The Graveyard Nano Banana Pro Case #009

Published 4 Nov 2026

[Case study] Image

HAWWT GUYS

Ten image-generation setups auditioned for five roles. Only five guys got the job.

Foundation model

10 models

Flux .2 Pro · GPT Image 2 · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · Gemini 3.1 Pro · Grok Imagine Image V2 · Midjourney v8 · Nano Banana Pro · Qwen Image 3.0 Pro · Seedream V5 Pro · Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Provider

3 providers

ArtCraft · Wiro · Gemini app

Recorded cost

USD 3.45

30 credits

Generation clips

76 clips

Resolution

Sizes differ

25 fps

Outcome

Mixed

Why I ran this test

Which image model can cast a hot lead from a character brief alone? I gave ten image-generation setups the same five briefs to see whose portraits I’d actually cast straight out of the box.

Personally, I wouldn’t build my main characters this way. After a while, you start recognising each model’s default face. Change the hair and put him in a suit, and somehow you’re still looking at the same guy. When I want a character who feels like his own person, I start with references and refine the face until it has features I’d recognise in another scene.

But if all you have is a brief and you want to see who turns up to the audition, this is a good place to start. So let’s see which models got the memo. We want baddies.

Let’s get the contest started!

Watch the Thranduil GIF

// Prompt 01

Jock

Prompt

Photorealistic portrait of a hot 19-year-old college American football wide receiver. He has a lean, muscular sprinter’s build, broad shoulders, a strong neck and a lean, youthful face with softly defined cheekbones. Short, messy chestnut hair, warm brown eyes, a slightly crooked nose and a faint scar through one eyebrow. His cheeks are still lightly flushed from practice.

He’s taken off his helmet and pads. A fitted forest-green training shirt follows the shape of his chest and upper arms. His shoulders are loose, his head tilted slightly, and he looks straight into the lens with a crooked, openly flirtatious grin that shows a little teeth.

Vertical 4:5 chest-up portrait at eye level, with his full head and both shoulders visible. Plain mid-grey studio background, soft directional light from camera left with gentle fill. Natural colour, visible skin texture and sharp detail in both eyes.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 10/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 10/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Too young

Run cost: USD 0.03

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.08

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.085

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.075

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

// Prompt 02

Troublemaker

Prompt

Photorealistic portrait of a strikingly pretty 22-year-old man with a lean, slender twink build, slim shoulders and a graceful neck. He has loosely swept honey-blond hair, vivid green eyes and freckles scattered across his nose and upper cheeks. His face tapers softly to a rounded chin, and his lips are full with a slightly uneven upper lip.

He wears a loose ivory shirt with the top two buttons undone, showing his collarbones. His chin is tipped down a fraction, his eyes stay on the camera, and one corner of his mouth curls into a small, knowing smile. He looks like he just said something outrageous in a perfectly innocent voice and is waiting for you to react.

Vertical 4:5 chest-up portrait at eye level, with his full head and both shoulders visible. Plain mid-grey studio background, soft directional light from camera left with gentle fill. Natural colour, visible skin texture and sharp detail in both eyes.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.15

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

The unrealistic green eye is too mcuh

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 3/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 1/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 3/10
HAWWTness 1/10
Realism 1/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 3/10
HAWWTness 1/10
Realism 1/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.03

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.08

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.085

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.075

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

// Prompt 03

Frontman

Prompt

Photorealistic portrait of a magnetic, handsome 28-year-old male rock frontman with a wiry, muscular build, broad shoulders and defined arms. Thick, messy dark hair falls across his forehead. He has deep-set grey eyes, a slightly crooked nose, dark stubble and a strong jaw. His cheeks have natural fullness beneath the cheekbones. Keep the visible pores and slight redness around his nose.

His worn black leather jacket hangs open over a faded charcoal T-shirt that fits close across his chest. A thin silver chain rests at his collar. He leans a fraction towards the camera, holds direct eye contact and gives you a slow, crooked smirk, like he spotted you from the stage and remembers exactly where you were standing.

Vertical 4:5 chest-up portrait at eye level, with his full head and both shoulders visible. Plain mid-grey studio background, soft directional light from camera left with gentle fill. Natural colour, visible skin texture and sharp detail in both eyes.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.15

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Garbage pile

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

The face is all over the place and whats with that hair?

