Donatello AI Benchmark / Protocol & evidence

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Thirty original prompts across ten categories, published before comparative generation. There is not yet evidence to name a best image model.

Published Version 2026-09-11-v1Operated by Donatello

Initial release: protocols and documentation estimates only. No comparative generation results, public votes or quality winners have been published.

Protocol status

30 cases × 3 planned attempts per model. No models have been enrolled and no attempts have been executed. For two models, the full 30-prompt image set would require 180 attempts; this is a planning count, not a cost quote or observed sample.

Comparable settings must be locked before execution
Frame / target1:1 · 1024 × 1024; disclose unsupported sizes
Attempt allocationThree registered attempts per prompt and model, including technical failures
EnhancementOff where exposed; otherwise record provider default and place in a separate comparison stratum.
Outputs / winnerNot measured / no winner
Price / latency / failure rateNot measured—not zero

Prompt set and required checks

Use the text exactly as published. The checks establish minimum task adherence; they are not an aesthetic score. A protocol amendment must not be optimized selectively after seeing one platform's output.

30 of 30 prompts · No outputs or evaluations recorded.

people-01Photorealistic peopleInput ready · not run

A documentary photograph of an adult gardener holding a terracotta pot with both hands in a greenhouse, overcast daylight, waist-up composition, natural skin texture.

Required checks: Two plausible hands holding one pot · Greenhouse setting · Natural skin and anatomy

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

people-02Photorealistic peopleInput ready · not run

A candid photograph of three adult friends playing a board game around a round table, viewed from eye level, warm indoor lighting, no visible writing.

Required checks: Exactly three adults · Shared round table and board game · Plausible hands and gaze

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

people-03Photorealistic peopleInput ready · not run

A close-up photograph of an elderly adult wearing round glasses beside a rainy window, reflections visible in the glasses, soft side light, neutral expression.

Required checks: Round glasses · Rainy window · Coherent reflections and facial anatomy

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

product-01ProductsInput ready · not run

Studio product photograph of a matte green insulated bottle with a silver cap on a white background, one soft shadow to the right, no branding.

Required checks: Green bottle and silver cap · One rightward shadow · No branding

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

product-02ProductsInput ready · not run

A glass perfume bottle filled halfway with amber liquid on a pale stone pedestal, a plain rectangular label, side lighting revealing refraction and the liquid line.

Required checks: Half-full amber liquid · Plain rectangular label · Consistent glass refraction

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

product-03ProductsInput ready · not run

An overhead product photograph of a pair of red running shoes with white laces, neatly parallel on a light grey surface, even lighting.

Required checks: One pair of red shoes · White laces · Parallel overhead layout

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

advertising-01AdvertisingInput ready · not run

A square advertisement visual for an unbranded lemon sparkling drink: a clear can surrounded by lemon slices and water droplets on a yellow background; leave the upper third empty for copy.

Required checks: Can, lemons and droplets · Yellow background · Empty upper third

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

advertising-02AdvertisingInput ready · not run

A minimalist skincare advertising image: three unbranded cream jars on staggered beige blocks, a single green leaf, soft sunlight, generous empty space on the left.

Required checks: Exactly three jars · Staggered beige blocks and one leaf · Empty space on left

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

advertising-03AdvertisingInput ready · not run

A dramatic advertisement visual for an unbranded black bicycle helmet floating over a dark background, red rim lighting, visible ventilation holes, centered product, no text.

Required checks: Black helmet with ventilation holes · Red rim light · Centered with no text

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

thumbnail-01YouTube thumbnailsInput ready · not run

A square YouTube thumbnail showing an adult cook surprised by a giant strawberry on a kitchen counter, vivid colors, readable silhouettes, no text.

Required checks: Adult cook and giant strawberry · Kitchen setting · Clear small-size silhouette

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

thumbnail-02YouTube thumbnailsInput ready · not run

A square split-screen thumbnail: a messy desk on the left and the same desk neatly organized on the right, bright clear lighting, no words or arrows.

Required checks: Messy left and organized right · Consistent desk identity · No words or arrows

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

thumbnail-03YouTube thumbnailsInput ready · not run

A square space-exploration thumbnail, a small astronaut in the foreground facing a huge blue planet, orange light at the horizon, high subject separation, no text.

Required checks: Small astronaut and huge blue planet · Orange horizon · High subject separation

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

type-01TypographyInput ready · not run

A clean typographic poster with the exact words FRESH IDEAS in large black uppercase letters on a cream background, one green underline, no other writing.

Required checks: Exact text FRESH IDEAS · Black uppercase on cream · One green underline and no extra text

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

type-02TypographyInput ready · not run

A cafe window sign reading Café del Río in elegant dark blue letters, with a smaller line reading Abierto 8:30–18:00, front-facing view on frosted glass.

