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Ideogram v3 Balanced — AI Model Review

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Updated Feb 24, 2026
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Best for:Image GenerationPhotorealismIllustrationProduct Design

Ideogram v3 Balanced performance data on Rival is based on blind head-to-head community voting. All vote data is part of Rival's open dataset of 21,000+ human preference judgments across 200+ AI models. Model responses are curated from 17 challenges.

Ideogram v3 Balanced

Ideogram v3 Balanced

Ideogram:
v3 Quality
v3 Balanced

Ideogram v3 Balanced offers an optimal trade-off between speed, quality, and cost. Creates images with excellent text rendering and prompt comprehension at a moderate generation time.

Image Generation
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Provider
Ideogram-ai
Release Date
2024-11-12
Size
LARGE

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Model Responses

17 outputs from Ideogram v3 Balanced

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Ideogram v3 BalancedArchitectural Blueprint Sheet
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Architectural Blueprint Sheet
Architectural Blueprint Sheet
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Ideogram v3 BalancedCorkboard Outfit Collage
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Corkboard Outfit Collage
Corkboard Outfit Collage
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Ideogram v3 BalancedFluid Dynamics Explainer
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Fluid Dynamics Explainer
Fluid Dynamics Explainer
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Ideogram v3 BalancedGlass Caustics Still Life
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Glass Caustics Still Life
Glass Caustics Still Life
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Ideogram v3 BalancedImaginary Transit Map
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Imaginary Transit Map
Imaginary Transit Map
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Ideogram v3 BalancedMuseum Exhibit: Odd Artifact
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Museum Exhibit: Odd Artifact
Museum Exhibit: Odd Artifact
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Ideogram v3 BalancedProduct Visualization
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Product Visualization
Product Visualization
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Ideogram v3 BalancedBotanical Scientific Plate
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Botanical Scientific Plate
Botanical Scientific Plate
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Ideogram v3 BalancedExploded Diagram of a Gadget
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Exploded Diagram of a Gadget
Exploded Diagram of a Gadget
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Ideogram v3 BalancedFuturistic City
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Futuristic City
Futuristic City
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Ideogram v3 BalancedHyperrealistic Portrait
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Hyperrealistic Portrait
Hyperrealistic Portrait
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Ideogram v3 BalancedIsometric Cutaway Home
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Isometric Cutaway Home
Isometric Cutaway Home
Sponsored
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Ideogram v3 BalancedClaymation Absurd Ad
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Claymation Absurd Ad
Claymation Absurd Ad
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Ideogram v3 BalancedFantasy Character Design
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Fantasy Character Design
Fantasy Character Design
Sponsored
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Ideogram v3 BalancedIllustrated Scene
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Illustrated Scene
Illustrated Scene
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Ideogram v3 BalancedMicroscope Slide Microcosm
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Microscope Slide Microcosm
Microscope Slide Microcosm
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Ideogram v3 BalancedPackaging Shelf Mockup
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Ideogram v3 Balanced
Packaging Shelf Mockup
Packaging Shelf Mockup

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