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BuseyBench SVG TestImage Generator Portrait Test

Timeline

Watch the face evolve.

Every company, oldest release to newest, same prompt every time. Scroll right through a company's row to watch Gary Busey emerge from the noise — or not.

8 companies / 44 runs
AllMidjourney12Recraft10Google6OpenAI6Black Forest Labs4Sourceful4Other2

Midjourney

12 runs / Feb 22, 2022 → Apr 14, 2026
Midjourney V1 output
Midjourney V1Feb 22, 2022
Midjourney V2 output
Midjourney V2Apr 12, 2022
Midjourney V3 output
Midjourney V3Jul 25, 2022
Midjourney V4 output
Midjourney V4Nov 5, 2022
Midjourney V5 output
Midjourney V5Mar 15, 2023
Midjourney V5.1 output
Midjourney V5.1May 3, 2023
Midjourney V5.2 output
Midjourney V5.2Jun 22, 2023
Midjourney V6 output
Midjourney V6Dec 20, 2023
Midjourney V6.1 output
Midjourney V6.1Jul 30, 2024
Midjourney V7 output
Midjourney V7Apr 3, 2025
Midjourney V8 output
Midjourney V8Mar 17, 2026
Midjourney V8.1 output
Midjourney V8.1Apr 14, 2026

Recraft

10 runs / Oct 30, 2024 → May 13, 2026
Recraft V3 output
Recraft V3Oct 30, 2024
Recraft V4 output
Recraft V4Feb 17, 2026
Recraft V4 Pro output
Recraft V4 ProFeb 17, 2026
Recraft V4 Pro Vector output
Recraft V4 Pro VectorFeb 17, 2026
Recraft V4 Vector output
Recraft V4 VectorFeb 17, 2026

Google

6 runs / Oct 2, 2025 → Jun 30, 2026
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) output
Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)Oct 2, 2025
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview) output
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview)Nov 20, 2025
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview) output
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview)Feb 26, 2026
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) output
Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image)

OpenAI

6 runs / Apr 23, 2025 → Apr 22, 2026
GPT Image 1 output
GPT Image 1Apr 23, 2025
GPT Image 1 Mini output
GPT Image 1 MiniOct 6, 2025
GPT-5 Image output
GPT-5 ImageOct 14, 2025
GPT-5 Image Mini output
GPT-5 Image MiniOct 16, 2025
GPT-5.4 Image 2 output
GPT-5.4 Image 2Apr 21, 2026

Black Forest Labs

4 runs / Nov 25, 2025 → Jan 14, 2026
FLUX.2 Flex output
FLUX.2 FlexNov 25, 2025
FLUX.2 Pro output
FLUX.2 ProNov 25, 2025
FLUX.2 Max output
FLUX.2 MaxDec 16, 2025
FLUX.2 Klein 4B output
FLUX.2 Klein 4BJan 14, 2026

Sourceful

4 runs / Feb 2, 2026 → Jun 4, 2026
Riverflow V2 Fast output
Riverflow V2 FastFeb 2, 2026
Riverflow V2 Pro output
Riverflow V2 ProFeb 2, 2026
Riverflow V2.5 Fast output
Riverflow V2.5 FastJun 4, 2026
Riverflow V2.5 Pro output
Riverflow V2.5 ProJun 4, 2026

Other

2 companies / 2 runs / Dec 3, 2025 → May 18, 2026
Seedream 4.5 output
Seedream 4.5ByteDance Seed / Dec 3, 2025
Grok Imagine Image Quality output
Grok Imagine Image QualityxAI / May 18, 2026
Recraft V4.1 output
Recraft V4.1May 13, 2026
Recraft V4.1 Pro output
Recraft V4.1 ProMay 13, 2026
Recraft V4.1 Pro Vector output
Recraft V4.1 Pro VectorMay 13, 2026
Recraft V4.1 Utility output
Recraft V4.1 UtilityMay 13, 2026
Recraft V4.1 Vector output
Recraft V4.1 VectorMay 13, 2026
May 28, 2026
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) output
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)May 28, 2026
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) output
Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image)Jun 30, 2026
GPT Image 2 output
GPT Image 2
Apr 22, 2026