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Ideogram 3.0 vs Nano Banana Pro: the same prompts, side by side

Ideogram 3.0 and Google's Nano Banana Pro 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, Nano Banana Pro passed 13 and Ideogram 3.0 11, each image checked the same way. Nano Banana Pro was quicker, 36.2 s an image against 73.5 s. In llmwise a Ideogram 3.0 image counts as 2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages and a Nano Banana Pro image as 5 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages: up to 125 and 50 images a month on Pro.

Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro in llmwise

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

Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro in llmwise
FactIdeogram 3.0Nano Banana Pro
Made byIdeogramGoogle
Made throughkie.aikie.ai
Output sizeabout 1 megapixel2K
Aspect ratiossquare 1:1, portrait 3:4, landscape 4:3square 1:1, portrait 2:3, landscape 3:2
An image counts as2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages5 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages
Images on Proup to 125 a monthup to 50 a month

Job by job

Ideogram 3.0 passed 11 of 16 and Nano Banana Pro 13 of 16. A prompt passes when every piece of writing it asked for is there and every question about the image is a yes.

Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro, job by job
JobIdeogram 3.0Nano Banana Pro
Logos2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks
Text in images2 of 2 passed, 14 of 14 checks1 of 2 passed, 13 of 14 checks
Product photos1 of 2 passed, 6 of 12 checks2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks
Photorealistic images2 of 2 passed, 11 of 11 checks1 of 2 passed, 10 of 11 checks
Illustrations1 of 2 passed, 9 of 10 checks2 of 2 passed, 10 of 10 checks
Portraits0 of 2 passed, 5 of 13 checks2 of 2 passed, 13 of 13 checks
YouTube thumbnails2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks1 of 2 passed, 11 of 12 checks
Social media posts1 of 2 passed, 11 of 12 checks2 of 2 passed, 12 of 12 checks

The same prompts, side by side

Ideogram 3.0's and Nano Banana Pro'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 Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 65.8 s sooner (38.6 s to 104.4 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

    Ideogram 3.0Passed
    Ideogram 3.0's image for “A coffee shop logo with its name”
      Nano Banana ProPassed
      Nano Banana Pro's image for “A coffee shop logo with its name”

      • A wheel and a wrench in one icon

        Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 25.1 s sooner (38.5 s to 63.6 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

        Ideogram 3.0Passed
        Ideogram 3.0's image for “A wheel and a wrench in one icon”
          Nano Banana ProPassed
          Nano Banana Pro's image for “A wheel and a wrench in one icon”

          • A bakery sign with two lines

            Only Ideogram 3.0 passed, not Nano Banana Pro; Nano Banana Pro's image came 33.7 s sooner (31.0 s to 64.6 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

            Ideogram 3.0Passed
            Ideogram 3.0's image for “A bakery sign with two lines”
              Nano Banana ProFailed
              Nano Banana Pro's image for “A bakery sign with two lines”
              • Is the writing on the sign in two lines, one above the other? No: The writing is in four lines (FRESH, BREAD, DAILY, OPEN 7AM), not two.

            • A café menu board with four prices

              Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 30.5 s sooner (31.6 s to 62.1 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

              Ideogram 3.0Passed
              Ideogram 3.0's image for “A café menu board with four prices”
                Nano Banana ProPassed
                Nano Banana Pro's image for “A café menu board with four prices”

                • A white sneaker on a grey background

                  Only Nano Banana Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0: Ideogram 3.0 made no image.

                  Ideogram 3.0Failed

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

                  Nano Banana ProPassed
                  Nano Banana Pro's image for “A white sneaker on a grey background”

                  • A perfume bottle and its reflection

                    Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 27.2 s sooner (36.4 s to 63.6 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                    Ideogram 3.0Passed
                    Ideogram 3.0's image for “A perfume bottle and its reflection”
                      Nano Banana ProPassed
                      Nano Banana Pro's image for “A perfume bottle and its reflection”

                      • A bowl of ramen from above

                        Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 39.2 s sooner (44.1 s to 83.3 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                        Ideogram 3.0Passed
                        Ideogram 3.0's image for “A bowl of ramen from above”
                          Nano Banana ProPassed
                          Nano Banana Pro's image for “A bowl of ramen from above”

