The best AI image generators of 2025: I retested the top tools – there’s one clear winner

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ZDNET’s key takeaways

• Google’s Nano Banana Pro earned a near-perfect score.
• ChatGPT image ranked second; others often mangled text and faces.
• Nine tough prompts reveal which AIs are worth subscribing to.

When generative AI first hit the scene in early 2023, we were amazed by two capabilities we hadn’t seen before: the ability for the AIs to write comprehensive content, and the ability for…