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Ideogram 4.5

IdeogramHigh Released September 2026

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#40 of 106 for image generation 2,888 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How Ideogram 4.5 compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #40 of 106, 207 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 63% of models.

  • Close race with 33 models. Its score range overlaps with Qwen-Image-2.1, Fibo 2.0, Krea 2 Large and 30 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually wins. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 54% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Ideogram
Category
Image
Version
High
Released
September 2026 · 2 months ago
Best Ideogram model
Ideogram 4.0
Win rate vs all
55%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#40

of 106 models

Elo rating

1,015

207 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±15

how certain the score is

Votes

2,888

blind comparisons

Where it ranks

This model next to its closest competitors. Click another bar to open that model.

Head-to-head chances

How often people would pick this model over another in a blind vote, based on the Elo scores.

  • vs GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst · #1 overall23%
  • vs Seedream 5.0 Lite · The model just above (#39)50%
  • vs Wan2.6 Text to Image · The model just below (#41)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)54%

Also ranked in

The same model in other categories.

  • Image editing#28 of 77

Nearby in the ranking

  • HiDream-O1-Image-1.5

    HiDream

    1,017

    Elo

    #38

    rank

  • Seedream 5.0 Lite

    ByteDance Seed

    1,017

    Elo

    #39

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.5

    IdeogramHigh

    1,015

    Elo

    #40

    rank

  • Wan2.6 Text to Image

    Alibaba

    1,014

    Elo

    #41

    rank

  • GPT Image 1

    OpenAIhigh

    1,013

    Elo

    #42

    rank

More from Ideogram

  • Ideogram 4.0

    IdeogramQuality

    1,026

    Elo

    #32

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.0

    Ideogram

    1,002

    Elo

    #45

    rank

  • Ideogram 3.0

    Ideogram

    911

    Elo

    #80

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Ideogram 4.5 the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #40 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 207 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Ideogram 4.5 over it in about 23% of blind votes.
How is this ranking made?
People are shown two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the one they like more. Ideogram 4.5 has been in 2,888 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Ideogram 4.5?
Ideogram (ideogram.ai). They have 4 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Ideogram 4.5?
HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 (HiDream), Seedream 5.0 Lite (ByteDance Seed), Wan2.6 Text to Image (Alibaba), GPT Image 1 (OpenAI) are ranked closest to it. The best model from another company is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI.

People see two results for the same prompt without knowing which model made them, and vote for the better one. Gaps under about 20 Elo points are hard to notice in practice.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.