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FLUX.2 Pro vs Ideogram 3.0: the same prompts, side by side

Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 on the same 16 prompts, two for each of 8 jobs, from logos to YouTube thumbnails: each image as it was made, what the checks found, what it cost and how long it took.

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Based on 32 images made on September 29, 2026 through kie.ai with llmwise's own settings for each model, each checked by Claude Sonnet 5.5. How the images are checked.

Short answer

On our 16 image test prompts, FLUX.2 Pro passed 14 and Ideogram 3.0 11, each image checked the same way. FLUX.2 Pro was quicker, 60.7 s an image against 73.5 s. In llmwise an image from either counts as 2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages, up to 125 images a month on Pro.

FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 in llmwise

What llmwise asks FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 for, and what an image of each counts as.

FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 in llmwise
FactFLUX.2 ProIdeogram 3.0
Made byBlack Forest LabsIdeogram
Made throughkie.aikie.ai
Output size1Kabout 1 megapixel
Aspect ratiossquare 1:1, portrait 2:3, landscape 3:2square 1:1, portrait 3:4, landscape 4:3
An image counts as2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages
Images on Proup to 125 a monthup to 125 a month

Job by job

FLUX.2 Pro passed 14 of 16 and Ideogram 3.0 11 of 16. A prompt passes when every piece of writing it asked for is there and every question about the image is a yes.

FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0, job by job
JobFLUX.2 ProIdeogram 3.0
Logos2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks
Text in images2 of 2 passed, 14 of 14 checks2 of 2 passed, 14 of 14 checks
Product photos2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks1 of 2 passed, 6 of 12 checks
Photorealistic images2 of 2 passed, 11 of 11 checks2 of 2 passed, 11 of 11 checks
Illustrations2 of 2 passed, 10 of 10 checks1 of 2 passed, 9 of 10 checks
Portraits1 of 2 passed, 12 of 13 checks0 of 2 passed, 5 of 13 checks
YouTube thumbnails2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks
Social media posts1 of 2 passed, 11 of 12 checks1 of 2 passed, 11 of 12 checks

The same prompts, side by side

FLUX.2 Pro's and Ideogram 3.0's image for each prompt, with each question either one was answered no on; a prompt's title links to it in full, with every answer.

  1. A coffee shop logo with its name

    Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 43.3 s sooner (61.1 s to 104.4 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

    FLUX.2 ProPassed
    FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A coffee shop logo with its name”
      Ideogram 3.0Passed
      Ideogram 3.0's image for “A coffee shop logo with its name”

      • A wheel and a wrench in one icon

        Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 14.9 s sooner (48.6 s to 63.6 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

        FLUX.2 ProPassed
        FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A wheel and a wrench in one icon”
          Ideogram 3.0Passed
          Ideogram 3.0's image for “A wheel and a wrench in one icon”

          • A bakery sign with two lines

            Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 46.7 s sooner (18.0 s to 64.6 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

            FLUX.2 ProPassed
            FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A bakery sign with two lines”
              Ideogram 3.0Passed
              Ideogram 3.0's image for “A bakery sign with two lines”

              • A café menu board with four prices

                Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 43.9 s sooner (18.2 s to 62.1 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                FLUX.2 ProPassed
                FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A café menu board with four prices”
                  Ideogram 3.0Passed
                  Ideogram 3.0's image for “A café menu board with four prices”

                  • A white sneaker on a grey background

                    Only FLUX.2 Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0: Ideogram 3.0 made no image.

                    FLUX.2 ProPassed
                    FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A white sneaker on a grey background”
                      Ideogram 3.0Failed

                      No image: kie.ai reported that the task failed, both times we tried.

