ImageBench

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192 evaluations across 6 categories

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Generation Details

Source-backed model context, size, cost, and request settings for this ImageBench V1 run.

fal/google/nano-banana-2

API

Nano Banana 2 is Google's fast Gemini image generation and editing model, exposed here through fal, with emphasis on high-quality image creation, grounded world knowledge, and practical generation speed.

Maker
Google DeepMind
Family
Nano Banana / Gemini image generation
Model Size
not disclosed
unknown
Cost
$0.08 / image at 1K
high
Run Target
fal/fal-ai/nano-banana-2
Effective Request
aspect_ratio: 1:1 · resolution: 1K · num_images: 1 · output_format: png

xai/grok-imagine-2

API

Grok Imagine Image 2.0 is xAI's text-to-image model (released Aug 2026), emphasizing photorealism, natural lighting, physics, and textures. Served via xAI's first-party API (OpenAI-images-compatible). The first xAI model on this board.

Maker
xAI
Family
Grok Imagine 2.0
Model Size
not disclosed
unknown
Cost
$0.04 / image
high
Run Target
xai/grok-imagine-image-2.0
Effective Request
aspect_ratio: 1:1 · resolution: 1k
74.9vs73.6
Overall
77%vs76%
Capability
72.6vs71.6
Est. Preference
28.1svs69.0s
Avg Latency
Text Rendering73%100%Spatial Reasoning88%90%Human realism55%38%Truthfulness56%56%Professional Studio93%100%Graphical design100%88%Preference73%72%Latency2%0%

All 192 generations

Text Rendering73%vs100%

fal/google/nano-banana-2xai/grok-imagine-2.0

Typography Style100%vs100%

Writing accuracy67%vs100%

Spatial Reasoning88%vs89%

fal/google/nano-banana-2xai/grok-imagine-2.0

Attributes Binding100%vs100%

Compositionality100%vs100%

Counting78%vs100%

Negation89%vs100%

Relative Position92%vs75%

Scale & Proportions67%vs67%

Human realism55%vs38%

fal/google/nano-banana-2xai/grok-imagine-2.0

Faces & Expressions92%vs83%

Full Body8%vs8%

Hands83%vs17%

Multi-Subject17%vs50%

Truthfulness56%vs56%

fal/google/nano-banana-2xai/grok-imagine-2.0

Photorealism67%vs100%

Physics & Reflections58%vs42%

World Knowledge50%vs58%

Professional Studio93%vs100%

fal/google/nano-banana-2xai/grok-imagine-2.0

Camera & Lighting92%vs100%

Color Precision100%vs100%

Photorealism67%vs100%

Graphical design100%vs88%

fal/google/nano-banana-2xai/grok-imagine-2.0

Data Visualisation100%vs67%

Layout & Design100%vs100%

Style Diversity100%vs83%