                          • A rainy street at night, one red umbrella

                            Only Ideogram 3.0 passed, not Nano Banana Pro; Nano Banana Pro's image came 31.4 s sooner (31.3 s to 62.7 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                            Ideogram 3.0Passed
                            Ideogram 3.0's image for “A rainy street at night, one red umbrella”
                              Nano Banana ProFailed
                              Nano Banana Pro's image for “A rainy street at night, one red umbrella”
                              • Is it night? No: The sky is overcast and light, so it looks like daytime or dusk with neon signs lit, not full night.

                            • A watercolour fox for a children's book

                              Only Nano Banana Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0; Nano Banana Pro's image came 35.7 s sooner (47.3 s to 83.0 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                              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.
                              Nano Banana ProPassed
                              Nano Banana Pro's image for “A watercolour fox for a children's book”

                              • Three people at one laptop, flat vector

                                Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 32.8 s sooner (30.7 s to 63.5 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                                Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                Ideogram 3.0's image for “Three people at one laptop, flat vector”
                                  Nano Banana ProPassed
                                  Nano Banana Pro's image for “Three people at one laptop, flat vector”

                                  • A studio headshot

                                    Only Nano Banana Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0: Ideogram 3.0 made no image.

                                    Ideogram 3.0Failed

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

                                    Nano Banana ProPassed
                                    Nano Banana Pro's image for “A studio headshot”

                                    • A fisherman holding a rope in both hands

                                      Only Nano Banana Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0; Nano Banana Pro's image came 30.1 s sooner (33.4 s to 63.5 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                                      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.
                                      Nano Banana ProPassed
                                      Nano Banana Pro's image for “A fisherman holding a rope in both hands”

                                      • A cooking video thumbnail

                                        Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 96.3 s sooner (28.3 s to 124.6 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                                        Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                        Ideogram 3.0's image for “A cooking video thumbnail”
                                          Nano Banana ProPassed
                                          Nano Banana Pro's image for “A cooking video thumbnail”

                                          • A phone review thumbnail with a question

                                            Only Ideogram 3.0 passed, not Nano Banana Pro; Nano Banana Pro's image came 32.9 s sooner (30.7 s to 63.6 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                                            Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                            Ideogram 3.0's image for “A phone review thumbnail with a question”
                                              Nano Banana ProFailed
                                              Nano Banana Pro's image for “A phone review thumbnail with a question”
                                              • Is there only one piece of writing? No: Besides the large "WORTH IT?", the phone screen shows several small labels such as HDR, 4K, VIDEO and PHOTO.

                                            • A summer sale post

                                              Both Ideogram 3.0 and Nano Banana Pro passed; Nano Banana Pro's image came 20.2 s sooner (43.5 s to 63.7 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                                              Ideogram 3.0Passed
                                              Ideogram 3.0's image for “A summer sale post”
                                                Nano Banana ProPassed
                                                Nano Banana Pro's image for “A summer sale post”

                                                • A book club announcement, top and bottom

                                                  Only Nano Banana Pro passed, not Ideogram 3.0; Nano Banana Pro's image came 22.7 s sooner (40.8 s to 63.5 s), and Ideogram 3.0's cost $0.055 less at kie.ai.

                                                  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.
                                                  Nano Banana ProPassed
                                                  Nano Banana Pro's image for “A book club announcement, top and bottom”

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                                                  Questions

                                                  Is Ideogram 3.0 better than Nano Banana Pro?

                                                  On our 16 image test prompts, Nano Banana Pro passed 13 and Ideogram 3.0 11, each image checked the same way. Nano Banana Pro was quicker, 36.2 s an image against 73.5 s. In llmwise a Ideogram 3.0 image counts as 2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages and a Nano Banana Pro image as 5 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages: up to 125 and 50 images a month on Pro.

                                                  Which is cheaper in llmwise, Ideogram 3.0 or Nano Banana Pro?

                                                  Ideogram 3.0: in llmwise its image counts as 2 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages, against 5 Claude Haiku 4.5 messages for Nano Banana Pro.

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