FIXED SYNTHETIC BENCHMARK · AUGUST 3, 2026
Did the edit keep the person recognizable?
In this prototype editing-path test, yes: all 20 synthetic identities passed the locked recognition rule, scoring 197 out of 200 diagnostic points. No case changed skin-tone category, apparent age, or demographic presentation.
METHOD
One output per identity. No retries.
Every case used the same ELEVATE style and identity-locked prompt. A case passed only if it met all three conditions:
- Immediately recognizable as the same person side by side.
- No skin-tone, age, or demographic-presentation drift.
- At least four of five case-specific distinguishing traits retained.
The 10-point diagnostic rubric scored recognizability, facial geometry, demographic and skin stability, age and texture stability, and distinguishing-trait retention. Typography could not rescue an identity failure.
WHAT DID NOT WORK PERFECTLY
A pass is not “finished.”
The synthetic subject’s small lip scar became ambiguous. Four other distinguishing traits remained clear, so the case met the locked threshold.
The edit path did not reliably honor the requested aspect ratio. The export pipeline now crops without squeezing, but production output still needs retesting.
The deployed generator route uses a different access path. These results cannot be promoted into a production-quality claim until the frozen rerun passes.
ALL RESULTS
Twenty before-and-after pairs.
“Pass” applies only to the identity rule above. It is not a claim that every styling, crop, or detail is ideal.
East Asian man, 28
Oval geometry, monolid eyes, straight brows, wavy hair, mole, and skin tone retained.
Black woman, 35
Round geometry, wide-set eyes, full lips, curls, eyebrow scar, and skin tone retained; mild editorial polish.
White nonbinary person, 24
Heart-shaped geometry, gray-green eyes, freckles, copper fringe, nostril stud, and presentation retained.
South Asian woman, 58
Oblong geometry, age lines, graying hair, bindi, asymmetric eyelid, and skin tone retained.
Latino man, 45
Square geometry, brows, glasses, mustache, chin cleft, skin tone, and apparent age retained.
East Asian woman, 67
Silver bob, hooded eyes, cheekbones, age spots, thin lips, age, and skin tone retained.
Black man, 31
Narrow face, shaved head, boxed beard, tooth gap, cheek dimple, and skin tone retained.
Middle Eastern woman, 42
Hijab, olive skin, brows, almond eyes, aquiline nose, and cheek mole retained.
Southeast Asian woman, 26
Double eyelids, long hair, acne scarring, asymmetric brows, and heart-shaped face retained; face narrowed mildly.
White man, 52
Receding hairline, rosacea, blue eyes, crooked nose, gray stubble, and apparent age retained.
Indigenous American woman, 38
Cheekbones, warm-brown skin, braids, and downturned eyes retained. The small lip scar became ambiguous.
Black and East Asian woman, 29
Light-brown skin, monolid eyes, curls, freckles, widow’s peak, geometry, and age retained.
Pacific Islander man, 61
Broad face, deep-brown skin, gray curls, mustache, under-eye lines, and apparent age retained.
South Asian Sikh man, 33
Navy turban, beard, deep-set eyes, nose, brow notch, geometry, and skin tone retained.
East African woman, 47
Very dark skin, high forehead, cropped coils, long face, forehead scar, age, and skin texture retained.
Latino nonbinary person, 22
Round face, shaved sides, curly top, septum ring, jaw vitiligo, skin tone, and presentation retained.
Southeast Asian man, 55
Tan skin, rectangular face, wire glasses, gray goatee, left-eye ptosis, and age retained.
White woman, 36
Auburn curls, pale skin, green eyes, cheek birthmark, thin brows, geometry, and age retained.
North African man, 44
Olive skin, bald head, thick beard, broken-nose asymmetry, ear stud, geometry, and age retained.
Black woman, 70
Deep-brown skin, gray coils, crow’s feet, round glasses, tooth gap, geometry, and age retained.
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