Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 1, 2026

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash benchmark

Name: Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights 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 Open Weights and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

5 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights (2)MAI-Image-2.5-Flash (3)

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights

2 of 5 Wins

✓Prompt adherence✓Text rendering

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

3 of 5 Wins

✓Image Elo✓Generation time✓Price per 1k images

Ideogram

Leads 2 of 5 metrics

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights

Open-weight release of Ideogram 4.0, bringing world-class text rendering to self-hosted enterprise infrastructure.

Open WeightsImg Elo 1,218$60/1k imgs

Microsoft AI

Leads 3 of 5 metrics

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 Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs MAI-Image-2.5-Flash. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights

Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)$100/1k

Top Rival Showdowns for Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights

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 LeaderMAI-Image-2.5-Flash Wins

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Δ 13 Image Elo pts

Generation Speed LeaderMAI-Image-2.5-Flash Wins

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

1.6s per render

Value per Dollar LeaderMAI-Image-2.5-Flash Wins

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 Open Weights (2)vsMAI-Image-2.5-Flash (3)

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

← Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsMAI-Image-2.5-Flash →

🏆Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights(2/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsvsMAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Image Elo

1,218vs1,231+13

Prompt adherence

91%vs88.5%+2.5%

Text rendering

95.8%vs89%+6.8%

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 2WMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W

🏆MAI-Image-2.5-Flash(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsvsMAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Generation time

3.8svs1.6s+2.2s

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 0WMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W

🏆MAI-Image-2.5-Flash(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsvsMAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Price per 1k images

$60/1kvs$20/1k+$40/1k

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 0WMAI-Image-2.5-Flash: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Image Elo+13

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash1,231

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Generation time+2.2s

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights3.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash1.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Price per 1k images+$40/1k

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights$60/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

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

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Prompt adherence+2.5%

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights91%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash88.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Text rendering+6.8%

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights95.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

Benchmark	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights	MAI-Image-2.5-Flash	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1,231 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+13
Generation time	3.8s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	1.6s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2.2s
Price per 1k images	$60/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$20/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+$40/1k
Prompt adherence	91% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	88.5% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+2.5%
Text rendering	95.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	89% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	+6.8%

Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 67% with MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights$1,500.00 / mo

Rate: $60/1k

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash$500.00 / mo

Rate: $20/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash is estimated to save $1,000.00/month ($12,000/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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LIVE BENCHMARK

Ideogram

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$60/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$60/1k

Microsoft AI

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)—

Input / 1M Tokens$20/1k

Output / 1M Tokens$20/1k

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights 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 Open Weights 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 Open Weights 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?: Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
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 Open Weights 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 Open Weights matchups →|All MAI-Image-2.5-Flash matchups →

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (previous ideogram)MAI-Image-2.5-Flash vs MAI-Image-2.5 (previous other)Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 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 Open Weights

MAI-Image-2.5-Flash

Advantage Delta

Image Elo

1,218

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1,231

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+13

Generation time

3.8s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

1.6s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2.2s

Price per 1k images

$60/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$20/1k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+$40/1k

Prompt adherence

91%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

88.5%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+2.5%

Text rendering

95.8%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

89%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

+6.8%

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 Open Weights 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 Open Weights 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 Open Weights 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?

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

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 Open Weights and MAI-Image-2.5-Flash Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.