent chalk texture with realistic smudging and dusting on the board.
+ Strong handwriting mimicry with natural variations in letter height and slant.
+ Accurate text rendering following the specific menu items requested.

− The 'elegant cursive' requested for the title is more of a standard casual print.
− Composition is a bit tight on the left edge.

Recraft V4

+ Beautiful composition including the café environment and a framed easel.
+ Includes creative chalk illustrations for each menu item.
+ Correctly follows the text prompt without spelling errors.

− The text looks more like a digital font overlay rather than realistic chalk handwriting.
− The handwriting lacks the 'natural variations' and physical texture requested in the prompt.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the winner because it successfully captured the 'handwritten chalk' requirement, showing realistic variations in stroke weight and chalk dust that make it look authentic. While Recraft V4 produced a more aesthetically pleasing café background and added nice illustrations, its text looks too much like a clean digital font, failing the specific stylistic mechanical requirements of the prompt.

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

Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Excellent fur texture and lighting on the capybara.
+ Very realistic facial expressions on both the capybara and the passenger.
+ The lighting matches a high-end cinematic night scene.

− The capybara's hand on the steering wheel looks like a human-ape hybrid rather than a capybara paw.
− The passenger is sitting in the front/middle rather than the back seat.

Recraft V4

+ Better spatial composition with the passenger clearly in the back seat.
+ Includes realistic taxi details like the 'Metered Fare' sign and a soda cup.
+ Accurate representation of a capybara's paw on the steering wheel.

− The passenger's legs and shoes appear awkwardly proportioned and oversized.
− The capybara is looking through the pillars of the car rather than the windshield.
− The image quality is slightly grainier compared to the other model.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2.0 Pro produces a more visually stunning and photorealistic image with superior textures, though it fails to place the passenger in the back seat. Recraft V4 adheres better to the requested layout and adds charming environment details, but suffers from anatomical distortions in the passenger's legs. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the likely winner for its overall technical polish and character quality.

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.”

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

Recraft V4

AI Judge Analysis

Qwen Image 2.0 Pro

+ Excellent typography with a mix of gothic and script fonts.
+ Perfect execution of the scroll banner request.
+ Rich, thematic color palette with evocative green lighting.

− The jack-o-lantern contains odd candle-like shapes inside its eyes and mouth.

Recraft V4

+ Impressive atmospheric depth and painterly texture.
+ Strong gothic border with intricate web patterns.
+ Accurate text rendering for all requested details.

− The secondary banner is a simple modern ribbon rather than a scroll banner.
− The central jack-o-lantern looks slightly detached from the ground surface.

Verdict: Qwen Image 2.0 Pro delivered a more professional graphic design layout, particularly with the typography and the inclusion of the scroll banner which matches the 'vintage poster' aesthetic perfectly. Recraft V4 created a more atmospheric and detailed illustration, but the font choices and the plain white banner feel less cohesive with the gothic theme. Qwen Image 2.0 Pro is the winner for its superior composition as an actual invitation.