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AI model rankingsImageIdeogram 4.0 Instant

Ideogram 4.0 Instant

Fal Released July 2026

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#61 of 106 for image generation 5,492 votes Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC

At a glance

How Ideogram 4.0 Instant compares with the other 105 image generation models.

  • Middle of the pack. Ranked #61 of 106, 241 Elo points behind #1 and ahead of 43% of models.

  • Close race with 23 models. Its score range overlaps with FLUX.2 [pro], Ideogram 4.0, Ming-Image-0.1-Design and 20 more, so you may not notice a difference.

  • Usually loses. Against a typical model it gets picked in about 49% of blind votes.

Model details

Made by
Fal
Category
Image
Released
July 2026 · 4 months ago
Best Fal model
FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo
Win rate vs all
50%
Companies ranked
27

Rank

#61

of 106 models

Elo rating

981

241 behind #1

typical 990

± range

±12

how certain the score is

Votes

5,492

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 overall20%
  • vs Ideogram 4.0 Fast · The model just above (#60)50%
  • vs Wan 2.7 Pro · The model just below (#62)50%
  • vs HunyuanImage 3.0 · A typical model (the median)49%

Nearby in the ranking

  • Nano Banana

    GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash Image

    985

    Elo

    #59

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.0 Fast

    FalQuality

    982

    Elo

    #60

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.0 Instant

    Fal

    981

    Elo

    #61

    rank

  • Wan 2.7 Pro

    Alibaba

    979

    Elo

    #62

    rank

  • HiDream-O1-Image

    HiDream

    975

    Elo

    #63

    rank

More from Fal

  • FLUX.2 [dev] Turbo

    Fal

    994

    Elo

    #49

    rank

  • FLUX.2 [dev] Flash

    Fal

    988

    Elo

    #55

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.0 Fast

    FalQuality

    982

    Elo

    #60

    rank

  • Ideogram 4.0 Fast

    Fal

    963

    Elo

    #67

    rank

Questions people ask

Is Ideogram 4.0 Instant the best image generation model?
Not quite: it's #61 of 106. The leader is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst by OpenAI, 241 Elo points ahead. People would still pick Ideogram 4.0 Instant over it in about 20% 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 4.0 Instant has been in 5,492 of these votes. The votes are turned into an Elo score, the same system used to rank chess players.
Who makes Ideogram 4.0 Instant?
Fal (fal.ai). They have 5 models in this ranking.
What are alternatives to Ideogram 4.0 Instant?
Nano Banana (Google), Ideogram 4.0 Fast (Fal), Wan 2.7 Pro (Alibaba), HiDream-O1-Image (HiDream) 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.