Seedream 4.5 vs Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Head-to-head across 9 challenges

Seedream 4.5

93.5%

win rate

Ties

0.0%

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

6.5%

win rate

93.5% 0.0% ties 6.5%

Challenge Results

Geometric Composition

Text-to-Image

“A glass cube on a wooden table. Inside the cube is a small blue sphere. On top of the cube sits a red book. A green plant is behind the cube, partially visible through the glass. Soft window light from the left.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Perfectly followed spatial instructions with the book clearly on top of the glass cube.
  • + Excellent rendering of light refraction and shadows on the wooden surface.
  • + Very high photographic realism with convincing textures for the paper and glass.
  • The blue sphere is merged with the bottom edge of the glass cube rather than sitting freely inside.
  • The plant in the background is quite blurry.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + The plant is large and clearly visible as requested.
  • + The blue sphere is well-rendered and placed centrally.
  • + High image clarity and clean composition.
  • Failed spatial instruction: the book is inside/under the cube rather than on top of it.
  • The sphere appears to be floating unnaturally above the book.
  • The glass cube edges look more like plastic/acrylic than glass.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 adhered much better to the complex spatial prompts, correctly placing the red book on top of the glass cube, whereas Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large placed the book inside. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large had a more prominent plant, Seedream 4.5's superior lighting, texture work, and prompt adherence make it the better result.

Candid Street Photography

Text-to-Image

“A candid street photo of an elderly Japanese man repairing a red bicycle in light rain, reflections on wet pavement, shallow depth of field, 50mm lens, natural skin texture, imperfect framing, motion blur from passing cars, cinematic but realistic, no stylization.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Excellent adherence to the 'motion blur from passing cars' prompt element.
  • + Very detailed skin texture and fabric realism which matches the cinematic/realistic requirement.
  • + Superior depth of field and lighting with realistic wet pavement reflections.
  • Minor anatomical/mechanical issues where the wrench is positioned against the bike chain inconsistently.
  • The bicycle's rear structure is slightly warped near the axle.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + Good overall composition and portrayal of the 'light rain' atmosphere.
  • + The elderly man's posture feels natural for a candid photo.
  • Failed to include motion blur from passing cars; the vehicles in the background are sharp.
  • The bicycle's front fork and wheel alignment are physically impossible/broken.
  • Skin textures are slightly smoother and less realistic than Model A.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 is the clear winner as it successfully incorporated every element of the prompt, including the difficult 'motion blur from passing cars' and 'natural skin texture' requests. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large produced a high-quality image but failed on the motion blur requirement and suffered from significant mechanical artifacts in the bicycle's geometry.

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.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Strict adherence to all requested sections: Appetizers, Pizza, and Mains.
  • + Excellent text legibility and clean sans-serif typography.
  • + High-quality food photography that accurately reflects the section headers.
  • + Clean, professional minimalist layout with vibrant color-coded accents.
  • Some repetition in the specific names of menu items under the headers.
  • The layout is more of a vertical list than a complex grid.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + Creative interpretation of the 'grid' requirement with a gallery-style border.
  • + Strong visual appeal and variety in the food photography shown.
  • Poor text rendering with significant gibberish and misspelling in headers (e.g., 'MAIMAES', 'PIZETZA').
  • Failure to clearly delineate the specific requested sections within the text area.
  • Layout feels more like a generic template than a functional menu due to illegible body text.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 is the clear winner as it produced a functional, professional-looking menu that correctly followed all section requirements (Appetizers, Pizza, Mains) with perfect legibility. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large attempted a more ambitious grid composition, the widespread text errors and failure to accurately represent the requested content sections made it less successful for this specific design task.

Isometric Miniature Diorama Scenes

Text-to-Image

“Create a clear, 45° top-down isometric miniature 3D cartoon scene of Japan's signature dish: sushi, with soft refined textures, realistic PBR materials, gentle lighting, on a small raised diorama base with minimal garnish and plate. Solid light blue background. At top-center: 'JAPAN' in large bold text, 'SUSHI' below it, small flag icon. Perfectly centered, ultra-clean, high-clarity, square format.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
80% wins 0% ties 20% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Excellent layout adherence with text positioned at the top-center as requested.
  • + Very clean and professional 3D render with soft, realistic PBR materials and lighting.
  • + Exactly matches the 'minimal garnish' and 'solid background' requirements.
  • The salmon nigiri texture is slightly distorted where it meets the rice.
  • The 'JAPAN' text is simple flat 2D rather than having a 3D effect to match the scene.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + High level of detail in the miniature sushi models and textures.
  • + Creative 3D implementation of the 'JAPAN SUSHI' text on a sign.
  • + Vibrant colors and a high 'toy' aesthetic appeal.
  • Failed the layout instruction to place text at the 'top-center'.
  • The scene is cluttered with many pieces of sushi and garnish, ignoring the 'minimal' request.
  • Text layering issues where 'SUSHI' overlaps the flag pole.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 followed the complex layout and stylistic constraints much better, delivering a clean, professional-looking diorama with perfectly placed text. While Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large has charming 3D models, it ignored the 'top-center' text placement and the 'minimal' garnish instruction, leading to a cluttered composition.

