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FLUX.2 Max vs Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)

FLUX.2 Max wins 52% of 97 direct comparisons against Ideogram 4.0 (Quality).

Both models received the same prompts. Wins and losses count only images judged together in the same call, the same comparisons the leaderboard Elo is fitted from.

FLUX.2 Max
Black Forest Labs
1002 Elo ±51
Rank #21 of 44 · median 34s per image · 10 refused
43–15–39
wins – ties – losses for FLUX.2 Max
97 direct comparisons
Elo expectation: FLUX.2 Max wins 50%
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram
1000 Elo ±45
Rank #22 of 44 · median 29s per image

By category

CategoryFLUX.2 MaxIdeogram 4.0 (Quality)Direct record
Anime & Cartoon Style 1038 1029 4–1–2
Architecture & Interiors 1090 1007 6–1–3
Complex Scenes 945 1049 3–2–5
Ghibli style 1162 923 3–1–1
Graphic Design 1042 1074 3–2–6
Hands & Anatomy 1037 1066 5–3–3
Photorealistic People & Portraits 938 895 6–1–5
Surreal & Creative Prompts 950 924 6–0–5
Text in Images 983 1020 4–2–6
Ultra Hard 981 1011 3–2–3

By criterion

CriterionFLUX.2 MaxIdeogram 4.0 (Quality)
Prompt adherence 1037 967
Technical quality 972 1005
Artistic merit 1008 993
Detail execution 1002 1003
Realism & coherence 973 1041