                    • A perfume bottle and its reflection

                      Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 40.1 s sooner (23.4 s to 63.6 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                      FLUX.2 ProPassed
                      FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A perfume bottle and its reflection”
                        Ideogram 3.0Passed
                        Ideogram 3.0's image for “A perfume bottle and its reflection”

                        • A bowl of ramen from above

                          Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 18.1 s sooner (65.1 s to 83.3 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                          FLUX.2 ProPassed
                          FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A bowl of ramen from above”
                            Ideogram 3.0Passed
                            Ideogram 3.0's image for “A bowl of ramen from above”

                            • A rainy street at night, one red umbrella

                              Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 44.4 s sooner (18.4 s to 62.7 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                              FLUX.2 ProPassed
                              FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A rainy street at night, one red umbrella”
                                Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                Ideogram 3.0's image for “A rainy street at night, one red umbrella”

                                • A watercolour fox for a children's book

                                  Only FLUX.2 Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0; Ideogram 3.0's image came 7.5 s sooner (83.0 s to 90.5 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                  FLUX.2 ProPassed
                                  FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A watercolour fox for a children's book”
                                    Ideogram 3.0Failed
                                    Ideogram 3.0's image for “A watercolour fox for a children's book”
                                    • Is it a watercolour painting, not a photo or a 3D render? No: It looks like a digital painting with soft brushwork and detailed rendering, not clearly a watercolour, photo or 3D render.

                                  • Three people at one laptop, flat vector

                                    Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 56.1 s sooner (63.5 s to 119.6 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                    FLUX.2 ProPassed
                                    FLUX.2 Pro's image for “Three people at one laptop, flat vector”
                                      Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                      Ideogram 3.0's image for “Three people at one laptop, flat vector”

                                      • A studio headshot

                                        Only FLUX.2 Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0: Ideogram 3.0 made no image.

                                        FLUX.2 ProPassed
                                        FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A studio headshot”
                                          Ideogram 3.0Failed

                                          No image: kie.ai reported that the task failed, both times we tried.

                                        • A fisherman holding a rope in both hands

                                          Neither FLUX.2 Pro nor Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 32.8 s sooner (30.7 s to 63.5 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                          FLUX.2 ProFailed
                                          FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A fisherman holding a rope in both hands”
                                          • Does every hand you can see have five fingers and look natural? No: The hands are clasped and partly hidden by the rope, so the fingers are hard to count and some look slightly merged or unclear.
                                          Ideogram 3.0Failed
                                          Ideogram 3.0's image for “A fisherman holding a rope in both hands”
                                          • Does every hand you can see have five fingers and look natural? No: The hands are clasped and partly hidden by the rope, so not every finger can be counted and confirmed as five.

                                        • A cooking video thumbnail

                                          Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 63.4 s sooner (61.1 s to 124.6 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                          FLUX.2 ProPassed
                                          FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A cooking video thumbnail”
                                            Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                            Ideogram 3.0's image for “A cooking video thumbnail”

                                            • A phone review thumbnail with a question

                                              Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; FLUX.2 Pro's image came 40.6 s sooner (23.0 s to 63.6 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                              FLUX.2 ProPassed
                                              FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A phone review thumbnail with a question”
                                                Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                                Ideogram 3.0's image for “A phone review thumbnail with a question”

                                                • A summer sale post

                                                  Both FLUX.2 Pro and Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 110.7 s sooner (63.7 s to 174.4 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                                  FLUX.2 ProPassed
                                                  FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A summer sale post”
                                                    Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                                    Ideogram 3.0's image for “A summer sale post”

                                                    • A book club announcement, top and bottom

                                                      Neither FLUX.2 Pro nor Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 112.7 s sooner (63.5 s to 176.2 s), and FLUX.2 Pro's cost $0.010 less at kie.ai.

                                                      FLUX.2 ProFailed
                                                      FLUX.2 Pro's image for “A book club announcement, top and bottom”
                                                      • Apart from those two lines, is nothing else written? No: The book's pages contain small lines of text and page numbers, so other writing appears in the image, though it is illegible.
                                                      Ideogram 3.0Failed
                                                      Ideogram 3.0's image for “A book club announcement, top and bottom”
                                                      • Is there an open book? No: The book is standing upright with its page edges facing the viewer, so it is closed, not open.

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                                                    Questions

                                                    Is FLUX.2 Pro better than Ideogram 3.0?

                                                    On our 16 image test prompts, FLUX.2 Pro passed 14 and Ideogram 3.0 11, each image checked the same way. FLUX.2 Pro was quicker, 60.7 s an image against 73.5 s. In llmwise an image from either counts as 2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages, up to 125 images a month on Pro.

                                                    Which is cheaper in llmwise, FLUX.2 Pro or Ideogram 3.0?

                                                    Neither: in llmwise an image from either counts as 2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages.

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