Grok Imagine Pro vs Seedream 5 Lite

Same prompts. Same inputs. 2 models, side by side. 43 of 66 cells benchmarked so far.

Comparing

Grok Imagine Pro

Seedream 5 Lite

Prompt ↓ / Model →	Grok Imagine Pro xAI's image model — distinctive stylistic signature, strong on cinematic and photoreal scenes. Hosted via AIML API.	Seedream 5 Lite ByteDance's Seedream 5 — Lite tier, fast and competitive on photoreal and Asian-style aesthetic. Hosted via AIML API.
Art Nouveau Travel Poster	Run this →
Same Character, Four Panels	Run this →
Only in the Reflection
A Cat With a Horse's Body	Run this →
A Cat the Size of a Horse	Run this →
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow: Three Spotlights	Run this →
Three Spotlights, One Wall	Run this →
Three Lamps, Three Blocks	Run this →
Three Lamps, One Hand	Run this →
Railing Shadow on a Staircase	Run this →
Bioluminescent Deep-Sea Parade	Run this →
Two People, Long Shadows (Overhead)	Run this →
Two Arrows, One Glass of Water	Run this →
A Bowl of Wrong-Coloured Fruit	Run this →
Honey-Drip Typography	Run this →
Pencil in a Glass of Water
Backyard Cryptid on a Trail Cam	Run this →
Vintage Bookshop Neon Sign
Two-Mirror Corner — Chrome Sphere Reflection Test
Empty Desert Highway at Sunset		Run this →
Pixel-Art RPG Shopkeeper, 32-Bit Era
Watercolor Botanical — Hummingbird and Trumpet Vine		Run this →
Bronze Age Comic Panel — Superhero Landing
Bizarre Plush Toy Web Catalog
Stack of Pancakes with Melting Butter		Run this →
Wes Anderson Hotel Lobby
1960s Pulp Paperback Cover		Run this →
Hands Holding a Coffee Cup		Run this →
Tokyo Alley After Rain
Vintage 1980s Cereal Box		Run this →
Windows 7 Desktop, Early 2010s		Run this →
Brutalist Cafe Sign at Golden Hour		Run this →
AI Movie Poster

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