GPT-5.6 Astra and Qwen3.8 Max take different Paint approaches

In a Paint recreation test, GPT-5.6 Astra built the image from layered geometric shapes, while Qwen3.8 Max worked pixel by pixel.

Qwen's output looks closer to the original, but Raschka argues this single example does not show either model generalizes better or has stronger computer-use or visual understanding, and it illustrates how benchmarks comparing only final results can be misleading.