Adobe Firefly Image 4vs.Show-o2-1.5B-HQ
Which one is better?
We have not tested Show-o2-1.5B-HQ ourselves yet. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.
Test images
Same task, the first image of each.
No image from the four fixed tasks for Show-o2-1.5B-HQ yet.
Result for “Typography and layout”:only Adobe Firefly Image 4 tested
What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.
“Ahead”: the 95 % ranges of both values do not overlap. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but the ranges overlap.
Missing image run for Show-o2-1.5B-HQ
The local test with the official HQ checkpoint and the 1,024-pixel configuration fails before producing an image. Its 4,096 image positions do not match the checkpoint's 729 position embeddings. The model architecture and position weights were not modified for the benchmark. Last checked November 2, 2026. Verify a compatible vendor configuration for the exact HQ checkpoint with at least 1,024 native pixels.
DocumentationThe numbers at a glance
Adobe Firefly Image 4
Rank 80 of 108
Show-o2-1.5B-HQ
not tested yet
Ranks among the 21 image models with an arena rating and the 108 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.
Adobe Firefly Image 4
- Subscription
- n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: Web app).
- Weights
- Unknown.
Show-o2-1.5B-HQ
- Subscription
- n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
- Via API
- No API price known (access: local).
- Weights
- Open weights.
Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.
GraduallyBench from Nov 7, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (39 days old)
All data side by side
The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.
| Kennzahl | Adobe Firefly Image 4 | Show-o2-1.5B-HQ |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | ||
| Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better | n/a | n/a |
| Arena rank | n/a | n/a |
| Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating | n/a | n/a |
| GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 | 30 | n/a |
| GraduallyBench by task | ||
| Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition | 21 | n/a |
| Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details | 23 | n/a |
| Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency | 62 | n/a |
| InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization | 16 | n/a |
| API price | ||
| Per imagelower is better | n/a | n/a |
| 100 images | n/a | n/a |
| Profile | ||
| Released | Apr 24, 2025 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Weightsopen means: runs locally | unknown | open |
| Access | Web app | local |
| Parameters | not published | 1.5 billion |
| Largest output | not consistently published | not consistently published |
| Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model | n/a | n/a |
API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.
Sources: Adobe Firefly Image 4 model source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · Show-o2-1.5B-HQ model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)
Arena ratings by category
From blind votes on Artificial Analysis and LMArena; the sources are named under the card. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.
No shared arena score in the stored snapshot
The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Adobe Firefly Image 4 and Show-o2-1.5B-HQ from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.