Head-to-head comparison

Ideogram 4.0 vs. FLUX.2 Pro

Compare shared capability tests, arena scores with documented retrieval dates, task-specific image pricing, and verified specifications. Research benchmarks, preference arenas, and our n = 1 samples remain separate.

shared result series: 5
shared sample prompts: 4
latest arena retrieval: 2026-08-26

First image modelSecond image model

Specifications and cost

General specifications and task-specific pricing

A model can have one price for generating new images and another for editing. Prices therefore remain tied to the corresponding arena configuration.

Specifications and pricing for Ideogram 4.0 and FLUX.2 Pro
Attribute	Ideogram 4.0	FLUX.2 Pro
Provider	Ideogram	Black Forest Labs
Released	June 2026	November 2025
Access	API, Web app, local	API, Web app
Lifecycle	No separate lifecycle notice	No separate lifecycle notice
Weights	Open weights	Proprietary
Parameters	9.3 billion	Not published
Maximum output	2K	4 Megapixel
Arena configuration	Standard	Pro
Text-to-image price	$60 per 1,000 images	$30 per 1,000 images
Editing price	No arena entry	$45 per 1,000 images
Technical source	Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15	Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15

Ideogram 4.0FLUX.2 Pro

Text to Image ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels

Ideogram 4.0$60

FLUX.2 Pro$30

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Prompt adherence and specialist tests

Shared capability benchmarks

Every matchup includes the same four Gradually sample tasks. For each task, one archived first output from every model is ranked in three differently ordered, model-blind passes. The published 0-100 value normalizes the mean rank. It must still be read as an n = 1 sample per model. No exact shared result from the integrated research benchmarks is available for this pair.

Ideogram 4.0FLUX.2 Pro

Gradually sample test: Typography and layoutMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each

Ideogram 4.045.7 / 100

FLUX.2 Pro50.6 / 100

Gradually sample test: Product photographyMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each

Ideogram 4.011.1 / 100

FLUX.2 Pro43.2 / 100

Gradually sample test: Character and detailMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each

Ideogram 4.064.2 / 100

FLUX.2 Pro70.4 / 100

Gradually sample test: InfographicMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each

Ideogram 4.086.4 / 100

FLUX.2 Pro24.7 / 100

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Capability benchmark scores for Ideogram 4.0 and FLUX.2 Pro
Benchmark	Ideogram 4.0	FLUX.2 Pro
Gradually sample test: Typography and layout	45.7 / 100 Mean rank: 15.67 (19 / 16 / 12) Five rubric scores Headline: 1.67 / 2 Subline: 1.67 / 2 Text control: 1.67 / 2 Visual brief: 1.33 / 2 Layout: 1 / 2	Higher blind-rank score50.6 / 100 Mean rank: 14.33 (11 / 22 / 10) Five rubric scores Headline: 1.67 / 2 Subline: 1.67 / 2 Text control: 1.67 / 2 Visual brief: 1 / 2 Layout: 1.33 / 2
Gradually sample test: Product photography	11.1 / 100 Mean rank: 25 (26 / 26 / 23) Five rubric scores Subject: 1.33 / 2 Time: 1.33 / 2 Watch details: 1.33 / 2 Photography: 1.33 / 2 Exclusions: 0.67 / 2	Higher blind-rank score43.2 / 100 Mean rank: 16.33 (13 / 22 / 14) Five rubric scores Subject: 1.33 / 2 Time: 1.33 / 2 Watch details: 1.33 / 2 Photography: 1.33 / 2 Exclusions: 1.33 / 2
Gradually sample test: Character and detail	64.2 / 100 Mean rank: 10.67 (16 / 4 / 12) Five rubric scores Scene: 1.33 / 2 Wardrobe: 1.33 / 2 Anatomy: 1.33 / 2 Props: 1.33 / 2 Environment: 1 / 2	Higher blind-rank score70.4 / 100 Mean rank: 9 (13 / 1 / 13) Five rubric scores Scene: 1.33 / 2 Wardrobe: 1.33 / 2 Anatomy: 1.33 / 2 Props: 1.33 / 2 Environment: 1.33 / 2
Gradually sample test: Infographic	Higher blind-rank score86.4 / 100 Mean rank: 4.67 (4 / 6 / 4) Five rubric scores Title: 1.67 / 2 Sequence: 1.67 / 2 Labels: 1.67 / 2 Diagram: 1.67 / 2 Clarity: 1.67 / 2	24.7 / 100 Mean rank: 21.33 (20 / 23 / 21) Five rubric scores Title: 1.67 / 2 Sequence: 1 / 2 Labels: 0.67 / 2 Diagram: 0.67 / 2 Clarity: 1 / 2
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Independent preference tests

Shared arena benchmarks

Artificial Analysis and Arena derive scores from blind comparisons. Raters see outputs for the same prompt and choose the image they prefer. Separate series cover text rendering, photorealism, portraits, art, commercial design, and image editing. Confidence intervals indicate how certain a measured lead is.