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Anime & Cartoon Style An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style).
An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style). - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked eighth of 13, this image is visually polished but compromised by a conspicuous error in the central utensil setup. That focal defect warrants a substantial reduction despite the attractive lighting and food.
An anime scene of a character eating ramen at a small shop counter (slice-of-life style). - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked third of 13, this image combines excellent environment construction with strong everyday storytelling. Minor ambiguity around the cook's utensils is the principal reason it trails the top two.
Architecture & Interiors An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings.
An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 9th of 13, this captures the scale and atmosphere of a large bath interior. Texture overload, reduced architectural legibility, and a restored-building character keep it below the more historically specific images.
An ancient Roman bathhouse interior with accurate architectural details - marble columns, mosaic floors, arched ceilings, and steam rising from pools. Natural light from oculus openings. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 1st of 13, this offers the strongest balance of historical plausibility, material realism, and coherent architecture. Its minor background softness is substantially less distracting than the anachronisms or rendering problems in weaker entries.
Complex Scenes A misty dawn at an African savanna watering hole where elephants, lions, and zebras coexist in tense harmony, with a crocodile partially submerged in the foreground and flamingos taking flight in the background, golden hour lighting.
A misty dawn at an African savanna watering hole where elephants, lions, and zebras coexist in tense harmony, with a crocodile partially submerged in the foreground and flamingos taking flight in the background, golden hour lighting. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 6 / 10
Judge's noteRank 8 of 13: The image covers the complete scene and has pleasing atmosphere, but its weakest animal groups contain obvious generative problems. Flamingo flight anatomy and crowded zebra construction prevent a good-to-excellent rating.
A misty dawn at an African savanna watering hole where elephants, lions, and zebras coexist in tense harmony, with a crocodile partially submerged in the foreground and flamingos taking flight in the background, golden hour lighting. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 9 / 10
Judge's noteRank 2 of 13: This is a close runner-up with particularly strong photographic atmosphere and foreground execution. The quieter animal behavior and slightly simplified distant anatomy place it just behind the more complete dramatic interpretation.
Ghibli style A mechanical creature in a polluted landscape. Capture the visual aesthetic of 'Nausicaä' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's mechanical designs and environmental contrast.
A mechanical creature in a polluted landscape. Capture the visual aesthetic of 'Nausicaä' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's mechanical designs and environmental contrast. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked second, this is an excellent synthesis of imaginative engineering, polluted atmosphere, and ecological contrast. Slightly congested lower-body mechanics are its principal limitation relative to the strongest image.
A mechanical creature in a polluted landscape. Capture the visual aesthetic of 'Nausicaä' by Studio Ghibli, with Miyazaki's mechanical designs and environmental contrast. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanked seventh, this succeeds through emotional restraint and a clear environmental narrative. Looser mechanical construction and less distinctive visual styling place it below the stronger middle- and upper-tier entries.
Graphic Design Minimalist logo for a sustainable coffee brand 'Evergreen Brew', single leaf motif, clean lines, vector style, white background. 'Evergreen Brew' contained as text in logo
Minimalist logo for a sustainable coffee brand 'Evergreen Brew', single leaf motif, clean lines, vector style, white background. 'Evergreen Brew' contained as text in logo - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 6 / 10
Judge's noteRanks 7th of 13 for its relevant concept and competent rendering, but its expanded iconography is less faithful to the brief. The ambiguous foliage and subdued internal contrast hold it below the cleaner leaf-only marks.
Minimalist logo for a sustainable coffee brand 'Evergreen Brew', single leaf motif, clean lines, vector style, white background. 'Evergreen Brew' contained as text in logo - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanks 2nd of 13 and offers the strongest coffee-specific concept in the set. The extra tagline and smaller secondary lettering make it marginally less exact to the brief than the leading entry.
Hands & Anatomy Two people high-fiving, with focus on their hands meeting mid-air.
Two people high-fiving, with focus on their hands meeting mid-air. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanks ninth because attractive lighting and expressions cannot compensate for the structurally confused hands. The anatomy and contact geometry are substantially less convincing than in the stronger entries.
Two people high-fiving, with focus on their hands meeting mid-air. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 3rd of 13, this is among the cleanest and most natural hand-focused results. Its restrained presentation sacrifices some emotional impact but excels at the prompt's central anatomical requirement.
Photorealistic People & Portraits A group selfie of three friends of different ethnic backgrounds smiling at the camera.
A group selfie of three friends of different ethnic backgrounds smiling at the camera. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 8 / 10
Judge's noteThis is a strong interpretation with some of the set's most attractive lighting. Slight facial smoothing and reduced tonal separation keep it below the more consistently natural top-ranked images.
A group selfie of three friends of different ethnic backgrounds smiling at the camera. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 4 / 10
Judge's noteThis is the weakest image because the severe central torso failure outweighs its attractive faces and clear prompt elements. The scene remains recognizable, but the broken body structure prevents it from functioning as a believable photograph.
Surreal & Creative Prompts A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 9th of 13, this shows some genuine hybridization through window-filled noteheads. Uneven symbol construction and the mostly separate skyline prevent a convincing architectural score.
A city skyline that forms the shape of musical notes on a staff, created in a stylized graphic design aesthetic with clean architectural lines and dramatic twilight colors. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 8 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 3rd of 13, this convincingly makes architecture itself carry the musical motif. Its abstraction reduces note legibility slightly, but the stylistic match and clean execution are strong.
Text in Images A technology magazine cover featuring the headline "Tech Innovations of 2025," clean modern design style.
A technology magazine cover featuring the headline "Tech Innovations of 2025," clean modern design style. - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 5 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 10th of 13, this satisfies the main headline requirement but falls short in supporting typography and contrast. The accumulation of editorial errors makes it substantially less successful than the cleaner magazine layouts.
A technology magazine cover featuring the headline "Tech Innovations of 2025," clean modern design style. - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 9 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 2nd of 13, this is an excellent, nearly publication-ready result with unusually reliable typography. Its slightly crowded lower headline area is a minor limitation rather than a substantive failure.
Ultra Hard Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - FLUX.2 Max
FLUX.2 Max 4 / 10
Judge's noteRanked 11th of 13, this is photographically competent but misses a central clothing requirement. The combined branding failure and incoherent scientific writing significantly outweigh its visual strengths.
Photorealistic depiction of a man wearing a clearly visible black OpenAI-branded T-shirt. He is standing at the front of a university lecture hall, writing complex mathematics and AI-related equations across a large, dusty chalkboard filled with notation - Ideogram 4.0 (Quality)
Ideogram 4.0 (Quality) 7 / 10
Judge's noteRanks fifth: a convincing classroom photograph with clear branding and some genuine AI notation. It trails image 4433 in lecture-hall scope and visual richness, while substantially outperforming the pseudo-equation-heavy lower group.

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