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Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs. Ideogram 4.0

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

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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 Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Ideogram 4.0
AttributeKrea 2 Medium TurboIdeogram 4.0
ProviderKreaIdeogram
ReleasedJune 2026June 2026
AccessAPI, Web appAPI, Web app, local
LifecycleNo separate lifecycle noticeNo separate lifecycle notice
WeightsProprietaryOpen weights
ParametersNot published9.3 billion
Maximum output1K2K
Arena configurationMedium TurboStandard
Text-to-image price$15 per 1,000 images$60 per 1,000 images
Editing priceNo arena entryNo arena entry
Technical sourceModel sourceVerified 2026-08-15Model sourceVerified 2026-08-15
Krea 2 Medium TurboIdeogram 4.0
Text to Image ArenaUSD per 1,000 images at 1,024 × 1,024 pixels
Krea 2 Medium TurboLower price$15
Ideogram 4.0$60

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.

Krea 2 Medium TurboIdeogram 4.0
Gradually sample test: Typography and layoutMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each
Krea 2 Medium Turbo39.5 / 100
Ideogram 4.0Higher blind-rank score45.7 / 100
Gradually sample test: Product photographyMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each
Krea 2 Medium TurboHigher blind-rank score70.4 / 100
Ideogram 4.011.1 / 100
Gradually sample test: Character and detailMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each
Krea 2 Medium Turbo27.1 / 100
Ideogram 4.0Higher blind-rank score64.2 / 100
Gradually sample test: InfographicMean of three blind ranks across all 28 first outputs, n = 1 each
Krea 2 Medium Turbo82.7 / 100
Ideogram 4.0Higher blind-rank score86.4 / 100

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Capability benchmark scores for Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Ideogram 4.0
BenchmarkKrea 2 Medium TurboIdeogram 4.0
Gradually sample test: Typography and layout
39.5 / 100
Mean rank: 17.33 (15 / 21 / 16)
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 score45.7 / 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
Gradually sample test: Product photography
Higher blind-rank score70.4 / 100
Mean rank: 9 (11 / 10 / 6)
Five rubric scores
Subject: 1.33 / 2
Time: 1.33 / 2
Watch details: 1.33 / 2
Photography: 1.33 / 2
Exclusions: 1.33 / 2
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
Gradually sample test: Character and detail
27.1 / 100
Mean rank: 20.67 (15 / 23 / 24)
Five rubric scores
Scene: 1 / 2
Wardrobe: 1.33 / 2
Anatomy: 1 / 2
Props: 0.33 / 2
Environment: 1.33 / 2
Higher blind-rank score64.2 / 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
Gradually sample test: Infographic
82.7 / 100
Mean rank: 5.67 (5 / 4 / 8)
Five rubric scores
Title: 1.67 / 2
Sequence: 1.67 / 2
Labels: 1.67 / 2
Diagram: 1.67 / 2
Clarity: 1.67 / 2
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

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
Krea 2 Medium TurboIdeogram 4.0
Text to Image ArenaBlind preference from the same prompt, higher is better
Krea 2 Medium Turbo1,215 Elo
Ideogram 4.0No clear lead1,223 Elo

Key to the marks:better valuebetter, but not conclusivetie

Arena benchmark scores for Krea 2 Medium Turbo and Ideogram 4.0
BenchmarkKrea 2 Medium TurboIdeogram 4.0Source
Text to Image Arena
1,215 Elo
Rank 27, 95% confidence interval: ±10, 5,388 ratings
No clear lead1,223 Elo
Rank 20, 95% confidence interval: ±9, 7,598 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

Ideogram 4.0, Character and detail
Krea 2 Medium Turbo, Character and detail
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Ideogram 4.0
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.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, model ID krea/krea-2-medium-turbo, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:35 PM. Source
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

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

Prompt SHA 256: 985a75b38642a9f0e5e0c0e0c67f1b7f67780d42bd2168fa24e9a7a7a94b0da6

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, image SHA 256: a51c5eeb5ba6b3ab8be3cb1d9c36fc196d71f4034ff7e57c695af1fe2f4ab078

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, request SHA 256: ade07c7ef44ac02cb5a2cb4dd42c6b9d04ba81253d94da661349150eebf2d9e0

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: d63d24515e4c3a8b7feafecaf995a511433307ae5faae1a1c26b2f0289578af9

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: 696dca30bc56f219456b4718f12964f03bebafaf0ab04933c83ebce7d87885fa

Infographic

Numbers, labels, and visual organization

Ideogram 4.0, Infographic
Krea 2 Medium Turbo, Infographic
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Ideogram 4.0
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.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, model ID krea/krea-2-medium-turbo, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:35 PM. Source
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

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

Prompt SHA 256: ed65cb4e6a51e2336f8b149ad4cbb16e020f07d527ad94362e719d2dcf91d94f

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, image SHA 256: 10398e0fce4a5b07b8a38a010eec70ac5457d0209ef67979feebb111d315fe16

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, request SHA 256: fb244dfb7b7f97b615eb006b449e95f11f57bf22f3ac27f310b5d4fe2edeed73

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: f57e6f5b7ae9038953087720387aa4a901832a1794dbb5e3f337f9d3ef213d62

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: 7f8be08fad75ff655fee6c1f905b56f7b1af1baad82abb6afd680b3c5d8adce6

Product photography

Materials, reflections, and fine details

Ideogram 4.0, Product photography
Krea 2 Medium Turbo, Product photography
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Ideogram 4.0
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.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, model ID krea/krea-2-medium-turbo, generated Aug 14, 2026, 1:35 PM. Source
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

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

Prompt SHA 256: c67fd71e91304458a2feef5c91efa8677260fab0c0099a29a2c52cb579f5b2f3

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, image SHA 256: e1511de7ba316289e69ae79e51b4f75c80ee1468611f4cebcfc9d21658b19cb8

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, request SHA 256: e032f8935187c67e33e260df086fd86e8f8df38f429c898dda27e248fd4a34ca

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: 59b59cf5294653460f06085eedcfeb676b8c50f88f58f038b32659841f0500dd

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: f92af218505f25199de273f0bded9e0a2cb86dbdec60ac4db6d518ea96242b30

Typography and layout

Legible text, hierarchy, and composition

Ideogram 4.0, Typography and layout
Krea 2 Medium Turbo, Typography and layout
Krea 2 Medium Turbo
Ideogram 4.0
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.

Krea 2 Medium Turbo. Provider OpenRouter, aspect ratio 1:1, resolution 1K, n=1, seed=provider random, actual cost $0.015000, model ID krea/krea-2-medium-turbo, generated Aug 14, 2026, 2:05 PM. Source
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

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

Prompt SHA 256: 2e012c3d14ee5dd02203a94f394ca80a5038cdebd6032b25a8b8a221f2255419

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, image SHA 256: 50b1b1bb7196a612240ab6088330985474c9f60ccaf640e4aa8debb0aa20e1c8

Krea 2 Medium Turbo, request SHA 256: 6fdb49271422fe678770f25b359f8a03cf0c114e06f5e9be0d1ae27ae2890d68

Ideogram 4.0, image SHA 256: 088eabf7b8c37bd377011dd2649a2deeee49ffb903e4798a6930bb94144f1eb4

Ideogram 4.0, request SHA 256: 7f93bd316178809113c5fc31686cfeb03091fd0212264fc910f62c27f55b80df

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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