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GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs Ideogram 3.0: the same prompts, side by side

OpenAI's GPT Image 2.5 Flare 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, GPT Image 2.5 Flare passed 13 and Ideogram 3.0 11, each image checked the same way. GPT Image 2.5 Flare was quicker, 67.4 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.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 in llmwise

What llmwise asks GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 for, and what an image of each counts as.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 in llmwise
FactGPT Image 2.5 FlareIdeogram 3.0
Made byOpenAIIdeogram
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

GPT Image 2.5 Flare passed 13 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.

GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0, job by job
JobGPT Image 2.5 FlareIdeogram 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 thumbnails1 of 2 passed, 11 of 12 checks2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks
Social media posts1 of 2 passed, 10 of 12 checks1 of 2 passed, 11 of 12 checks

The same prompts, side by side

GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 45.5 s sooner (58.9 s to 104.4 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

    GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
    GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 7.4 s sooner (56.1 s to 63.6 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

        GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
        GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 5.9 s sooner (58.8 s to 64.6 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

            GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
            GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 2.6 s sooner (59.5 s to 62.1 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare passed, not Ideogram 3.0: Ideogram 3.0 made no image.

                    GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                    GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 1.8 s sooner (61.8 s to 63.6 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                      GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                      GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 31.4 s sooner (83.3 s to 114.6 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                          GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                          GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 2.7 s sooner (62.7 s to 65.4 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                              GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                              GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare passed, not Ideogram 3.0; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 15.3 s sooner (67.6 s to 83.0 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                  GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                                  GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 3.6 s sooner (63.5 s to 67.2 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                    GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                                    GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare passed, not Ideogram 3.0: Ideogram 3.0 made no image.

                                        GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                                        GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare nor Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 35.8 s sooner (63.5 s to 99.4 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                          GPT Image 2.5 FlareFailed
                                          GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 fingers are partly hidden by the rope and jacket, so a clear count of five natural fingers on each hand isn't possible.
                                          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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 58.2 s sooner (66.3 s to 124.6 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                          GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                                          GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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

                                              Only Ideogram 3.0 passed, not GPT Image 2.5 Flare; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 7.6 s sooner (55.9 s to 63.6 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                              GPT Image 2.5 FlareFailed
                                              GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image for “A phone review thumbnail with a question”
                                              • Is there only one piece of writing? No: The writing is on two separate lines, 'WORTH' and 'IT?', although they form one phrase.
                                              Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                              Ideogram 3.0's image for “A phone review thumbnail with a question”

                                              • A summer sale post

                                                Both GPT Image 2.5 Flare and Ideogram 3.0 passed; GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image came 5.2 s sooner (58.5 s to 63.7 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                                GPT Image 2.5 FlarePassed
                                                GPT Image 2.5 Flare'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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare nor Ideogram 3.0 passed; Ideogram 3.0's image came 9.4 s sooner (63.5 s to 72.9 s), and GPT Image 2.5 Flare's cost $0.005 less at kie.ai.

                                                    GPT Image 2.5 FlareFailed
                                                    GPT Image 2.5 Flare's image for “A book club announcement, top and bottom”
                                                    • Is there one line of writing at the top and one at the bottom? No: The top has two lines of writing (BOOK and CLUB), not one, plus THURSDAY 7PM at the bottom.
                                                    • Apart from those two lines, is nothing else written? No: Besides the top and bottom text, the open book's pages have small print, though it is unreadable.
                                                    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 GPT Image 2.5 Flare better than Ideogram 3.0?

                                                  On our 16 image test prompts, GPT Image 2.5 Flare passed 13 and Ideogram 3.0 11, each image checked the same way. GPT Image 2.5 Flare was quicker, 67.4 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, GPT Image 2.5 Flare or Ideogram 3.0?

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

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