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Best AI model for anime and illustration

Anime characters, cartoon scenes and stylised illustrations.

Last updated 10 requests 12 models

Best for anime and illustration

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

OpenAI standard Close race

  • 16%chance of ranking first
  • Nano Banana 2runner-up

Judge's most likely first pick; first on 4 of 10 requests.

Make it in Picsart with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst Or make it with Nano Banana 2

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Low on credits?

Flux 2 Pro (Black Forest Labs) is in the top 3, its error bar overlaps GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst's, and it uses fewer credits per image.

Open Flux 2 Pro instead

Judge agreement 0.39

Tested requests, made with GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst output for: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background

    cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst output for: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella

    Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst output for: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes

    Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst output for: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours

    Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours

All 12 models, ranked

Strength is the Plackett–Luce rating fitted to the judge's rankings, centred at 0; the bar is the 95% bootstrap interval. Overlapping bars mean a tie.

# Model Strength Ranks first Prompt match Looks Credits per imageCredits
1 GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst standard OpenAI 2 credits first on 4 of 10 +0.79 (+0.09 to +1.67) 16% 39.0 6.56 2
2 Nano Banana 2 standard Google 3 credits first on 4 of 10 +0.78 (+0.19 to +1.65) 16% 37.8 6.68 3
3 Flux 2 Pro standard Black Forest Labs 1 credit first on 1 of 10 +0.50 (-0.00 to +1.19) 12% 41.6 6.51 1
4 GPT Image 2 premium OpenAI 5 credits first on 1 of 10 +0.37 (-0.10 to +1.10) 11% 38.7 6.49 5
5 Seedream 5.0 Pro standard ByteDance 2 credits first on 1 of 10 +0.22 (-0.31 to +0.77) 9% 38.0 6.51 2
6 Nano Banana Pro premium Google 5 credits first on 1 of 10 +0.18 (-0.23 to +0.66) 9% 39.3 6.36 5
7 Nano Banana fast Google 2 credits -0.04 (-0.68 to +0.65) 7% 40.0 6.56 2
8 Hunyuan V3 standard Tencent 3 credits first on 1 of 10 -0.24 (-1.29 to +0.86) 6% 37.5 6.61 3
9 Ideogram 4.5 standard Ideogram 3 credits first on 1 of 10 -0.35 (-0.99 to +0.11) 5% 39.3 6.55 3
10 Kling 3.0 Image standard Kuaishou 1 credit -0.67 (-1.59 to -0.02) 4% 38.5 6.31 1
11 Luma UNI-1 standard Luma AI 2 credits -0.71 (-1.31 to -0.33) 4% 38.4 6.30 2
12 Recraft V4.1 standard Recraft 2 credits -0.82 (-1.47 to -0.32) 3% 41.1 6.24 2

Narrow screens hide prompt match and looks, and show credits under each model name. Credits per image are Picsart's own estimate on the benchmark settings.

Best for

Computed from the benchmark data, not written by hand.

What the judge saw

We judge clean line work, a consistent style, expressive faces and how closely the image follows the prompt. Best first; the judge saw them shuffled and unlabelled.

  1. Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow

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    • Nano Banana 2: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Nano Banana 2 judge 2.5
    • Hunyuan V3: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Hunyuan V3 judge 3.0
    • GPT Image 2: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow GPT Image 2 judge 4.0
    • Nano Banana: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Nano Banana judge 4.0
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 5.5
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Kling 3.0 Image judge 6.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Flux 2 Pro judge 6.5
    • Nano Banana Pro: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Nano Banana Pro judge 7.5
    • Ideogram 4.5: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Ideogram 4.5 judge 7.5
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 10.0
    • Luma UNI-1: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Luma UNI-1 judge 10.0
    • Recraft V4.1: Anime girl with silver hair and a red scarf standing on a train platform at sunset, cherry petals in the wind, cel shading, soft glow Recraft V4.1 judge 11.5

