modelgrep

GPT-Image 1.5 vs V4.0q [instant]

GPT-Image 1.5 leads on human preference — 1263 vs 1155 Elo (#6 of 150 in the Image Arena). The right pick still depends on style, speed and licensing — details below.

GPT-Image 1.5 sample outputGPT-Image 1.5✓fal-ai/gpt-image-1.5vsV4.0q [instant] sample outputV4.0q [instant]ideogram/v4/instant
Human-preference Elo12631155
Arena rank#6 of 150#41 of 150
Categorytext-to-imagetext-to-image
Licensecommercialcommercial

Frequently asked

Is GPT-Image 1.5 better than V4.0q [instant]?

By human preference, GPT-Image 1.5 currently rates higher (1263 vs 1155 Elo). Preference votes measure typical output quality; test both on your own prompts for style fit.

What kind of models are GPT-Image 1.5 and V4.0q [instant]?

Both are text to image models available as hosted API endpoints — GPT-Image 1.5 (fal-ai/gpt-image-1.5) and V4.0q [instant] (ideogram/v4/instant).

See the full best text-to-image models ranking.