1 shared result series

Ideogram 4.0FLUX.2 Pro

Text to Image ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better

Ideogram 4.01,223 Elo

FLUX.2 Pro1,208 Elo

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Arena benchmark scores for Ideogram 4.0 and FLUX.2 Pro
Benchmark	Ideogram 4.0	FLUX.2 Pro	Source
Text to Image Arena	No clear lead1,223 Elo Rank 20, 95% confidence interval: ±9, 7,598 ratings	1,208 Elo Rank 31, 95% confidence interval: ±9, 8,915 ratings	Artificial AnalysisRetrieved 2026-08-26
Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Visual comparison

Sample images

Our images complement preference data, but do not replace it. The prompt, request count, and selection rule match. Provider resolution, quality tier, randomness, and prompt processing remain visible limitations, so this is not a fully controlled laboratory test.

Largely standardized comparison protocol. Both models receive the same archived prompt, exactly one request, and the first result counts. Files are normalized to 1,024 × 1,024 pixels without cropping. Provider resolution, randomness, quality tier, and prompt processing can still differ. These images are a practical visual test, not a reconstruction of the arena configuration.

Character and detail

Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency

Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Ideogram 4.0. Provider Together, requested 2048x2048, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID ideogram/ideogram-4.0, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:28 PM. Source
FLUX.2 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:30 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: d63d24515e4c3a8b7feafecaf995a511433307ae5faae1a1c26b2f0289578af9

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: 696dca30bc56f219456b4718f12964f03bebafaf0ab04933c83ebce7d87885fa

FLUX.2 Pro, image SHA 256: 9eec1a6900b6031703d2e797b93c2aba6c5f45b4807b560a0bf1e37eac9e20f2

FLUX.2 Pro, request SHA 256: 8c40a10f47e1407d26ab10f5c9d815e533bce798cf0adf5a9c1e6ddfc3f3584e

Infographic

Numbers, labels, and visual organization

Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: f57e6f5b7ae9038953087720387aa4a901832a1794dbb5e3f337f9d3ef213d62

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: 7f8be08fad75ff655fee6c1f905b56f7b1af1baad82abb6afd680b3c5d8adce6

FLUX.2 Pro, image SHA 256: ea47f772cdfa26bf21528ae7e09d245eb7a3be7d3185af15cedd7d21acdfbb09

FLUX.2 Pro, request SHA 256: 9ef85d9cf32f0f9b974eeb0b389c1fbf1403f4e266af0ce98e0ca83da0fe23c1

Product photography

Materials, reflections, and fine details

Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Ideogram 4.0. Provider Together, requested 2048x2048, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID ideogram/ideogram-4.0, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:27 PM. Source
FLUX.2 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 12:30 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: 59b59cf5294653460f06085eedcfeb676b8c50f88f58f038b32659841f0500dd

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: f92af218505f25199de273f0bded9e0a2cb86dbdec60ac4db6d518ea96242b30

FLUX.2 Pro, image SHA 256: 4d9b922f59b329c5ac3532222c8e340e7fdcb1920ce6f03ad9299f25a6beec43

FLUX.2 Pro, request SHA 256: 96c65fc91b32da0a02970457fbf90c6928e1f7a5b45177fa3ef08f8bc32c9b82

Typography and layout

Legible text, hierarchy, and composition

Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Ideogram 4.0. Provider Together, requested 2048x2048, stored 1024x1024 (Lanczos3 downscale), n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID ideogram/ideogram-4.0, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:01 PM. Source
FLUX.2 Pro. Provider Together, 1024x1024, n=1, seed=provider random, provider default steps, model ID black-forest-labs/FLUX.2-pro, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:02 PM. Source

Protocol gradually-image-comparison-v1, selection rule: first result.

Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: 088eabf7b8c37bd377011dd2649a2deeee49ffb903e4798a6930bb94144f1eb4

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: 7f93bd316178809113c5fc31686cfeb03091fd0212264fc910f62c27f55b80df

FLUX.2 Pro, image SHA 256: 5a5d8ccd657d7522bc39fdec4b0aecf198b42c282a5aefde9461239dfe5c0396

FLUX.2 Pro, request SHA 256: 3e170f568fe4b6040423f0df065d9227f586d5da3d911a4251bcc368dfe333c0

How to read this comparison

An Elo score is not a verdict on creativity

A higher arena score means this specific configuration was preferred more often in blind comparisons.

Typography, character consistency, local execution, licensing, and price may matter more to your workload than overall visual appeal.

Prices cover 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels using settings documented by Artificial Analysis. Subscriptions and special rates are excluded.

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