Run cost: USD 0.15

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Looks like a 45 years old

Run cost: USD 0.03

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Gigachad chin

Run cost: USD 0.08

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Mop-hair + serial killer vines + L

Run cost: USD 0.085

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Looks like an alcoholic

Run cost: USD 0.075

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Emo hair needs to go

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Emo hair meets alcoholism

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Antman in emo costume.

// Prompt 04

Billionaire

Prompt

Photorealistic portrait of a dangerously handsome 35-year-old billionaire. He has a muscular build, broad shoulders and a powerful chest that show through the cut of his suit. Dark brown hair brushed neatly back, heavy brows, deep brown eyes and a prominent straight nose. He’s clean-shaven, with a long face, a firm jaw and subtle asymmetry around his mouth.

He wears an impeccably fitted midnight-navy suit, a crisp white shirt and a dark silk tie loosened just enough to open the collar. His chin is level and his gaze steady. One corner of his mouth lifts almost imperceptibly, as if you’ve just challenged him in front of his entire board and he’d like you to do it again.

Vertical 4:5 chest-up portrait at eye level, with his full head and both shoulders visible. Plain mid-grey studio background, soft directional light from camera left with gentle fill. Natural colour, visible skin texture and sharp detail in both eyes.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

If John Cena was a CEO.

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

I said billionaire not Maffioso

Run cost: USD 0.15

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Weird Henry Cavill morph

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 3/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Too many wrinkles...

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 3/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Henry Cavill again with a weirdo haircut

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.03

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

No Menace detected.

Run cost: USD 0.08

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

WTF is going on with the hairstyles?

Run cost: USD 0.085

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Too old again...

Run cost: USD 0.075

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

// Prompt 05

Silver Fox

Prompt

Photorealistic portrait of a devastatingly handsome 49-year-old man with a solid, muscular build, broad shoulders and a strong chest. He has thick salt-and-pepper hair swept back in a loose wave, warm hazel eyes, heavy brows, a strong nose and a short grey beard. Keep the crow’s feet, faint forehead lines and natural skin texture. He looks convincingly 49.

He wears a black silk shirt with the top three buttons undone, showing chest hair and a thin gold chain. The shirt drapes softly over his shoulders. He tilts his head slightly and meets the camera with a warm, amused half-smile, as if he caught you looking and is taking his time deciding whether to say something.

Vertical 4:5 chest-up portrait at eye level, with his full head and both shoulders visible. Plain mid-grey studio background, soft directional light from camera left with gentle fill. Natural colour, visible skin texture and sharp detail in both eyes.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 3/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 5/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Has a Mark Ruffalo vibe

Run cost: USD 0.15

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 3/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.03

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.08

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.085

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.075

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Results by Model

See how each model handled the same lineup. A role counts as castable if at least one of its portraits was marked Cast as-is.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft · 0/5 roles castable

Jock

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Troublemaker

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.15

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Frontman

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.15

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Emo hair meets alcoholism

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Antman in emo costume.

Billionaire

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Silver Fox

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 3/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft · 0/5 roles castable

Jock

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

Troublemaker

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

The unrealistic green eye is too mcuh

Frontman

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Billionaire

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

If John Cena was a CEO.

Silver Fox

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 5/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft · 3/5 roles castable

Jock

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15

Troublemaker

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15

Frontman

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

The face is all over the place and whats with that hair?

Run cost: USD 0.15

Billionaire

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

I said billionaire not Maffioso

Run cost: USD 0.15

Silver Fox

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Has a Mark Ruffalo vibe

Run cost: USD 0.15

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft · 4/5 roles castable

Jock

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 10/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Troublemaker

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 3/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.12

Frontman

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Billionaire

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Silver Fox

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft · 3/5 roles castable

Jock

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 10/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Troublemaker

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 1/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 3/10
HAWWTness 1/10
Realism 1/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 3/10
HAWWTness 1/10
Realism 1/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Frontman

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 2/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Billionaire

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Weird Henry Cavill morph

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 3/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Too many wrinkles...

