Arena Ranks Ideogram 4.0 Quality as Top Open Image Model

Jun 4, 2026

Arena.ai has ranked Ideogram 4.0 Quality as the top open-weight model in its Text-to-Image Arena, validating the Ideogram 4.0 launch. Debuting at number eight overall, the model achieved an Elo score of 1,204 through blind human-preference testing. This represents a major quality jump over its previous generations across all sub-categories.

Model: Ideogram 4.0 Quality
Arena Rank: 8 overall
Open Rank: 1
Elo Score: 1204
Approaches: Google Nano Banana Pro

The ranking unseats HiDream-O1-Image-Dev as the top open-weights system. While proprietary models still lead the overall leaderboard, Ideogram 4.0 Quality now approaches the performance of Google's Nano Banana Pro.

You can access Ideogram 4.0 Quality via the Ideogram AI platform today, or through the fal integration. As an open-weight model, it supports local execution and fine-tuning (adapting a model to specific tasks with custom data). The model is available for download and included in all standard subscription plans.

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@arena12h ago

New open model Ideogram-4.0-Quality has landed at #8 in the Text-to-Image Arena. This makes the new model by @ideogram_ai the #1 open model in that arena! Scoring 1204, this open model approaches the performance of Nano Banana Pro. Congrats to the @ideogram_ai team on this release!

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