Whoa, hold up! Every time a new AI image model drops, everyone asks the same question: “Is this the end of Photoshop?”
Well, I just saw an incredible deep-dive from Tianyu Xu who put Google’s latest model, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, to the test to find out for us.
He focused his experiments on the most hyped features: editing and blending. Here’s the awesome breakdown of what he discovered.
✨ The Good Stuff (Strengths)
According to Tianyu’s tests, the new model is a major upgrade. He found it has:
- ✅ High character consistency.
- ✅ Great ability to replicate elements from input images.
- ✅ Skill in showing the same object from different angles.
- ✅ Higher image quality than its predecessor.
- ✅ It’s fast and easy to use!
⚙️ The Not-So-Good Stuff (Weaknesses)
But it’s not perfect. Tianyu also pointed out a few areas where it struggles:
- ❌ You can’t control the aspect ratio.
- ❌ Image editing can look a bit like a simple copy-paste job.
- ❌ Character resolution drops after an edit.
- ❌ It’s not great at rendering long text accurately in images.
💡 The Verdict & Pro-Tips
So, is it a Photoshop killer? Tianyu says no, not yet.
BUT, he found it works incredibly well for concept testing, building AI workflows, and creating social media content.
To save you some headaches, Tianyu shared these super helpful tips:
- 📌 Use close-up shots of your characters or objects.
- 📌 Avoid creating images with a lot of text.
- 📌 Use it with 3rd party tools to get more features.
- 📌 If you get stuck, just start a new chat.
This is some seriously useful analysis! For the full details and to see the video he created, make sure you check out the original post by Tianyu Xu!