Recraft V4 Recraft AI Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo Stability AI

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

Recraft V4

26.4 arena score

#8 of 44 in Text-to-Image

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Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

6.0 arena score

#44 of 44 in Text-to-Image

Vote tally

Where the votes landed

Recraft V4

100.0%

win rate

Ties

0.0%

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

0.0%

win rate

100.0% 0.0% ties 0.0%

Shared challenges 2

Challenge by challenge

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

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.”

Recraft V4

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Recraft V4

+ Excellent typography rendering with the requested fiery effect and starburst.
+ Perfect adherence to the 'exploded' layout requirement showing individual components.
+ High degree of photorealistic detail in the food textures and sauces.

− The 'fiery background' is a bit subtle, relying mostly on embers and sparks.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

+ Strong visual energy and vibrant use of fire and smoke.
+ Good sense of motion and glow throughout the scene.

− Failed to include all requested text (title, secondary message, price).
− Failed to produce an 'exploded' burger, showing an assembled one instead.
− The image style is overly illustrative/CG and lacks the requested photorealism.

Verdict: Recraft V4 followed every instruction in the prompt, including complex text integration and specific layout requirements for an exploded burger. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo failed to include any of the required text and did not follow the 'exploded' instruction, providing a standard assembled burger instead. Recraft V4 is the clear winner for its superior prompt adherence and professionalism as an advertisement.

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.”

Recraft V4

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

AI Judge Analysis

Recraft V4

+ Excellent typography with perfect spelling of all menu items.
+ Realistic chalkboard texture with authentic chalk dust and smudges.
+ Great aesthetic coherence between the illustrations and the text.

− The font looks slightly too clean, bordering on a digital 'handwritten' font rather than raw chalk.
− The title is not in 'elegant cursive' as requested, but rather a simple print style.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo

+ The text has a thicker, more authentic chalk-stroke appearance.
+ Dynamic layout with columns and bold header.

− Extremely poor spelling and nonsensical words (e.g., 'ocotpgs', 'trulale').
− Failed to include the specific date and price points requested in the prompt.
− The 'handwriting' is inconsistent and looks like a distorted digital brush.

Verdict: Recraft V4 followed the prompt instructions almost perfectly, rendering all text and prices accurately with zero spelling errors. In contrast, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo struggled with basic legibility and failed to include the specific details and date requested. Recraft V4 is the clear winner for its functional and visually pleasing execution of the menu content.