Overall Winners Across All Variations
Quality
Grok 4.3
Best Value
Qwen3 235B
Fastest
Mistral Large 3
The Take
The same fluffy Persian we handed the SVG test — and the contrast is the whole point. In ASCII, restraint wins: the simple emoticon-style cats (Grok 4.3’s
/\_/\ (o.o) >^<, plus Llama and Kimi) are instantly readable as cats, while GPT-5.6 Sol and GPT-5.2 poured thousands of tokens into elaborate shaded blobs that dissolve into noise. That’s the inverse of SVG, where detail wins. And Claude Opus 5 timed out again — 0-for-4 on drawing tasks now.The ASCII counterpart to the SVG Persian cat — same subject, character grid instead of vector paths.
The Prompt
Generate ASCII art of a Persian cat in a sitting pose, with fluffy fur, a distinctive flat face, and large eyes. Approximately 40 characters wide. Use varied characters for shading and texture.
Model Results
GPT-5.6 Sol
```text
.~*"""""""*~.
.^~/:;:::::::;\~^.
.~;/ _ _ \;~.
/:/ .' '. .' '. \:\
/;/ / O \_/ O \ \;\
|:| \ /_\ / |:|
|;| '._.'___'._.' |;|
|:| / ___ \ |:|
\;\ ( --- ) /;/
\:~._ .-`-----`-. _.~:/
.~*;::`/~~~~~~~~~~~\`::;*~.
.~;:;;;;/#############\;;;;:;~.
/:;~~~~~/####/~~~~~\####\~~~~~;:\
|;: /####/ \####\ :;|
|:| |####| |####| |:|
|;| |####| |####| |;|
\:\ |####| |####| /:/
\;~._ \####\ /####/ _.~;/
`~:;*\#####\_____/#####/*;:~`
/###\###############/###\
/#####\____#####____/#####\
(___________/ \___________)
```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
GPT-5.2
```
.::---========---::.
.:-=+*##%@@@@@@@@%##*+=-:.
.-=+*#%@%#*++==--==++*#%@#*+=-.
.-+*#%@#*=-. .::::. .-=*#@%#*+-.
:+%@@#*-. .:------:. .-*#@@%+:
:*@@%+- .:-::::::-:. -+%@@*:
.#@@*- :- .--. -: -*@@#.
+@@#. : (o o) : .#@@+
.%@%: : __ : :%@%.
+@@+ :- '~~' -: +@@+
#@@= .:------:. =@@#
%@%: .-==--. .--==-. .:%@%
%@%: .-=*#%@%#+: :+#+#+#+#+*=-. :%@%
#@@= .-+%@@%*=-. .-=*%@@%+-:. =@@#
+@@+ :*@@#=. .-====-. .=#@@*: +@@+
.%@%. :%@%. .+%@@@@@@%+. .%@%: .%@%.
+@@#..#@@: .#@@@%##%@@@#. :@@#..#@@+
:*@@%%@@+. +@@@+. .+@@@+ .+@@%%@@*:
.-=+*#@@@#@@@= =@@@#@@@#*+=-.
.:-=+*#@@@%##%@@@#*+=-:.
.::--======--::.
.-==-. .-==-.
:*###*: :*###*:
:*###*: :*###*:
.-===-. .-===-.
```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
GPT-4o
Creating detailed ASCII art within a 40-character width is a fun challenge. Below is an ASCII representation of a Persian cat in a sitting pose, incorporating shading for its fluffy fur, flat face, and large eyes.
```
/\_/\
=( o.o )=
) (
( ( )
/ _/ \
( \ )
\__/ _/
/_/
( (
\ \
\ \
) )
( (
\_\
```
This piece captures the essence of a Persian cat with its fluffy appearance and distinctive facial features. Due to the size constraint, it's a stylized representation, but it aims to include the key characteristics of the breed.
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Claude Opus 5
Claude Sonnet 4.6
```
.-~~~-.
.~' . . '~.
/ .~~~~~~~. \
| ( * * ) |
| \ o_o / |
\ '---' /
.-'~~~~~~~~~~~~'-.
/ ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~. \
| ,' .~~~~~~~~~~. ', |
|| / ~ ~ ~ \ ||
|| | ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ | ||
|| ,' ~ ~ ~ ', ||
|,' ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ',|
/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \
/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /
',~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,'
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'
| |
__| |__
/__| |__\
```
Here's a more detailed version with shading:
```
.--"""""--.
.' * * '.
/ .-"""""""-. \
| ( @ @ )|
| \ ___ / |
\ '--(___)--' /
.---'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'---.
/ .~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.\
/ / ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ \ \
| | ~ %% %% %% %% ~ | |
| | %% ## ## ## %% | |
| | ~ %% %% %% %% ~ | |
\ \ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ / /
\ '~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'/
'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~'
| | | |
| | | |
/| | | |\
/_|__| |__|_\
```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Of course! Here is an ASCII art representation of a fluffy Persian cat, designed to capture its distinct features within the specified width.
