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Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality).
Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) is a Fal image model, released in July 2026. It ranks 60th of 106 in the Artificial Analysis text to image arena, with an Elo of 982.
- #60 of 106
- Elo 982
Arena ratings
- Creator
- Fal
- Category
- Image generation
- Released
- July 2026
- Text to image
- Elo 982 (-12/12) · ranked 60th of 106 · 5,946 votes
Arena ratings by Artificial Analysis as of 30 October 2026, not figures we measured or the provider published. Rankings move weekly.
Source: the Artificial Analysis arenas, where people choose between two anonymous outputs of the same prompt. Ratings, not specifications: confirm price, licence and limits with Fal.
HOW IT COMPARES
Against the leading image models.
Elo rating from blind preference votes · Higher is preferred more often · Linear scale from 0 to 1,400
- GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max)
- 1,222
- GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max)
- 1,207
- GPT Image 2 (high)
- 1,186
- Nano Banana 2.1
- 1,176
- MAI-Image-2.6
- 1,166
- Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)
- 982
Against the leader, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max), the gap implies voters would choose Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) about 20% of the time. A 100-point gap is roughly 64% to 36%; gaps inside the confidence intervals are not meaningful.
Source: Artificial Analysis arenas. Checked 30 October 2026. Measured independently by Artificial Analysis, not by QQuantum.ai or the providers.
THE FULL LEADERBOARD
Every image model, ranked.
Where Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) sits among all 123 ranked models. Our Image generation page covers how we evaluate them for real work.
| 1 | GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max) | OpenAI | Sep 2026 | 1222 -10/10 | 1199 -11/11 | 13,014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | GPT Image 2.5 Flare (max) | OpenAI | Sep 2026 | 1207 -10/10 | 1182 -11/11 | 12,364 |
| 3 | GPT Image 2 (high) | OpenAI | Apr 2026 | 1186 -11/11 | 1136 -13/13 | 12,835 |
| 4 | Nano Banana 2.1 | Oct 2026 | 1176 -12/12 | 1151 -13/13 | 6,210 | |
| 5 | MAI-Image-2.6 | Microsoft AI | Aug 2026 | 1166 -12/12 | 1151 -12/12 | 8,342 |
| 6 | Grok Imagine Image 2.0 | SpaceXAI | Aug 2026 | 1166 -12/12 | 1117 -13/13 | 7,481 |
| 7 | Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) | Mar 2026 | 1140 -10/10 | 1123 -12/12 | 16,075 | |
| 8 | Muse Image | Meta | Jul 2026 | 1127 -11/11 | 1129 -12/12 | 8,479 |
| 9 | GPT Image 1.5 (high) | OpenAI | Dec 2025 | 1123 -11/11 | 1119 -13/13 | 12,830 |
| 10 | MAI-Image-2.6-Flash | Microsoft AI | Sep 2026 | 1119 -12/12 | 1144 -13/13 | 5,482 |
| 11 | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Nov 2025 | 1118 -10/10 | 1108 -12/12 | 15,174 | |
| 12 | MAI-Image-2.5 | Microsoft AI | Jun 2026 | 1118 -11/11 | 1127 -13/13 | 13,789 |
| 13 | FLUX 3 Image | Black Forest Labs | Oct 2026 | 1117 -12/12 | 1122 -14/14 | 6,115 |
| 14 | MAI-Image-2.5-Pro | Microsoft AI | Jul 2026 | 1114 -10/10 | 1123 -12/12 | 12,200 |
| 15 | Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) | Jun 2026 | 1107 -10/10 | 1054 -12/12 | 15,080 | |
| 16 | Seedream 5.0 Pro | ByteDance Seed | Jul 2026 | 1100 -11/11 | 1131 -13/13 | 11,633 |
| 17 | Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | Alibaba | Jul 2026 | 1095 -12/12 | 1091 -13/13 | 6,332 |
| 18 | Qwen-Image-3.0 | Alibaba | Jul 2026 | 1070 -12/12 | 1068 -13/13 | 6,090 |
| 19 | Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | Alibaba | Oct 2026 | 1056 -12/12 | 1069 -13/13 | 4,970 |
| 20 | grok-imagine-image-quality | SpaceXAI | May 2026 | 1049 -9/9 | 1095 -12/12 | 16,728 |
| 60 | Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) | Fal | Jul 2026 | 982 -12/12 | — | 5,946 |
Elo from the Artificial Analysis arenas: people choose between two anonymous outputs of the same prompt, and the ratings follow from those votes. The figure after each score is its 95% confidence interval; gaps inside it are not meaningful. Rank and votes are for text to image. Refreshed weekly; not measured by QQuantum.ai. Select a heading to sort.
All 123 image models · Also from Fal: FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo, FLUX.2 [dev] Flash, Ideogram 4.0 Instant, Ideogram 4.0 Fast
Questions
Questions about Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality).
When was Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) released?
Artificial Analysis records Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) as released in July 2026.
How good is Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality)?
In the Artificial Analysis text to image arena it ranks 60th of 106, with an Elo of 982 (-12/12 at 95% confidence) from 5,946 votes, checked 30 October 2026. Elo reflects blind human preference, not fitness for your brief.
How does Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) compare with the top-ranked model?
The leader, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (max), is rated 1222. On standard Elo arithmetic that gap means voters would prefer Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) in about 20% of head-to-head comparisons. Check the confidence intervals: small gaps may not be real.
What does Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Quality) cost, and can we use its output commercially?
The arena does not publish prices or licence terms. Check Fal's own pricing and terms of use for the access route you plan, including rights in generated output, before production use.
