Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B benchmark

Name: Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B 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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights holds empirical advantage (0 of 0 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsTop code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsTop logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24BLowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsFastest stream rate

Ideogram

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

Mistral

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

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Ideogram 4.0 Lineage & Sibling Variants

2 models

Currently comparing Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B. 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 Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Generation Speed Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

No shared data

Unpriced

Overall Matchup Breakdown

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

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights (5)vsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B (0)

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 5W (100%)Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B: 0W (0%)

← Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B →

🏆Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights Leads(3/3)

Visual Quality & Adherence

Arena Preference Elo, prompt fidelity & typography score

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsvsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Image Elo

1,218vs—

Prompt adherence

91%vs—

Text rendering

95.8%vs—

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 3WMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B: 0W

🏆Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights Leads(1/1)

Generation Latency

Time to render full-resolution image snapshot (seconds)

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsvsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Generation time

3.8svs—

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 1WMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B: 0W

🏆Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights Leads(1/1)

Cost Efficiency

API inference cost per 1,000 generated images

Benchmark

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsvsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Price per 1k images

$60/1kvs—

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights: 1WMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B: 0W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Image Elo

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights1,218

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Generation time

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights3.8s

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Price per 1k images

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights$60/1k

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Prompt adherence

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights91%

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Text rendering

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights95.8%

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Benchmark	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights	Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	3.8s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$60/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	91% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	95.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save 100% with Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Monthly Image Production Volume25k images / month (25000 imgs)

Quick Presets:

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights$1,500.00 / mo

Rate: $60/1k

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B$0.00 / mo

Rate: $0/1k

Estimated Cost Delta

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B is estimated to save $1,500.00/month ($18,000/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 / visionIdeogram 4.0 Open Weights

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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Verified Head-to-Head Telemetry

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

Mistral

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)128k

Input / 1M Tokens$0.351/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$0.555/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights or Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B?: 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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B?: 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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B?: 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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B 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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B matchups →

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) (previous ideogram)

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Ideogram 4.0 Open WeightsMistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B

Image Elo

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights1,218

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Generation time

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights3.8s

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Price per 1k images

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights$60/1k

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Prompt adherence

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights91%

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Text rendering

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights95.8%

Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B—

Benchmark	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights	Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B	Advantage Delta
Image Elo	1,218 seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Generation time	3.8s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Price per 1k images	$60/1k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Prompt adherence	91% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Text rendering	95.8% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—

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 / visionIdeogram 4.0 Open Weights

Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights	Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Ideogram 4.0 Open Weights or Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B?

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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B?

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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B?

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 Mistral: Mistral Small 3.1 24B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.