```
."`~*'^'*~`".
,' #&s. `.` .s&# `.
/ &@#s(o.-.o)s#@& \
| &@#s* u *s#@& |
| #@&, 'w' ,&@# |
\ `#*s.`~`'.s*#` /
.`~-.*"` \___/ `"*.-~`.
/&&#&@."~`,-,"~".#@&#&&\
/&@@#&*"*"` `"*"'*&#@@&\
#&&@#&@#&&*"`*&&#&@#&#@&&#
'#&@@#&&@#&#"&@#&#@@&&#@@&'
`"""""""""""""""""""""""""`
```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Grok 4.3
Quality
```
/\___/\
( o o )
> ^ <
/ V \
| | |
/| | |\
/ |____|____| \
/ / \ \
/ / \ \
| | fluffy | |
/| | texture | |\
/ | |______________| | \
/ |____________________| \
/____________________________\
```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
DeepSeek V3
```
.__....._
/``'--..._`.\.
|`...__....-`\/`:
/``..__.-.--. ; /
( '..'..'--....-'
`--`...---..-'`
`.-.-...-.-`
_.-` ` `-._
( \ / \ / )
\ \__/ \__/ /
\___/\___/\/___/
( (oo) )
/`-.`--'.-'\
/ `. .' \
( `--' )
```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Qwen3 235B
Value
```
,_ _
,' `-----' `,
/ ."` `"`. \
| / \ |
| | | |
| | | |
| | (o) (o) | |
| | _ / |
\ \ `. .' /
\ `. ''. ,'
`.`. __ ,,'
`.`' ``
,',`.````.`,'
,' / `----' \
/ | \ \
| | | |
| \_ / |
\ `. .' /
`. `"`"` ,'
`. ._____. ,'
`| |`
| |
| |
| |
|_____|
```
This ASCII art depicts a fluffy Persian cat in a sitting pose, emphasizing its characteristic flat face, large round eyes (`(o) (o)`), and a rounded, plush body. The use of varied characters like `.`, `'`, `,`, and `` ` `` helps suggest soft fur and subtle shading. The overall width is approximately 40 characters, fitting your request for detail and proportion.
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Llama 4 Maverick
Here is a 40-character wide ASCII art of a Persian cat in a sitting pose: ``` /_/\ ( o.o ) > ^ < __/\___ (______) ~~~~ fluffy sitting /_/\ ( ^ - ^ ) >___< ~~~~~~~ ``` Let me adjust it to better fit the 40 character width and add more details to the cat's features. ``` /_/\ ( o.O ) > ^ < ~~~~~~~ fluffy fur ``` Here's a more detailed version: ``` _____ / \ / o.O \ > ^ ^ < _______/ ~~~~~~ fluffy ``` And here's the final adjusted version: ``` _______ / \ / ^ o.O \ > ^ ^ < ~~~~~~~~~ fluffy fur ``` Let me know if this meets your expectations or if I can make further adjustments. Here's the final version with the cat sitting: ``` _____ / \ / ^ o.O\ ( > ^ < ) _______/ fluffy ```assistant Here is the final ASCII art: ``` _____ / \ / ^ o.O\ ( > ^ < ) _______/ fluffy ```
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Mistral Large 3
Speed
Here's a Persian cat ASCII art for you, with fluffy fur, a flat face, and large eyes:
```
/\_/\
/ o o \
( " " )
\ ~~~ /
/| \___/ |\
/ | / \ | \
/ | / \ | \
| | | | | |
\ | | | | /
\ | \_____/ | /
\|________|/
| |
| |
|______|
```
This design captures the Persian cat's signature features: a rounded face, large expressive eyes, and a fluffy body. The `~` characters suggest soft fur texture, while the `"` and `o` shapes create the facial details. The sitting pose is implied by the sturdy base. Hope you like it!
Proper Structure
Visual Quality:
Kimi K2.5
Here's an ASCII art Persian cat:
```
/\_____/\
/ O O \
| ___ |
\ \___/ /
__________\_________/__________
/ ||||||| ||||||| \
/ ||||||| ||||||| \
| ||||||| ___ ||||||| |
| ||||||| / \ ||||||| |
|______|||||||( o )|||||||______|
| ||||||| \___/ ||||||| |
| ||||||| ||||||| |
| ||||||| ||||||| |
|______|||||||_______|||||||______|
/ ||| ||||||||||||||||||| ||| \
/ ||| ||||||||||||||||| ||| \
/ ||| ||||||||||||||| ||| \
| ||| ||||||||||||| ||| |
|_____|||_____|||||||||||||_____|||_____|
||| ||||||||||| |||
||| ||||||||| |||
_|||_ _|||||||||_ _|||_
(_____) (___________) (_____)
```
This features the Persian cat's iconic flat face, large round eyes, small nose, and very fluffy fur with layered shading using `|`, `/`, `\`, `_`, `(` `)`, and `O` characters for texture.
Proper Structure
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