Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash benchmark

Name: Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Comparing verified benchmark accuracy, speed, and token pricing between Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Share Analysis:

Ideogram

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Industry-leading typography, graphic design, and in-image text layout model with precise kerning and complex banner generation.

Img Elo 1,216$100/1k imgs

Microsoft AI

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Cost-optimized Microsoft AI image model delivering sub-2 second responses at $20/1k images.

FlashImg Elo 1,231$20/1k imgs

Ideogram 4.0 Family & Variants (2)

Speed, cost, and intelligence tradeoffs across the Ideogram lineup

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

Ideogram

Base Model

Img Elo1216

Latency5.0s

$/1k$100/1k

Prompt %91.5%

Selected

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights

Ideogram

Open Weights

Img Elo1218

Latency3.8s

$/1k$60/1k

Prompt %91%

+2 Elo-40% price

View specs →vs this

Top Rival Showdowns for Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

All Matchups

Compare vs:vs GPT Image 2 (High)vs Reve 2.1 vs Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)vs FLUX.2 [max]vs Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro

Image Quality Leader

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Δ 15 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed Leader

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

1.6s per render

Value per Dollar Leader

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

$20/1k images

Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (2)vsMAI-Image-2.5-Flash (3)

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality): 2W (40%)Overall: MAI-Image-2.5-FlashMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 3W (60%)

← Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)MAI-Image-2.5-Flash →

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (2/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Image Elo

1,216vs1,231

Prompt adherence

91.5%vs88.5%

Text rendering

96.5%vs89%

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality): 2WMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Generation time

5svs1.6s

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality): 0WMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Price per 1k images

$100/1kvs$20/1k

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality): 0WMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image EloMAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+15)

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)1,216

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash1,231

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation timeMAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+3.4s)

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)5s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash1.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k imagesMAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+$80/1k)

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)$100/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash$20/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherenceIdeogram 4.0 (Quality) (+3%)

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)91.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash88.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text renderingIdeogram 4.0 (Quality) (+7.5%)

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)96.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)	MAI-Image-2.5-Flash	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,216 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,231 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+15)
Generation time	5s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1.6s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+3.4s)
Price per 1k images	$100/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$20/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+$80/1k)
Prompt adherence	91.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	88.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (+3%)
Text rendering	96.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (+7.5%)

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 80% with MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)$2,500.00 / mo

Rate: $100/1k

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash$500.00 / mo

Rate: $20/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash is estimated to save $2,000.00/month ($24,000/year).

Based on 25k images generated

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

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Ideogram

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

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SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost—

Microsoft AI

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

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Speed—

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) or MAI-Image-2.5-Flash?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) or MAI-Image-2.5-Flash?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: List prices are missing for at least one model.
Which is faster, Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) or MAI-Image-2.5-Flash?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Context window is missing for at least one model.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Similar Head-to-Head Comparisons

All Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) matchups →|All MAI-Image-2.5-Flash matchups →

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) vs Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights (next ideogram)MAI-Image-2.5-Flash vs MAI-Image-2.5 (previous other)Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash GPT Image 2 (High) vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash Reve 2.1 vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,216

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,231

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+15)

Generation time

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+3.4s)

Price per 1k images

$100/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$20/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (+$80/1k)

Prompt adherence

91.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

88.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (+3%)

Text rendering

96.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (+7.5%)

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatinsufficient data

Need list prices.

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGinsufficient data

Need context sizes.

Screenshots / visioninsufficient data

Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	insufficient data	Need list prices.
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	insufficient data	Need context sizes.
Screenshots / vision	insufficient data	Both accept images. Defaulting to the higher-Elo side (undefined).

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) or MAI-Image-2.5-Flash?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) or MAI-Image-2.5-Flash?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

List prices are missing for at least one model.

Which is faster, Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) or MAI-Image-2.5-Flash?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Context window is missing for at least one model.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.