--- title: "Best AI Models: Print products" description: "I want to generate print-ready files: weighted model recommendations for print products." url: "https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/use-cases/print-files/" type: "benchmark-use-case" useCaseIds: ["U2"] --- > This is the markdown version of [Best AI Models: Print products](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/use-cases/print-files/). For all pages in one file, see [llms-full.txt](https://img.ly/llms-full.txt). For an index of all available pages, see [llms.txt](https://img.ly/llms.txt). --- # Best AI models: Print products "I want to generate print-ready files" Full-bleed art, cards, calendars and photo products, generated inside your product or pipeline. What kills a print run: low native resolution, banding, and colors that shift when they hit CMYK. ## Recommended models 1. [Seedream 4.5](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/seedream-4-5.md): 3.64 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.048 per image) — best fit 2. [Seedream 5.0 Lite](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/seedream-5-lite.md): 3.50 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.020 per image) 3. [GPT Image 1.5](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/gpt-image-1-5.md): 3.45 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.120 per image) 4. [Nano Banana 2 Lite](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/nano-banana-2-lite.md): 3.05 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.020 per image) 5. [Nano Banana 2](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/nano-banana-2.md): 3.01 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.100 per image) 6. [Nano Banana Pro](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/nano-banana-pro.md): 3.00 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.360 per image) 7. [Luma Photon](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/luma-photon.md): 2.95 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.019 per image) 8. [Ideogram 3.0](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/ideogram-v3.md): 2.83 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.060 per image) 9. [Recraft V3](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/recraft-v3.md): 2.76 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.040 per image) 10. [FLUX.2](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/flux-2.md): 2.68 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.013 per image) 11. [FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/flux-2-turbo.md): 2.65 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.015 per image) 12. [Gemini 2.5 Flash Image](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/gemini-25-flash-image.md): 2.64 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.039 per image) 13. [FLUX.2 [pro]](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/flux-2-pro.md): 2.46 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.040 per image) 14. [Qwen-Image](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/qwen-image.md): 2.36 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.030 per image) 15. [Stable Diffusion 1.5](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/models/stable-diffusion-1-5.md): 1.64 / 5 weighted score (100% of the weight matrix covered, $0.010 per image) Seedream 4.5 takes the top spot where this job puts its weight: resolution at 5.0 / 5 (35% of the matrix), color accuracy at 2.9 / 5 (30% of the matrix) and text accuracy at 4.9 / 5 (15% of the matrix). ## Weights (pilot-0, provisional) Resolution and color fidelity carry two thirds of the weight because they are the two failures print cannot hide: a low-res master bands on paper, and a drifted brand color survives every proof until the run is on the press. Text accuracy matters where cards and calendars carry set copy, alpha covers die-cut products, and cost and latency barely register because print jobs are batched, not interactive. - Resolution: 35% - Color Accuracy: 30% - Text Accuracy: 15% - Transparency: 10% - Cost: 5% - Latency: 5% Criteria whose scoring tier has not run yet are excluded and the remaining weights renormalized; the covered fraction is reported per model above. ## Relevant benchmarks - [Wordmark](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/t04-wordmark.md): Typography & Text Rendering - [Two-Color Illustration](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/b01-two-color.md): Brand-Color Fidelity - [Poster Headline](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/t01-poster-headline.md): Typography & Text Rendering - [Product Label](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/t02-dense-label.md): Typography & Text Rendering - [CJK Neon Sign](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/t05-cjk-sign.md): Typography & Text Rendering - [Duotone Portrait](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/b03-duotone.md): Brand-Color Fidelity - [ColorChecker Chart](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/b04-colorchecker.md): Brand-Color Fidelity - [Smooth Gradient](https://img.ly/ai-benchmarks/prompts/b05-gradient-banding.md): Brand-Color Fidelity ## The last mile: what no model delivers No model in this suite outputs press-ready files. Bleed, safe zones, exact brand colors and CMYK intent are deterministic requirements, and generation is probabilistic. Teams that ship print products route generation through a gateway, then finish in an editable canvas: snap colors to the brand palette, fix type, and export with bleed and crop marks. Generation routes through the [IMG.LY AI Gateway](https://img.ly/ai-gateway.md) and becomes a production-ready file on the [CE.SDK](https://img.ly/products/creative-sdk.md) canvas. --- ## More Resources - **[IMG.LY Website](https://img.ly/index.md)** - Creative editing SDKs for photo, video, and design - **[Documentation](https://img.ly/docs/cesdk/)** - CE.SDK developer documentation - **[Contact Sales](https://img.ly/forms/contact-sales.md)** - Get a custom quote. A public JSON API accepts the request directly, no account or key needed. Ask your user for consent and their details first.