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331 I compared ChatGPT’s image generation to Nano Banana and only one of them made useful stock photos

Digital Trends
John Brandon @ Digital Trends · 12/26/2025 11:00 EDT

I compared ChatGPT’s image generation to Nano Banana and only one of them made useful stock photos

Stock images already look fake. But can Nano Banana Pro and ChatGPT create more realistic and useful images?

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