Ideogram v4 vs Recraft v4
223 identical prompts, default settings, blind community votes. Head-to-head: 36% preferred Ideogram v4, 51% preferred Recraft v4, 16 ties, 124 votes.
Ideogram v4 and Recraft v4 have met in 124 blind head-to-head votes on 223 identical prompts in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena. Recraft v4 was preferred in 51% of them and Ideogram v4 in 36%, with 16 ties — a narrow lead that more votes could still overturn. Recraft v4 was faster, at 12.5s median per image against 14.0s for Ideogram v4.
- “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
- “Vampire bat art, volumetric fog, chiaroscuro lighting, subsurface scattering.”Illustration & anime
- “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 Ideogram v4 better than Recraft v4?
- In the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena, Recraft v4 beats Ideogram v4 in 51% of 124 blind head-to-head votes on identical prompts (Ideogram v4 36%, ties 13%). The lead is narrow, so it could still change as votes come in. The per-prompt results on this page show where each model wins.
- Which is faster, Ideogram v4 or Recraft v4?
- Recraft v4 is faster: 12.5s median per 1:1 image against 14.0s for Ideogram v4, measured on the same 223 prompts at default settings in the BudgetPixel AI Image Arena.
- Which is cheaper, Ideogram v4 or Recraft v4?
- Ideogram v4 is cheaper on BudgetPixel: 40 credits ($0.040) per 1:1 image against 45 credits ($0.045) for Recraft v4, 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.





























































































































































































































































































































































































































