Adorable Baby Animals in Sunny Meadow

Text-to-Image

“Hyper-photorealistic scene of fluffy baby animals—a golden retriever puppy, tabby kitten, baby bunny, and red fox kit—with big expressive eyes and ultra-detailed soft fur, playfully chasing butterflies and tumbling together in a lush wildflower meadow, warm golden sunrise light with god rays and dew sparkles, joyful wholesome vibe, 8K masterpiece.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

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Heroic Super Hero Portrait

Text-to-Image

“Hyper-photorealistic full-body portrait of a female superhero standing triumphantly on a New York skyscraper rooftop at golden sunset, wearing a classic modest superhero costume with flowing cape, chest emblem, gloves, and boots in red and blue colors, practical design, short hair, strong determined heroic expression looking into the distance, powerful confident stance with hands on hips and cape billowing dramatically in the wind, detailed urban cityscape background, warm natural sunlight with sharp shadows and fabric highlights, ultra-sharp textures on suit, hair, and concrete, 8K masterpiece, empowering family-friendly style.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Perfect adherence to the 'hands on hips' and 'triumphant' pose request.
  • + Excellent photographic realism with natural golden hour lighting and skin texture.
  • + The cape's dramatic billowing adds a strong sense of movement and scale.
  • The chest emblem is derivative of the Supergirl/Superman 'S', which might lack original creativity.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + High level of detail in the costume's metallic textures and armor plating.
  • + Well-rendered urban background with recognizable New York architectural density.
  • Failed the pose instruction; the character is standing with arms at sides instead of hands on hips.
  • The skin and face have a slightly plastic, CGI appearance compared to the requested photorealism.
  • The lighting on the character does not match the intensity of the sunset background.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 followed every aspect of the prompt, specifically capturing the triumphant 'hands on hips' pose and the 'hyper-photorealistic' aesthetic. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large failed to execute the requested pose and had a more artificial, digital look which contrasted với the natural lighting of the background.

Intricate Floral Mandala

Text-to-Image

“Perfectly symmetrical mandala made entirely of real flowers, petals, leaves, fruits, and seeds in vibrant natural colors, intricate layered patterns with radial symmetry, top-down view on a soft neutral background, hyper-detailed organic textures and subtle shadows, photorealistic, 8K masterpiece.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Excellent photorealistic textures on the flower petals and fruits.
  • + Achieves a convincing sense of depth with subtle shadows on a flat surface.
  • + The arrangement feels like a real, hand-crafted floral flat lay.
  • The symmetry is slightly imperfect, particularly in the outer elements.
  • Lighting is a bit moody, diverging from the 'vibrant' request for some components.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + Perfect mathematical radial symmetry.
  • + Very vibrant and punchy colors that match the prompt well.
  • + Clearly incorporates all requested elements like seeds, nuts, and large fruits.
  • Looks more like a digital illustration or 3D render than a photorealistic image.
  • Some elements, like the orange slices, look plastic or stylised.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 produces a much more realistic and organic image that feels like a genuine photograph of a floral installation, though it sacrifices a bit of mathematical symmetry for that realism. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large creates a perfectly symmetrical and vibrant layout, but its '3D digital art' aesthetic fails the photorealistic requirement of the prompt.

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.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
86% wins 0% ties 14% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Perfect adherence to text and accent marks in 'Caffè'.
  • + Clean vector illustration style with professional shading.
  • + Balanced composition with well-executed typography.
  • Simple background texture could be more pronounced.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + Stronger vintage paper texture on the background.
  • + Follows the warm brown and cream color scheme well.
  • Misspelled the name as 'Cafféé' which is a significant error.
  • The cloche illustration is confusingly fragmented with floating elements.
  • The banner layout is cluttered compared to the prompt's request for minimalism.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 is the clear winner as it correctly spelled 'Caffè Florian' and produced a cohesive, professional vector emblem. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large struggled with the text spelling and produced a cloche illustration that felt disjointed and overly complex.

Apollo 11: Journey to Tranquility

Text-to-Image

“Create a clean, modern vector infographic poster about the Apollo 11 mission. NASA-inspired palette (navy, white, muted red, light gray). Flat-vector style, crisp lines, consistent iconography, subtle gradients only. Steps (stop at landing): 1. Launch (Saturn Vicon) 2. Earth Orbit (Earth + orbit ring icon) 3. Translunar (trajectory arc icon) 4. Lunar Orbit (Moon + orbit ring icon) 5. Descent (lunar module descending icon) 6. Landing (lunar module on the surface icon) Small supporting elements (minimal text): • Crew strip: three silhouette icons with only last names: Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins. • Landing site marker: Moon pin labeled "Tranquility" only. Layout constraints: generous margins, large readable labels, clean background with subtle stars. Vector-only, print-poster look, high resolution.”

Seedream 4.5
Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large
100% wins 0% ties 0% wins

AI Judge Analysis

Seedream 4.5

  • + Excellent adherence to the logical sequence of steps 1 through 6 with corresponding labels.
  • + Very clean, modern vector aesthetic with clear typography and legible text.
  • + Highly accurate iconography for the Saturn V, Lunar Module, and Earth/Moon orbits.
  • The 'Descent' icon appears to be a generic satellite rather than a descending lunar module.
  • Missing some of the requested 'small supporting' details mentioned in the prompt's tail end.

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

  • + Follows the requested NASA-inspired color palette effectively.
  • + Good use of space and composition for a poster format.
  • Fails to follow the requested 1-6 step sequence entirely.
  • Text is complete gibberish and unreadable.
  • Inaccurate iconography, including a space shuttle-style orbit instead of a Saturn V.

Verdict: Seedream 4.5 is the clear winner as it successfully creates a functional, legible infographic that follows all six requested steps in the correct order. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large fails on prompt adherence, producing garbled text and ignoring the specific logical structure of the mission timeline.

Seedream 4.5

ByteDance's latest image generation model unifying text-to-image and image editing in a single architecture, with improved text rendering and 30-40% faster generation than v4.0

Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large

Stability AI's 8.1-billion parameter Multimodal Diffusion Transformer (MMDiT) text-to-image model featuring improved image quality, typography, complex prompt understanding, and resource-efficiency