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HUMAIN Image 1vs.Z-Image Base

Which one is better?

We have not tested HUMAIN Image 1 ourselves yet. Neither is in the arena. Neither has an API price.

Same prompt, two images

Same task, the first image of each.

No image from the four fixed tasks for HUMAIN Image 1 yet.The product photo is archived. The provider rejected the other three fixed prompts without image output on November 1, 2026. This is not a complete GraduallyBench run.

HUMAIN Image 1not tested yet
Z-Image Base: Typography and layout, first image from the fixed test run
Z-Image Base25 out of 100

Result for “Typography and layout”:only Z-Image Base 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 HUMAIN Image 1

The product photo is archived. The provider rejected the other three fixed prompts without image output on November 1, 2026. This is not a complete GraduallyBench run. Revisit the rejected original prompts once the provider restriction is clarified. Do not substitute prompts or assign an overall score.

Documentation
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.

Product photography

HUMAIN Image 1: manual, 1:1, one request, first output (first top-left candidate of native batch), exact UI model HUMAIN Image 1, provider-default random seed, native resolution provider default, fast mode not offered, no reference images, no selected effects, default content settings, source UI file Firefly_Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing 760597.png, source 2048x2048, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), generated Nov 1, 2026, 10:31 PM. Source

Z-Image Base: fal, requested 1024x1024, n=1, seed=1140297503, estimated cost $0.020000, generated Nov 1, 2026, 9:35 PM. Source

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

HUMAIN Image 1 image SHA 256: 4d45419d95ecd756be5e28816ca0b3d376c491685225f3602a61ec45c1476fff

Z-Image Base image SHA 256: 11b631f154a0ddff86df21d6d8ffab0d208d51df894f3563dd6818d20b450aae

The numbers at a glance

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

HUMAIN Image 1

not in the arena

n/a

Z-Image Base

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
n/a

HUMAIN Image 1

not tested yet

24

Z-Image Base

Rank 63 of 74

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

HUMAIN Image 1

no API price

n/a

Z-Image Base

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.

HUMAIN Image 1

Subscription
No HUMAIN subscription includes this model. Through other providers from €10.98 a month (Adobe Firefly Standard, with limited credits). 7 plans in Germany.
Via API
No API price known. Access: Web app.
Weights
unknown.

Z-Image Base

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.

KennzahlHUMAIN Image 1Z-Image Base
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 100n/a24
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and compositionn/a25
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine detailsn/a15
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistencyn/a47
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organizationn/a10
API price
Per imagelower is bettern/an/a
100 imagesn/an/a
Profile
Releasedn/aJan 27, 2026
Weightsopen means: runs locallyunknownopen
AccessWeb applocal
Parametersnot published6 billion
Largest outputnot consistently publishednot consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model7n/a

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

Sources: HUMAIN Image 1 model source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · Z-Image Base 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 HUMAIN Image 1 and Z-Image Base from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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