  2. cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background

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    • GPT Image 2: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background GPT Image 2 judge 2.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 2.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Flux 2 Pro judge 2.0
    • Nano Banana 2: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Nano Banana 2 judge 4.5
    • Nano Banana Pro: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Nano Banana Pro judge 6.0
    • Ideogram 4.5: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Ideogram 4.5 judge 6.0
    • Nano Banana: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Nano Banana judge 6.0
    • Luma UNI-1: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Luma UNI-1 judge 8.0
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 8.5
    • Recraft V4.1: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Recraft V4.1 judge 10.0
    • Hunyuan V3: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Hunyuan V3 judge 11.0
    • Kling 3.0 Image: cute chibi cat wizard, pastel, simple background Kling 3.0 Image judge 12.0

  3. Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people

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    • Nano Banana 2: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Nano Banana 2 judge 1.0
    • Hunyuan V3: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Hunyuan V3 judge 3.0
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 3.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Flux 2 Pro judge 3.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 5.0
    • Nano Banana Pro: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Nano Banana Pro judge 6.5
    • GPT Image 2: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people GPT Image 2 judge 7.5
    • Nano Banana: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Nano Banana judge 8.0
    • Ideogram 4.5: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Ideogram 4.5 judge 9.5
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Kling 3.0 Image judge 9.5
    • Luma UNI-1: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Luma UNI-1 judge 11.0
    • Recraft V4.1: Hand-painted anime film background: a quiet hillside town with laundry lines, a bakery with a striped awning and big cumulus clouds, warm afternoon light, no people Recraft V4.1 judge 11.0
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  1. Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella

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    • Nano Banana 2: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Nano Banana 2 judge 2.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 2.0
    • Nano Banana: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Nano Banana judge 2.5
    • Flux 2 Pro: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Flux 2 Pro judge 4.5
    • GPT Image 2: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella GPT Image 2 judge 5.0
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 6.0
    • Nano Banana Pro: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Nano Banana Pro judge 7.5
    • Luma UNI-1: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Luma UNI-1 judge 7.5
    • Ideogram 4.5: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Ideogram 4.5 judge 8.0
    • Hunyuan V3: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Hunyuan V3 judge 10.0
    • Recraft V4.1: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Recraft V4.1 judge 11.5
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Manga-style illustration of two friends sharing an umbrella in the rain, black ink lines with screentone shading, one spot of colour on the umbrella Kling 3.0 Image judge 11.5

  2. Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes

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    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 2.0
    • GPT Image 2: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes GPT Image 2 judge 3.5
    • Hunyuan V3: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Hunyuan V3 judge 4.0
    • Nano Banana 2: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Nano Banana 2 judge 4.0
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Kling 3.0 Image judge 5.0
    • Nano Banana Pro: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Nano Banana Pro judge 5.5
    • Recraft V4.1: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Recraft V4.1 judge 7.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Flux 2 Pro judge 8.0
    • Ideogram 4.5: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Ideogram 4.5 judge 8.5
    • Luma UNI-1: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Luma UNI-1 judge 8.5
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 10.5
    • Nano Banana: Children's book illustration of a shy fox reading a book under a big mushroom, soft watercolour texture, friendly rounded shapes Nano Banana judge 11.5

  3. cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background

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    • Nano Banana 2: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Nano Banana 2 judge 2.5
    • GPT Image 2: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background GPT Image 2 judge 3.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Flux 2 Pro judge 3.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 4.5
    • Nano Banana Pro: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Nano Banana Pro judge 6.5
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 6.5
    • Ideogram 4.5: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Ideogram 4.5 judge 7.0
    • Kling 3.0 Image: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Kling 3.0 Image judge 7.0
    • Nano Banana: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Nano Banana judge 7.5
    • Recraft V4.1: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Recraft V4.1 judge 9.0
    • Luma UNI-1: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Luma UNI-1 judge 9.5
    • Hunyuan V3: cartoon mascot of a happy avocado wearing sunglasses and sneakers, bold outlines, flat colours, white background Hunyuan V3 judge 12.0

  4. Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes

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    • Hunyuan V3: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Hunyuan V3 judge 1.5
    • Ideogram 4.5: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Ideogram 4.5 judge 1.5
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Kling 3.0 Image judge 4.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 4.5
    • Nano Banana Pro: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Nano Banana Pro judge 7.0
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 7.0
    • GPT Image 2: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes GPT Image 2 judge 8.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Flux 2 Pro judge 8.0
    • Nano Banana: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Nano Banana judge 8.0
    • Nano Banana 2: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Nano Banana 2 judge 8.5
    • Luma UNI-1: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Luma UNI-1 judge 8.5
    • Recraft V4.1: Flat vector illustration of a woman working on a laptop in a plant-filled home office, limited palette of mustard, teal and coral, clean geometric shapes Recraft V4.1 judge 11.5