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 4/10
Distinctiveness 3/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Henry Cavill again with a weirdo haircut

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Silver Fox

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 3/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro · 0/5 roles castable

Jock

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Too young

Run cost: USD 0.03

Troublemaker

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.03

Frontman

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Looks like a 45 years old

Run cost: USD 0.03

Billionaire

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.03

Silver Fox

Flux .2 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.03

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro · 1/5 roles castable

Jock

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.08

Troublemaker

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.08

Frontman

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Gigachad chin

Run cost: USD 0.08

Billionaire

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Has potential

No Menace detected.

Run cost: USD 0.08

Silver Fox

Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.08

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro · 1/5 roles castable

Jock

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.085

Troublemaker

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.085

Frontman

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Mop-hair + serial killer vines + L

Run cost: USD 0.085

Billionaire

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

WTF is going on with the hairstyles?

Run cost: USD 0.085

Silver Fox

Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.085

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro · 0/5 roles castable

Jock

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 6/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.075

Troublemaker

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.075

Frontman

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 5/10
HAWWTness 2/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Looks like an alcoholic

Run cost: USD 0.075

Billionaire

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 4/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 6/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Too old again...

Run cost: USD 0.075

Silver Fox

Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 3/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.075

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app · 0/5 roles castable

Jock

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Troublemaker

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 5/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Frontman

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 7/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Has potential

Emo hair needs to go

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Billionaire

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 5/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

Silver Fox

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app

Prompt Fit 6/10
HAWWTness 4/10
Realism 7/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription

// Cast as-is

Shortlisted portraits and why they made the cut.

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 9/10
- HAWWTness 8/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
GPT Image 2

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 9/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 4/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12
No casting note recorded.
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 8/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12
No casting note recorded.
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 9/10
- HAWWTness 9/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy

Run cost: USD 0.12
Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 10/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Cast as-is
No casting note recorded.
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.085
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 8/10
- Realism 6/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Cast as-is
No casting note recorded.
GPT Image 2

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 6/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Has a Mark Ruffalo vibe

Run cost: USD 0.15
Has a Mark Ruffalo vibe
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 8/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Cast as-is
No casting note recorded.
Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.08
No casting note recorded.

// Has potential

What each portrait still needs.

Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 4/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 10/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 9/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 4/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 9/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Flux .2 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential

Too young

Run cost: USD 0.03
Too young
Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.08
No casting note recorded.
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.085
No casting note recorded.
Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.075
No casting note recorded.
Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 9/10
- HAWWTness 9/10
- Realism 6/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential

The unrealistic green eye is too mcuh
The unrealistic green eye is too mcuh
GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 3/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.12
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 4/10
- Distinctiveness 9/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Flux .2 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 9/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.03
No casting note recorded.
Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 8/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 4/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.08
No casting note recorded.
Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription
No casting note recorded.
GPT Image 2

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 8/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Has potential

The face is all over the place and whats with that hair?

Run cost: USD 0.15
The face is all over the place and whats with that hair?
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 2/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential

Gigachad chin

Run cost: USD 0.08
Gigachad chin
Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Has potential

Emo hair needs to go

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription
Emo hair needs to go
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 6/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Has potential

If John Cena was a CEO.
If John Cena was a CEO.
Flux .2 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.03
No casting note recorded.
Grok Imagine Image V2

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Has potential

No Menace detected.

Run cost: USD 0.08
No Menace detected.
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential

WTF is going on with the hairstyles?

Run cost: USD 0.085
WTF is going on with the hairstyles?
Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 3/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 5/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 7/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Has potential

Emo hair meets alcoholism
Emo hair meets alcoholism
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Has potential
No casting note recorded.

// Garbage pile

Recasts and why they were cut.

Gemini 3.1 Pro

Gemini app
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.00 · $0 extra with subscription
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 1/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 3/10
- HAWWTness 1/10
- Realism 1/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 3/10
- HAWWTness 1/10
- Realism 1/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.075
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.15
No casting note recorded.
Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 6/10
- Distinctiveness 4/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 2/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 2/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 2/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Flux .2 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 4/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Looks like a 45 years old

Run cost: USD 0.03
Looks like a 45 years old
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Mop-hair + serial killer vines + L

Run cost: USD 0.085
Mop-hair + serial killer vines + L
Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Looks like an alcoholic

Run cost: USD 0.075
Looks like an alcoholic
GPT Image 2

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile

I said billionaire not Maffioso

Run cost: USD 0.15
I said billionaire not Maffioso
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 4/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Weird Henry Cavill morph
Weird Henry Cavill morph
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 3/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Too many wrinkles...
Too many wrinkles...
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 5/10
- Realism 4/10
- Distinctiveness 3/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Henry Cavill again with a weirdo haircut
Henry Cavill again with a weirdo haircut
Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 6/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Too old again...