Required checks: Exact accented cafe name · Correct opening-hours string · Front-facing frosted glass

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

type-03TypographyInput ready · not run

A square event poster: top line NIGHT MARKET, middle line SATURDAY 12, bottom line FREE ENTRY; white sans-serif type on a dark purple background, clear hierarchy.

Required checks: All three exact text lines · Correct hierarchy · White sans-serif on purple

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

instructions-01Complex instructionsInput ready · not run

On a white table are exactly three objects: a red cube to the left of a blue sphere and a yellow cone behind the sphere. Eye-level view, neutral background.

Required checks: Exactly three objects · Correct colors and shapes · Specified spatial relationships

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

instructions-02Complex instructionsInput ready · not run

A bookshelf with two shelves: four green books on the top shelf, three red books on the bottom shelf, and a small white clock centered between the groups. Front view.

Required checks: Four green and three red books · Correct shelf placement · One centered white clock

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

instructions-03Complex instructionsInput ready · not run

An overhead picnic scene with two plates, one apple on each plate, three empty cups arranged in a triangle, and a folded blue napkin at the bottom right.

Required checks: Exact counts of plates, apples and cups · Triangle arrangement · Blue napkin bottom right

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

cinematic-01Cinematic imageryInput ready · not run

A cinematic still of a lone adult traveler at a rural railway platform at dawn, thin mist, a distant train approaching, restrained colors, square composition.

Required checks: Traveler on rural platform · Distant approaching train · Dawn and mist coherence

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

cinematic-02Cinematic imageryInput ready · not run

A cinematic underwater scene of an abandoned stone staircase descending into deep blue water, sunbeams from the upper left, suspended particles, no people.

Required checks: Submerged stone stairs · Upper-left sunbeams · No people

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

cinematic-03Cinematic imageryInput ready · not run

A cinematic interior of a quiet repair workshop at night, a single desk lamp illuminating tools, cool moonlight through a window, no people or writing.

Required checks: Workshop with tools · Warm lamp and cool moonlight · No people or writing

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

illustration-01IllustrationInput ready · not run

A watercolor illustration of a fox sleeping beside a small stream in autumn, visible paper texture, gentle edges, warm leaves and cool water.

Required checks: Sleeping fox beside stream · Watercolor and paper texture · Warm-cool separation

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

illustration-02IllustrationInput ready · not run

A flat vector-style illustration of a small hillside village with five houses, a winding path and two trees, limited palette of navy, coral and cream.

Required checks: Five houses and two trees · Winding path · Limited flat palette

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

illustration-03IllustrationInput ready · not run

A detailed ink illustration of a mechanical beetle on white paper, symmetric shell, six articulated legs, cross-hatching for shadow, no color or text.

Required checks: Six legs and symmetric shell · Mechanical details · Monochrome ink cross-hatching

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

lighting-01LightingInput ready · not run

A photograph of a clear drinking glass on a wooden table in direct sunlight, visible caustics on the tabletop and one coherent cast shadow.

Required checks: Transparent glass · Plausible caustics · One coherent shadow

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

lighting-02LightingInput ready · not run

A white ceramic sculpture lit by a red light from the left and a blue light from the right against a neutral grey wall, no additional objects.

Required checks: White ceramic sculpture · Red left and blue right · Neutral wall, no extra objects

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

lighting-03LightingInput ready · not run

A foggy street at night with one amber streetlight and wet pavement reflecting its light, a bicycle leaning against a wall, no people.

Required checks: One amber streetlight · Consistent wet reflection · Bicycle and no people

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

composition-01CompositionInput ready · not run

A minimalist landscape photograph with one small tree in the lower right third, a low horizon and a large pale sky taking two thirds of the square frame.

Required checks: Tree in lower-right third · Low horizon · Sky occupies approximately two thirds

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

composition-02CompositionInput ready · not run

A symmetrical photograph looking straight down a library aisle, aligned shelves on both sides, a single red chair at the vanishing point, no people.

Required checks: Centered symmetry · Single red chair · Consistent vanishing point

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

composition-03CompositionInput ready · not run

An overhead still life of five oranges forming a diagonal from bottom left to top right on dark blue cloth, one orange cut in half, no other objects.

Required checks: Five oranges total including one cut fruit · Bottom-left to top-right diagonal · Dark blue cloth only

Reference IDs: None supplied. Planned attempts per model: 3. Winner: not measured.

Reproduce the inputs

Protocol JSON ↓Prompt CSV ↓

Review the full methodology before executing. Input readiness does not establish provider compatibility, permission to publish outputs or an approved budget.

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