Skip to main content

MOSS-Image-Basevs.MOSS-Image-SFT

Which one is better?

We have not tested MOSS-Image-Base 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 MOSS-Image-Base yet.The official demo requests additional repository write permissions during sign-in. These were not granted. No Base sample was produced in the November 1, 2026 run.

MOSS-Image-Basenot tested yet
MOSS-Image-SFT: Typography and layout, first image from the fixed test run
MOSS-Image-SFT13 out of 100

Result for “Typography and layout”:only MOSS-Image-SFT 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 MOSS-Image-Base

The official demo requests additional repository write permissions during sign-in. These were not granted. No Base sample was produced in the November 1, 2026 run. Use an existing authorized route to the exact Base checkpoint without additional repository write permissions.

Documentation

The numbers at a glance

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

MOSS-Image-Base

not in the arena

n/a

MOSS-Image-SFT

not in the arena

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

MOSS-Image-Base

not tested yet

41

MOSS-Image-SFT

Rank 52 of 74

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

MOSS-Image-Base

no API price

n/a

MOSS-Image-SFT

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.

MOSS-Image-Base

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

MOSS-Image-SFT

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.

KennzahlMOSS-Image-BaseMOSS-Image-SFT
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/a41
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and compositionn/a13
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine detailsn/a58
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistencyn/a17
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organizationn/a75
API price
Per imagelower is bettern/an/a
100 imagesn/an/a
Profile
ReleasedOct 16, 2026Oct 16, 2026
Weightsopen means: runs locallyopenopen
Accesslocallocal
Parameters5 billion5 billion
Largest outputnot consistently publishednot 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: MOSS-Image-Base model source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · MOSS-Image-SFT 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 MOSS-Image-Base and MOSS-Image-SFT from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

Compare another matchup