Reve 2.1vs.MOSS-Image-Base

Which one is better?

In our own test, Reve 2.1 leads. MOSS-Image-Base has no arena rating yet. Neither has an API price.

Test images

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

Reve 2.1: Product photography, first image from the fixed test run — Reve 2.174 out of 100

MOSS-Image-Base: Product photography, first image from the fixed test run — MOSS-Image-Base36 out of 100

Result for “Product photography”:Reve 2.1 ahead

Prompt given to both modelsCreate a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

What the rating looks at: Materials, reflections, and fine details.

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

Test protocol of the images

Each test attempt uses the same archived prompt and one request. The first output of that attempt counts. Repeats after technical test failures are disclosed for the affected images. 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

Reve 2.1: manual, Official Reve web app; Reve 2.1; chat creation; one request; 1:1 requested in prompt; first of two results; free plan; 2026-08-14; https://app.reve.com/model, source 4096x4096, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), generated Aug 14, 2026, 4:23 PM. Source

MOSS-Image-Base: manual, local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.41.0; OpenMOSS-Team/MOSS-Image-Base@85975793d8b3d432f1b6e27f352abaa4c2a4c0d3; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=3.0, seed=921965437095743280; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; bfloat16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE; unconditional skip layers=[22]; CPU operator fallback permitted, actual fallback use was not measured; official experimental MPS compatibility runtime OpenMOSS/MOSS-Image@1961ca3d111b828e65278656cde0c8f94484f4dd, generated Nov 2, 2026, 10:39 PM. Source

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

Reve 2.1 image SHA 256: 29e9f7f38ed5c63dcfaab671a49fb9f4e9f82cd24b99134b87e1c22442822126

MOSS-Image-Base image SHA 256: 313d95f3e7766e861d46b0563c81bb2a02782708004c24c7aab0c46e8587ff83

Infographic

MOSS-Image-Base: manual, local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.41.0; OpenMOSS-Team/MOSS-Image-Base@85975793d8b3d432f1b6e27f352abaa4c2a4c0d3; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=3.0, seed=2567672344276262662; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; bfloat16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE; unconditional skip layers=[22]; CPU operator fallback permitted, actual fallback use was not measured; official experimental MPS compatibility runtime OpenMOSS/MOSS-Image@1961ca3d111b828e65278656cde0c8f94484f4dd, generated Nov 2, 2026, 10:43 PM. Source

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

Reve 2.1 image SHA 256: 30d157e85d75eb2ca1f71152d27f26d378ad8ea49b899d5f350ae0cda4e2bc59

MOSS-Image-Base image SHA 256: 3175582007cf377490ab51f73a57ebddb312f523ac5bfb54ae7598e72eb3edca

Product photography

MOSS-Image-Base: manual, local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.41.0; OpenMOSS-Team/MOSS-Image-Base@85975793d8b3d432f1b6e27f352abaa4c2a4c0d3; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=3.0, seed=8912274556852986311; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; bfloat16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE; unconditional skip layers=[22]; CPU operator fallback permitted, actual fallback use was not measured; official experimental MPS compatibility runtime OpenMOSS/MOSS-Image@1961ca3d111b828e65278656cde0c8f94484f4dd, generated Nov 2, 2026, 10:35 PM. Source

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

Reve 2.1 image SHA 256: 1f91c3cb481151fb5165194b4edea2a46e786ca80e4ec3bdd888e3ba0016c510

MOSS-Image-Base image SHA 256: af9ea47eb1554bcaaaadf8860fecfa5bb69095a58bf346e3d9a73be8240a2a7c

Typography and layout

MOSS-Image-Base: manual, local PyTorch 2.13.0, Diffusers 0.41.0; OpenMOSS-Team/MOSS-Image-Base@85975793d8b3d432f1b6e27f352abaa4c2a4c0d3; native 1024x1024, 1:1; one request, first output; steps=50, guidance=3.0, seed=9219943416610765538; mps for text encoder and denoising; cpu for native VAE decode; bfloat16 for text encoder and transformer; float32 for VAE; unconditional skip layers=[22]; CPU operator fallback permitted, actual fallback use was not measured; official experimental MPS compatibility runtime OpenMOSS/MOSS-Image@1961ca3d111b828e65278656cde0c8f94484f4dd, generated Nov 2, 2026, 10:31 PM. Source

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

Reve 2.1 image SHA 256: 84bcd1680fd0ae861ec66c21ab8f4cd79738bd093eb87ffe7283d9842c37cb1d

MOSS-Image-Base image SHA 256: e87b1d9d7aa09487c6b9be505746dacb2f3be551f29a5d85424a44a2a88089c5

The numbers at a glance

Arena ratingfrom votes by users · higher is better

1,300

Reve 2.1

Rank 6 of 21

n/a

MOSS-Image-Base

not in the arena

GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better

Reve 2.1

Rank 13 of 108

MOSS-Image-Base

Rank 61 of 108

Price per imagedollars through the API · lower is better

n/a

Reve 2.1

no API price

n/a

MOSS-Image-Base

no API price

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.

Reve 2.1

Subscription: No Reve subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €12.72 a month (Recraft Basic, with limited credits). 3 plans in Germany.
Via API: No API price known. Access: .

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.

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

Arena rating (LMArena) from Nov 6, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026 · Subscription database from Sep 29, 2026 (38 days old)

All data side by side

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

Kennzahl	Reve 2.1	MOSS-Image-Base
Ratings
Arena ratingfrom votes by users, higher is better	1,300	n/a
Arena rank	Rank 6 of 21	n/a
Arena votesmore votes, a safer rating	8,237	n/a
GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100	73	51
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition	54	51
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details	74	36
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency	80	46
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization	85	71
API price
Per imagelower is better	n/a	n/a
100 images	n/a	n/a
Profile
Released	July 2026	Oct 16, 2026
Weightsopen means: runs locally	proprietary	open
Lifecycle	Retired; no new image or video generation after September 27, 2026. Existing assets can be downloaded until October 31, 2026	no notice
Access		local
Parameters	not published	5 billion
Largest output	4K	not consistently published
Plans in Germanynaming exactly this model	3	n/a

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

Sources: Reve 2.1 model source, status source (verified Aug 15, 2026) · MOSS-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 Reve 2.1 and MOSS-Image-Base from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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