New mystery AI image generator bests Midjourney and DALL-E 3 - how to try it

Even though many AI image generators are vying for your attention today, they each have different strengths and, as a result, different use cases. However, all AI can be judged on certain metrics -- such as the overall quality of the rendition -- and that's what Artificial Analysis's Text-to-Image Arena tests are for.   

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In the Arena, users are shown two images rendered from the same prompt without labeling which model is responsible for each. Then, users can pick which they prefer based on overall quality and factors such as lack of artifacts and prompt fidelity. The results are compiled into a leaderboard with a new mystery model, Red Panda, at the top of the charts. 

The new model beats out many industry leaders featured in the Arena, including DALLE 3, Stable Diffusion 3 ...