Placeholder Alpha vs Placeholder Beta
Same 50 prompts, same three blind reviewers. One wins on quality, the other on price — and the right choice depends entirely on how many images you make.
Pick Alpha if every image needs to look its best — client work, hero shots. Pick Beta if you generate lots of images on a budget: 89% of the quality for 10% of the price. Our scores: Alpha 9.3, Beta 8.9.
Side by side
| What we measured | Alpha | Beta |
|---|---|---|
| Image quality (40%) | 9.6 | 9.1 |
| Follows your prompt (25%) | 9.4 | 8.6 |
| Editing control (20%) | 9.0 | 8.2 |
| Price & value (15%) | 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Overall score | 9.3 | 8.9 |
Where Alpha shines
When you edit an image over and over, Alpha keeps the person or product looking like themselves. Beta tends to drift — it was the most common flaw our reviewers caught in the editing tests.
Where Beta shines
Four cents gets you ten Beta images; that's one Alpha image. If you're producing hundreds a week, the math makes this decision for you.
Alpha is our #1 pick for 2026, Beta is #2. The quality gap is small — the price gap is not.