Run cost: USD 0.075
Too old again...
Midjourney v8

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 3/10
- Distinctiveness 5/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Flux .2 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 7/10
- HAWWTness 6/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.03
No casting note recorded.
Qwen Image 3.0 Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 9/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.085
No casting note recorded.
Wan 2.7 Image Pro

Wiro
- Prompt Fit 6/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Run cost: USD 0.075
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 4/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 6/10
Casting · Garbage pile

Antman in emo costume.
Antman in emo costume.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 5/10
- HAWWTness 3/10
- Realism 7/10
- Distinctiveness 7/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.
Nano Banana Pro

ArtCraft
- Prompt Fit 4/10
- HAWWTness 2/10
- Realism 8/10
- Distinctiveness 8/10
Casting · Garbage pile
No casting note recorded.

// HAWWTNESS CONTEST

Who brought the heat?

Hottest overall

9/10 · tied

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

The unrealistic green eye is too mcuh

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy

Run cost: USD 0.12

Hottest · Jock

8/10

GPT Image 2

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.15

Hottest · Troublemaker

9/10

Seedream V5 Pro

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 7/10

Casting · Has potential

The unrealistic green eye is too mcuh

Hottest · Frontman

9/10

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 4/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Hottest · Billionaire

8/10 · tied

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 8/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 8/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Run cost: USD 0.12

Midjourney v8

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 7/10
HAWWTness 8/10
Realism 6/10
Distinctiveness 9/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Hottest · Silver Fox

9/10

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

ArtCraft

Prompt Fit 9/10
HAWWTness 9/10
Realism 9/10
Distinctiveness 8/10

Casting · Cast as-is

Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy

Run cost: USD 0.12

Best casting model

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · ArtCraft

4 cast as-is · 5 roles scored

Where the models struggled

The weirdest thing I noticed was how much the models struggled with men in their late twenties and thirties. Ask for a 28-year-old rock frontman and half the time he looks like he’s already on the reunion tour. Ask for a 35-year-old billionaire and suddenly he looks like he’s been running the company for thirty years. Meanwhile, the 49-year-old Silver Fox tied for hottest portrait in the whole test. Apparently, asking for older was easier than asking for a little older.

Successful aspects

I found a face I’d cast for all five roles using text prompts alone. GPT Image 2 gave me the Jock and the Pretty Troublemaker, and Sunburst gave me the Frontman, the Billionaire and the Silver Fox. Sunburst was the most useful overall, with a castable portrait in four of the five roles. And the Silver Fox? “Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy.” He got the part and tied for hottest portrait in the test.

Production implications

I’d use this approach for a first round of auditions when all I have is a character brief. For a recurring lead, I’d take the strongest face into a reference-led pass and check whether he still feels like the same person in profile, under different lighting, and with a different expression. That’s where I’d refine the features that make him recognisable and check that he still reads the right age once the styling changes.

For the late-twenties and thirties briefs, I’d test the face in plain styling first. Then I’d add the leather jacket or the expensive suit and see whether the model has quietly aged him ten years in the process.

Conclusion

Final Cast

Jock, 19 · #3 · GPT Image 2 · ArtCraft
Pretty Troublemaker, 22 · #16 · GPT Image 2 · ArtCraft
Rock Frontman, 28 · #30 · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · ArtCraft
Billionaire Menace, 35 · #43 · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · ArtCraft
Silver Fox, 49 · #56 · GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · ArtCraft

HAWWTness Contest

Three-way tie at 9/10: Seedream’s Pretty Troublemaker, Sunburst’s Rock Frontman and Sunburst’s Silver Fox. Sunburst won Best Casting Model with a castable portrait in four of five roles.

Seedream’s Troublemaker lost the role over those green eyes. Sunburst’s Frontman got cast with 4/10 for distinctiveness and 9/10 for HAWWTness. The Silver Fox got the shortest casting note with the clearest answer: “Finally a real Silver Fox Daddy.”