Rooftop selfie (the hands test): which AI does it best?
Ideogram 4.0 wins with 8.7/10. Behind it: Nano Banana 2.1 (8.3). One image per model, unedited.
Five friends taking a selfie at a rooftop party, everyone's hands visible.| # | Model | Overall | adherence | quality | artifacts | Cost | Render |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ideogram 4.0 | 8.7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | $0.07 | 21s |
| 2 | Nano Banana 2.1 | 8.3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | $0.04 | 32s |
Best per category: adherence Ideogram (9) · quality all tied (9) · artifacts all tied (8)
Every output, ranked
#1 Ideogram 4.0
Ideogram 4.0 8.7 adherence 9quality 9artifacts 8
Five friends taking a selfie, hands mostly correct; a few hidden.
#2 Nano Banana 2.1
Nano Banana 2.1 8.3 adherence 8quality 9artifacts 8
Five friends plus background crowd; hands well formed.
FAQ
Which AI is best for "AI image with realistic hands"?
In our October 2026 test of this exact prompt, Ideogram 4.0 wins with 8.7/10, ahead of Nano Banana 2.1 (8.3). Ideogram 4.0's output: Five friends taking a selfie, hands mostly correct; a few hidden.
What exact prompt was used?
“Five friends taking a selfie at a rooftop party, everyone's hands visible.” Every model got the same prompt with default settings, and one best-effort retry only if a generation failed.
How were the outputs scored?
Each output was scored without knowing which model made it, from 1 to 10 on adherence, quality, artifacts. The overall score is the average of those.
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