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Firefly Image Model 5vs.HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil

Which one is better?

We have not tested HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil ourselves yet. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.

Same prompt, two images

Same task, the first image of each.

Firefly Image Model 5: Typography and layout, first image from the fixed test run
Firefly Image Model 574 out of 100

No image from the four fixed tasks for HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil yet.This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run.

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distilnot tested yet

Result for “Typography and layout”:only Firefly Image Model 5 tested

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

What the rating looks at: Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

“Ahead”: better in all three rating rounds. “Slightly ahead”: a higher value, but not in every round.

Missing image run for HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil

This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run. Run the missing fixed tasks, archive the first output of each, and evaluate them blind.

Documentation

The numbers at a glance

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better
n/a

Firefly Image Model 5

not in the arena

n/a

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
48

Firefly Image Model 5

Rank 49 of 74

n/a

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil

not tested yet

Price per imagedollars through the API · lower is better
n/a

Firefly Image Model 5

no API price

n/a

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil

no API price

Ranks among the 22 image models with an arena rating and the 74 with a GraduallyBench run; prices compared with 28 models with an API price.

Firefly Image Model 5

Subscription
n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API
No API price known. Access: API, Web app.

HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil

Subscription
n/a No plan in Germany names exactly this model.
Via API
No API price known. Access: local.
License
Open weights.

Subscriptions only count plans that name exactly this model. Subscription prices include VAT, API prices are in dollars.

GraduallyBench from Nov 1, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (34 days old)

All data side by side

The better value is bold. For ratings only when the gap is clear.

KennzahlFirefly Image Model 5HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil
Ratings
Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is bettern/an/a
Arena rankn/an/a
Arena votesmore votes, a safer ratingn/an/a
GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 10048n/a
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition74n/a
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details24n/a
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency87n/a
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization5n/a
API price
Per imagelower is bettern/an/a
100 imagesn/an/a
Profile
ReleasedOct 28, 2025Jan 26, 2026
Weightsopen means: runs locallyproprietaryopen
LifecycleGenerally available since March 19, 2026no notice
AccessAPI, Web applocal
Parametersnot published80 billion
Largest output4 Megapixelnot consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this modeln/an/a

API prices for one image at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels according to Artificial Analysis.

Sources: Firefly Image Model 5 model source, status source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil model source (verified Nov 1, 2026)

Arena ratings by category

From blind votes on LMArena. “Ahead” means the lead is clear.

No shared arena score in the stored snapshot

The stored benchmark database contains no measurement for Firefly Image Model 5 and HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct Distil from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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