If you ask for pixel art from a frontier image model, it will literally just print at whatever size it feels like. Even with tricks like image edits and references, you can't always get the exact size / aspect ratio you need.
I asked for these frogs and included the size in the prompt: "Exactly 16x16 pixels: the whole image is a 16 by 16 pixel grid, one sprite filling it."
The model I trained does it perfectly. GPT Image 2.5 and Nano Banana are all over the place. What else is crazy about this comparison is that i kinda think my model might be outperforming these frontier models in quality too. kinda nuts if you think about it.
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Custom pixel art model hits exact sprite sizes
Todd Grilliot trained a custom model to generate pixel art at exact sizes. It reliably produces 16x16 sprites, while frontier image models often ignore size constraints and vary in quality.
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