Image Gen Compare

Side-by-side comparison of paid vs local image generation models — DALL-E 3, FLUX.1-schnell, Gemini Imagen, and others. Generates images from the same prompt, logs metadata, and stores run history. Use when evaluating which image model to use for a project.

Audits

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ClawScanReview

Agentic behavior and permission review.

Static analysisPass

Pattern checks against bundled files.

VirusTotalPass

Multi-engine malware detections and file reputation.

Install

openclaw skills install image-gen-compare

Image Gen Compare

Generate images from the same prompt across multiple models and compare results. Tracks costs, generation time, and quality for informed model selection.

Supported Models

Model	Type	Cost	Speed (M4)
DALL-E 3	Cloud (OpenAI)	~$0.04-0.08/img	5-10s
FLUX.1-schnell	Local (mflux)	Free	~105s
Gemini Imagen 4.0	Cloud (Google)	$0.04-0.13/img	3-8s
SDXL-Turbo	Local (diffusers)	Free	~15s (512px)

Usage

python3 scripts/image_gen_compare.py --prompt "cyberpunk alley at night"
python3 scripts/image_gen_compare.py --model dalle3  # Single model
python3 scripts/image_gen_compare.py --list           # Previous runs

Key Lesson

Gemini (Imagen 4.0) beats fine-tuned SD 1.5 with zero training. Use commercial APIs for production quality; local models for experimentation, privacy, and offline use.

Files

scripts/image_gen_compare.py — Comparison script with metadata logging