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Firefly Image Model 5vs.Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px

Which one is better?

In our own test, Firefly Image Model 5 leads. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.

Same prompt, two images

Same task, the first image of each. The task with the biggest difference is preselected.

Firefly Image Model 5: Character and detail, first image from the fixed test run
Firefly Image Model 587 out of 100
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px: Character and detail, first image from the fixed test run
Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px6 out of 100

Result for “Character and detail”:Firefly Image Model 5 ahead

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

What the rating looks at: Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

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

Test protocol of the images

Both models receive the same archived prompt in exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier and prompt processing can still differ. The images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Firefly Image Model 5: manual, one request, first output, Firefly Image 5, 1:1, 1K, no reference image, no negative prompt, 10 Adobe credits, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:14 PM. Source

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px: manual, 1:1, one request, first output, one image, provider-side randomize seed enabled, observed seed 1646387073, native 1024x1024, 2 inference steps, guidance 4.5, no prompt enhancement, no reference images, exact checkpoint Efficient-Large-Model/Sana_Sprint_0.6B_1024px_diffusers, Space commit b42328123ed688df4bee46e52c60cc1dc62c045a, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:42 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Firefly Image Model 5 image SHA 256: 6a8e97db33824727599cf62339ff714cfb836a96a5f078010bb7760d7372f3d4

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px image SHA 256: 17356f29ad7fa9644e9683ec624d0c01ad56ff0c14d078db5f78f3b6bcf6a45e

Infographic

Firefly Image Model 5: manual, one request, first output, Firefly Image 5, 1:1, 1K, no reference image, no negative prompt, 10 Adobe credits, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:14 PM. Source

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px: manual, 1:1, one request, first output, one image, provider-side randomize seed enabled, observed seed 1798448399, native 1024x1024, 2 inference steps, guidance 4.5, no prompt enhancement, no reference images, exact checkpoint Efficient-Large-Model/Sana_Sprint_0.6B_1024px_diffusers, Space commit b42328123ed688df4bee46e52c60cc1dc62c045a, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:42 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Firefly Image Model 5 image SHA 256: 8fa6d9b40c417847061ec33d789ad5bf91f1e85da586515c6226ce6db825d1ba

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px image SHA 256: efbab43ef1980109bff4084afe6162c4915e4fb55185617adaac5713f20b5e24

Product photography

Firefly Image Model 5: manual, one request, first output, Firefly Image 5, 1:1, 1K, no reference image, no negative prompt, 10 Adobe credits, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:14 PM. Source

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px: manual, 1:1, one request, first output, one image, provider-side randomize seed enabled, observed seed 520567323, native 1024x1024, 2 inference steps, guidance 4.5, no prompt enhancement, no reference images, exact checkpoint Efficient-Large-Model/Sana_Sprint_0.6B_1024px_diffusers, Space commit b42328123ed688df4bee46e52c60cc1dc62c045a, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:42 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Firefly Image Model 5 image SHA 256: c36dab49ebe40473fa9e9a61b2b02fe36c4cd3536cbb6aac1d0ad0f8944d8bfc

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px image SHA 256: ac2d880a5b40924b518e25c61c5e077ffc9c5825f3eb896d733096ac6c631e46

Typography and layout

Firefly Image Model 5: manual, one request, first output, Firefly Image 5, 1:1, 1K, no reference image, no negative prompt, 10 Adobe credits, generated Aug 16, 2026, 12:14 PM. Source

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px: manual, 1:1, one request, first output, one image, provider-side randomize seed enabled, observed seed 1229099615, native 1024x1024, 2 inference steps, guidance 4.5, no prompt enhancement, no reference images, exact checkpoint Efficient-Large-Model/Sana_Sprint_0.6B_1024px_diffusers, Space commit b42328123ed688df4bee46e52c60cc1dc62c045a, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:42 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1. Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Firefly Image Model 5 image SHA 256: cf8a921a221de5e456df2311482fc999303f5438270fb1a77c1be2dd3d9afc0b

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px image SHA 256: fd10095819c7746d6b52cc50e3d63f9d81eff271ad1edb4d3ba667a954098ac7

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

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px

not in the arena

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

Firefly Image Model 5

Rank 49 of 74

5

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px

Rank 73 of 74

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

Firefly Image Model 5

no API price

n/a

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px

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.

Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px

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 5Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
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 100485
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition742
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details248
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency876
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization54
API price
Per imagelower is bettern/an/a
100 imagesn/an/a
Profile
ReleasedOct 28, 2025Mar 22, 2025
Weightsopen means: runs locallyproprietaryopen
LifecycleGenerally available since March 19, 2026no notice
AccessAPI, Web applocal
Parametersnot published0.6 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) · Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px 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 Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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