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Stable Diffusion 3 Mediumvs.Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px

Which one is better?

We have not tested Stable Diffusion 3 Medium or Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px 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 Stable Diffusion 3 Medium yet.This model does not yet have a complete GraduallyBench run.

Stable Diffusion 3 Mediumnot tested yet
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px: Typography and layout, first image from the fixed test run
Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024pxnot tested yet

Result for “Typography and layout”:no comparison

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 Stable Diffusion 3 Medium

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

Missing image run for Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px

Three tasks are archived. The infographic was rejected before generation on November 1, 2026 because the ZeroGPU daily quota was exhausted. No overall score is assigned without the fourth output. Run the missing infographic once when the same official demo is available again, then evaluate the complete cohort together.

Documentation

The numbers at a glance

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

Stable Diffusion 3 Medium

not in the arena

n/a

Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px

not in the arena

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

Stable Diffusion 3 Medium

not tested yet

n/a

Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px

not tested yet

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

Stable Diffusion 3 Medium

no API price

n/a

Sana-Sprint 1.6B 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.

Stable Diffusion 3 Medium

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

Sana-Sprint 1.6B 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.

KennzahlStable Diffusion 3 MediumSana-Sprint 1.6B 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 100n/an/a
GraduallyBench by task
Typography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and compositionn/an/a
Product photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine detailsn/an/a
Character and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistencyn/an/a
InfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organizationn/an/a
API price
Per imagelower is bettern/an/a
100 imagesn/an/a
Profile
ReleasedJun 12, 2024Mar 22, 2025
Weightsopen means: runs locallyopenopen
AccessAPI, locallocal
Parameters2 billion1.6 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: Stable Diffusion 3 Medium model source (verified Nov 1, 2026) · Sana-Sprint 1.6B 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 Stable Diffusion 3 Medium and Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px from the same arena and category. Older model versions are not used as substitutes.

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