GPT-6.1 Terra vs MAI-Thinking-1

GPT-6.1 Terra

The sphere, airborne black and first reflected silhouettes preserve important geometry within the portrait frame. Paint deformation, contact order and forward transport are supported, with a small crimson endpoint overshoot. Major optical omissions dominate: short finite reflection sequences and smooth bands replace extensive, spatially ordered mirror imagery. Dark gloss and crisp upper emitter shapes provide partial material credit.

MAI-Thinking-1

The small paint features and convex shading deserve moderate material credit. The sphere remains undersized and low, with black unusually close to its apex. Crimson and cyan do not establish the required impact histories. Faint reflected echoes supply limited optical evidence, while the defining recursive room, nested sphere and emitter structures remain unestablished.

GPT-6.1 Terra

A balanced serpent emblem with six attached outward heads, delicate scales and softly rounded bodies. Its compact silhouette reads clearly, but central routing does not establish every alternating crossing or crisp inward corner. Repetitive texture, limited facial anatomy and weak contact shadows constrain its organic character.

MAI-Thinking-1

A recognizable lantern-and-moth illustration with appealing coloured wings and tidy outer contours. Simple construction, a small focal subject and crowded overlaps limit character and depth. The face, six-leg anatomy, seedling and antenna-driven watering joke remain insufficiently readable.

GPT-6.1 Terra

A pale serpent woven into an interlocking knot tests connected anatomy, repeated structure and readable overlaps. Organic surface detail must work with the overall geometry.

MAI-Thinking-1

A fluffy moth tends a lantern greenhouse amid a gardening mishap. The scene tests insect anatomy, expressive action, translucent wings and the interaction of light with small objects.

GPT-6.1 Terra

A recognizable interpretation with developed facial shading, shaped sleeve folds and purposeful small features. These strengths support modest upward calibration, while the frontal torso, elongated proportions, schematic finger joints and unresolved seated support keep replication and construction uneven.

MAI-Thinking-1

A recognizable Mona Lisa motif emerges from dark hair, a pale face and a landscape band. Replication remains weak: the oversized frontal head, broad smile, unresolved torso and missing crossed-hand anatomy diverge substantially from the reference. Simple fills and sparse strokes provide limited volume, material definition or painterly complexity.

GPT-6.1 Terra

A coherent sunset illustration with clear prompt fulfillment, controlled framing and varied, purposeful small details. Simplified joints, frontal staging, flattened animal forms and weakly directional shadows limit its anatomical, spatial and physical sophistication.

MAI-Thinking-1

A coherent, cheerful beach scene with balanced placement, clean shapes and controlled sunset colours. Animals, birds and playful accessories are recognizable, but basic dolphin construction, weak grounding, schematic reflections and sparse material detail limit the drawing's accomplishment.

GPT-6.1 Terra

This benchmark has not been assessed yet.

MAI-Thinking-1

This benchmark has not been assessed yet.

GPT-6.1 Terra

A coherent cartoon with expressive animals, readable steering and a clear wake. Fine facial and hull details reward inspection. The main limits are the boatlike craft, simplified joints, weakly braced frontal raccoon and minimal directional lighting or material depth.

MAI-Thinking-1

The recognizable raccoon and clean, shaded forms make a readable cartoon. The dog's steering remains undemonstrated, while ambiguous seating contacts and a minimally constructed craft weaken the central interaction. Controlled gradients and edges deserve credit, but anatomy, purposeful detail and water displacement remain basic.

GPT-6.1 Terra

A coherent pelican cyclist with expressive proportions, purposeful feather detail and developed bicycle machinery. Continuous body contours, aligned wheels and readable pedal contacts support the scene. Simplified articulation, shallow modelling and an unresolved steering connection limit construction and placement.

MAI-Thinking-1

A recognizable pelican and bicycle combine clean rounded forms, expressive facial details and effective surface shading. Aligned wheels and soft shadows establish placement, but unresolved pedal engagement, absent steering contact and sparse drivetrain construction weaken the riding action. Limited feather complexity and shallow space constrain an otherwise appealing illustration.