Grok Imagine Image 2 vs Ideogram v4
394 identical prompts, default settings, blind community votes. Head-to-head: 53% preferred Grok Imagine Image 2, 39% preferred Ideogram v4, 19 ties, 231 votes.
Grok Imagine Image 2 and Ideogram v4 have met in 231 blind head-to-head votes on 394 identical prompts in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena. Grok Imagine Image 2 was preferred in 53% of them and Ideogram v4 in 39%, with 19 ties. Ideogram v4 was faster, at 14.0s median per image against 16.7s for Grok Imagine Image 2.
- “German bunker complex on the French Atlantic coast during World War II”Architecture & interiors
- “Realistic, an adult person goes back in time to change something.”Concept art & fantasy
- “Exotic alien meat market with every possible meat imaginable on sale!”Concept art & fantasy
- “A man riding a horse, holding a screaming chicken, in dark gothic fantasy.”Concept art & fantasy
- “A dragon sleeping on the Statue of Liberty on a moody, overcast day.”Concept art & fantasy
- “An immortal with a wave of their hand creates multiple universes.”Concept art & fantasy
- “Vampire bat art, volumetric fog, chiaroscuro lighting, subsurface scattering.”Illustration & anime
- “A cat flying in the sky wearing a super kitty costume.”Illustration & anime
- “The infinite cat is infinite and adorable.”Illustration & anime
- “Sand dunes at sunset with wind-blown ridges, one set of footprints, deep blue sky fading to orange.”Landscape & nature · 5 votes: 60% / 40%
- “epic fantasy landscape.”Landscape & nature
- “stunning landscape, high quality, detailed, sharp”Landscape & nature
- “A whimsical gothic woman sitting on a ledge overlooking the city.”Portrait & fashion
FAQ
- Is Grok Imagine Image 2 better than Ideogram v4?
- In the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, Grok Imagine Image 2 beats Ideogram v4 in 53% of 231 blind head-to-head votes on identical prompts (Ideogram v4 39%, ties 8%). The per-prompt results on this page show where each model wins.
- Which is faster, Grok Imagine Image 2 or Ideogram v4?
- Ideogram v4 is faster: 14.0s median per 1:1 image against 16.7s for Grok Imagine Image 2, measured on the same 394 prompts at default settings in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena.
- Which is cheaper, Grok Imagine Image 2 or Ideogram v4?
- Ideogram v4 is cheaper on BudgetPixel: 40 credits ($0.040) per 1:1 image against 50 credits ($0.050) for Grok Imagine Image 2, at default settings.
- How is this comparison made?
- Both models render the identical prompt at default settings; voters see the two images blind and pick the better one. Model names are revealed only after the vote.



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