  5. Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours

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    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 2.0
    • Flux 2 Pro: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Flux 2 Pro judge 2.5
    • Luma UNI-1: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Luma UNI-1 judge 5.5
    • Ideogram 4.5: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Ideogram 4.5 judge 6.0
    • Hunyuan V3: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Hunyuan V3 judge 6.5
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 6.5
    • Nano Banana 2: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Nano Banana 2 judge 7.0
    • Recraft V4.1: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Recraft V4.1 judge 7.0
    • GPT Image 2: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours GPT Image 2 judge 8.0
    • Nano Banana: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Nano Banana judge 8.0
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Kling 3.0 Image judge 9.0
    • Nano Banana Pro: Dynamic anime action shot of a young martial artist mid-leap above a bamboo forest, motion lines, dramatic low angle, vibrant colours Nano Banana Pro judge 10.0

  6. anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical

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    • Nano Banana Pro: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Nano Banana Pro judge 1.5
    • Nano Banana 2: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Nano Banana 2 judge 2.5
    • Nano Banana: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Nano Banana judge 3.0
    • Hunyuan V3: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Hunyuan V3 judge 4.5
    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 5.5
    • Luma UNI-1: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Luma UNI-1 judge 7.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 7.5
    • Kling 3.0 Image: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Kling 3.0 Image judge 7.5
    • Flux 2 Pro: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Flux 2 Pro judge 9.0
    • GPT Image 2: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical GPT Image 2 judge 9.5
    • Recraft V4.1: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Recraft V4.1 judge 9.5
    • Ideogram 4.5: anime phone wallpaper, a lonely lighthouse on a cliff at night, huge starry sky, tiny warm window light, vertical Ideogram 4.5 judge 11.0

  7. Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours

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    • Seedream 5.0 Pro: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Seedream 5.0 Pro judge 2.0
    • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst judge 2.5
    • GPT Image 2: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours GPT Image 2 judge 3.5
    • Nano Banana Pro: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Nano Banana Pro judge 3.5
    • Recraft V4.1: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Recraft V4.1 judge 3.5
    • Flux 2 Pro: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Flux 2 Pro judge 6.0
    • Nano Banana: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Nano Banana judge 7.5
    • Hunyuan V3: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Hunyuan V3 judge 8.5
    • Nano Banana 2: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Nano Banana 2 judge 9.0
    • Kling 3.0 Image: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Kling 3.0 Image judge 9.0
    • Ideogram 4.5: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Ideogram 4.5 judge 11.5
    • Luma UNI-1: Retro 90s anime style portrait of a boy with headphones and a baggy jacket in a neon-lit arcade, VHS grain, slightly faded colours Luma UNI-1 judge 11.5

How this was measured

  1. Same requests. 10 anime and illustration prompts, written like real users write, sent to 12 models from Picsart's AI Playground.
  2. Blind judge, twice. An AI judge ranked each request's outputs without model names, then again reshuffled.
  3. Error bars. Plackett–Luce ratings bootstrapped over requests; CLIP, an aesthetic predictor shown as checks.
Read the full method and its limits

Questions people ask

Which AI model is best for anime and illustration?
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (OpenAI): 16% chance of ranking first on 10 anime and illustration requests, ahead of Nano Banana 2 at 16%, out of 12 models tested the same way.
Is Nano Banana 2 as good as GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst for anime and illustration?
Close: their 95% error bars overlap (GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst +0.09 to +1.67, Nano Banana 2 +0.19 to +1.65 log-strength), so on 10 requests GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is only the more likely winner.
How was the best model for anime and illustration measured?
Same 10 requests to every model; a blind AI judge ranked the outputs twice, shuffled (agreement between runs: Kendall tau 0.39, where 1 is an identical order and 0 unrelated); Plackett-Luce ratings with 95% bootstrap error bars, CLIP and aesthetic scores as checks.