Every output, scored
19 prompts, 5 models, 49 unedited outputs. Each one has its rubric scores and our reasoning. Generation cost: $18.48. See the ranking →
Café laugh in the rain
“Close-up of a woman laughing at a café window, rain streaking the glass, shallow depth of field, handheld.”
adherence 6motion 8quality 8artifacts 7
Medium-wide café scene with a second person; not a close-up; natural motion.
adherence 8motion 7quality 8artifacts 8
Close-up genuine laugh; rain on glass less pronounced; soft but pleasant.
adherence 9motion 7quality 9artifacts 8
Tight close-up, rain-streaked glass in foreground, natural laugh; subtle handheld drift.
Dog catches frisbee
“A golden retriever catching a frisbee mid-air on a beach at sunset, slow motion.”
adherence 5motion 6quality 7artifacts 6
Dog already has the frisbee; no mid-air catch; ends sitting.
adherence 9motion 8quality 7artifacts 7
Frisbee flies in, dog leaps and catches it; slightly flat colour.
adherence 5motion 6quality 6artifacts 6
Backlit dog running with frisbee in mouth; no catch shown.
Flaming wok
“Chef flipping vegetables in a flaming wok, sparks and steam, kitchen ambient sound.”
adherence 6motion 6quality 8artifacts 8
Wide kitchen shot with a flame burst; no visible vegetable flipping.
adherence 9motion 8quality 8artifacts 6
Real toss with vegetables airborne and flames; some morphing between beats.
adherence 7motion 7quality 9artifacts 8
Vivid flames and sparks, close-up; stirring rather than a true flip.
Cyberpunk drone shot
“Drone shot gliding over a neon cyberpunk city at night, flying cars, light rain.”
adherence 7motion 6quality 7artifacts 5
Neon city with flying cars but scene warps/jumps; little visible rain.
adherence 7motion 7quality 8artifacts 8
Clean drone glide with light-trail cars; no visible rain.
adherence 9motion 7quality 8artifacts 7
Rainy neon city, drone glide, flying vehicle; slightly repetitive.
Park bench dialogue
“Two people having a conversation on a park bench; she says "I told you it would work.".”
adherence 6motion 6quality 7artifacts 7
Wide shot on bench, mostly smiling; little visible dialogue.
adherence 6motion 5quality 7artifacts 7
She speaks briefly, then both freeze; stiff.
adherence 8motion 6quality 8artifacts 8
Close two-shot, she clearly speaks; natural expressions.
Milk into coffee
“A hand pouring milk into black coffee, the swirl in macro, top-down.”
adherence 8motion 8quality 9artifacts 8
Beautiful swirl in a mug; angled rather than top-down.
adherence 8motion 8quality 8artifacts 8
Near top-down glass, clean realistic swirl.
adherence 7motion 6quality 7artifacts 6
Milk forms unrealistic blobs.
Kickflip down stairs
“Skateboarder doing a kickflip down stairs, tracking shot.”
adherence 7motion 6quality 8artifacts 6
Board flips, landing on flat ground; stairs barely part of the trick.
adherence 4motion 5quality 7artifacts 6
Rides a ledge; no kickflip, no stair descent.
adherence 6motion 5quality 7artifacts 6
Board flips over stairs but skater stays at the top; physics off.
Origami crane takes flight
“Paper origami crane unfolding itself and flying away, stop-motion style.”
adherence 7motion 6quality 6artifacts 6
Paper rises and flies but folds look odd; grainy.
adherence 8motion 7quality 8artifacts 7
Unfolds from flat into a crane and takes off; stop-motion feel.
adherence 5motion 6quality 8artifacts 8
Clean finished crane that lifts off; no unfolding, no stop-motion look.
Sneaker product spin (9:16)
“A TikTok-style product shot: a sneaker rotating on a pedestal, studio lighting, 9:16.”
adherence 8motion 8quality 8artifacts 7
Smooth rotation on pedestal; shoe cropped at frame edges.
adherence 8motion 7quality 7artifacts 7
Rotating sneaker on clear pedestal, vertical; plain lighting.
adherence 8motion 7quality 9artifacts 8
Premium studio lighting; minor shape drift during rotation.
Knight & dragon reveal
“Medieval knight walking through a snowy forest, then the camera pulls back to reveal a dragon (multi-beat shot).”
adherence 9motion 7quality 7artifacts 6
Knight walks toward camera, camera pulls back, dragon reveal; dragon a bit cartoonish.
adherence 6motion 6quality 7artifacts 7
Dragon visible from the start; no pull-back reveal.
adherence 8motion 7quality 7artifacts 6
Reveal via a cut to a wide shot rather than a pull-back.
Concert crowd & confetti
“A crowd at a concert, hands up, confetti falling, lead singer on stage.”
adherence 7motion 7quality 7artifacts 6
Hands up, smoke cannons, singer; no confetti visible.
adherence 7motion 7quality 8artifacts 7
Singer-focused, confetti late, crowd small in frame.
adherence 9motion 7quality 8artifacts 6
Hands up, heavy confetti, singer on stage; hands mostly coherent.
Fisherman portrait
“Photoreal headshot of a 60-year-old fisherman, weathered skin, overcast light.”
Ideogram 4.0 8.7 adherence 8quality 9artifacts 9
Weathered face, overcast harbour; less fisherman styling.
Nano Banana 2.1 9.0 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 9
Weathered fisherman, overcast light, boat context.
Text: GRAND OPENING
“A poster with the exact text "GRAND OPENING SATURDAY" in bold retro type.”
Ideogram 4.0 9.3 adherence 10quality 8artifacts 10
Exact text, clean retro type; plain composition.
Nano Banana 2.1 9.7 adherence 10quality 9artifacts 10
Exact text, richer retro poster design.
Isometric bedroom
“Isometric cozy bedroom, Pixar-style 3D render.”
Ideogram 4.0 8.7 adherence 9quality 8artifacts 9
Cute Pixar-like isometric room, simpler detail.
Nano Banana 2.1 9.0 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 9
Highly detailed cozy isometric room.
Skincare flat-lay
“Flat-lay of a skincare product line on marble, ad-ready.”
Ideogram 4.0 8.0 adherence 8quality 8artifacts 8
Minimal and sparse; labels mostly unreadable.
Nano Banana 2.1 8.7 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Ad-ready flat-lay, mostly legible labels; one smudged label.
Fantasy island map
“Fantasy map of an island kingdom, hand-drawn ink and watercolor.”
Ideogram 4.0 8.7 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Ink and watercolour map; 'SEAA' spelling error.
Nano Banana 2.1 8.7 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Rich detailed map; duplicated place name and one garbled label.
Rooftop selfie (hands)
“Five friends taking a selfie at a rooftop party, everyone's hands visible.”
Ideogram 4.0 8.7 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Five friends taking a selfie, hands mostly correct; a few hidden.
Nano Banana 2.1 8.3 adherence 8quality 9artifacts 8
Five friends plus background crowd; hands well formed.
Character sheet
“A consistent character: a red-haired girl in a yellow raincoat, 3 poses on one sheet.”
Ideogram 4.0 9.3 adherence 10quality 9artifacts 9
Proper turnaround sheet, consistent character.
Nano Banana 2.1 9.0 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 9
Consistent character in 3 expressive poses.
YouTube thumbnail
“YouTube thumbnail: a shocked man pointing at a giant glowing graph, high contrast.”
Ideogram 4.0 8.0 adherence 8quality 8artifacts 8
Pointing at glowing graph, added 'INSANE!' text; shock is mild.
Nano Banana 2.1 8.7 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Strong shocked face, high contrast, glowing graph; busy numbers.