Which AI image model renders text best
Text in an image was the classic failure of image models and is now the clearest way to tell them apart. We asked 36 of them for the same poster: a title, a date line and a footer, in a specified style, and kept every result. The grid includes the September 18 additions; each model page dates its own run.
Anvisha Pai, Co-founder & CEO, Voyager
What the side-by-side shows
The OpenAI models lead: GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Sunburst and GPT Image 2 set all three lines correctly with real poster hierarchy. Nano Banana Pro is as good, with the boldest type on the roster, and Seedream 5.0 Pro and Grok Imagine Pro are clean. FLUX.2 Max and Pro spell correctly but with a slightly softer finish. The failures: Seedream 4.5 broke the layout and dropped a stray 'D', Recraft V3 printed '@pm', Recraft V4.1 turned the words into unreadable shapes, Ideogram 4.0 left most of the poster empty, FLUX.2 Flex overlapped its lines, and Grok Imagine 1.0 let the words collide. Of the two open-weight additions, Qwen-Image set the poster cleanly and HiDream-I1 overlapped its title lines. FLUX 3 Image, added in October, set all three lines correctly in a two-colour layout with a clear hierarchy. Ideogram 4.5, added on 22 October, set all three lines correctly at every quality tier, with an extra 'LONDON' tag it was not asked for. Of the nine models added on 22 October, Krea 3, FLUX 3 Image Klein, Seedream 5.0 Flash, Muse Image, Bria FIBO 2.0, MOSS-Image and Recraft V4.1 Flash all set the three lines correctly with nothing added; both MAI-Image-2.5 models spelled them right but set the smaller lines in capitals. Ideogram Vector preserves the requested wording but adds an unwanted SUD IMERA line above it.
- 1.GPT Image 2.5 Flare three lines, correct, with real poster hierarchy and a scene behind them.
- 2.Nano Banana Pro the boldest, cleanest type on the roster.
- 3.GPT Image 2 correct text and a complete poster from the previous OpenAI model.
- 4.Seedream 5.0 Pro clean lettering with a bit of graphic flair.
- 5.Grok Imagine Pro every word right, in a busier layout.
Every image model on this prompt, 36 pictures
One try each, nothing re-rolled or retouched, generated by us. Ranked models come first; the rest follow in family order. Open a model for the rest of its set.
›The prompt every model got
A concert poster that reads 'MODA SUMMER SESSIONS' in large bold type, with the subtitle 'Friday 12 June, 8pm, Roundhouse' and a smaller line 'Tickets at the door'. Risograph style, two colours, tangerine and navy, grainy ink texture.
Spelling, kerning and hierarchy of three lines of set text.
three lines, correct, with real poster hierarchy and a scene behind them.
the boldest, cleanest type on the roster.
correct text and a complete poster from the previous OpenAI model.
clean lettering with a bit of graphic flair.
every word right, in a busier layout.
The other prompts
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- Which AI image model handles a busy scene best
- Which AI image model draws an accurate chart
- Which AI image model edits a picture best
- Which AI image model does faces and hands best
- Which AI image model makes the best food photo
- Which AI image model follows a hard composition
- Which AI image model makes the best infographic
- Which AI image model makes the best logo
- Which AI image model makes the best product shot on white
- Which AI image model makes the best wide banner
Frequently asked questions
Which AI image generator is best for text?
On a three-line poster, GPT Image 2.5, GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro, Seedream 5.0 Pro and Grok Imagine Pro all set every word correctly. Ideogram, which markets text rendering, left most of the poster blank on this prompt.
Can Midjourney render text?
Midjourney is not on this roster. Of the models here, the OpenAI and Google models were the most reliable with words.
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