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# Ideogram 4.5 vs Qwen Image 2.1

Ideogram 4.5's median is $0.060 ($0.060 per job), cheapest at fal. Qwen Image 2.1's median is $0.040 ($0.040 per job), cheapest at Krea. Qwen Image 2.1 is lower at the standard job, as of 28 Oct 2026.

Prices as of 28 Oct 2026. Every price links to its source.

Head-to-head · Image

Ideogram

[Ideogram 4.5](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/ideogram/ideogram-4.5)

$0.060

Cheapest at [fal](https://modelpricetrack.com/providers/fal/models/ideogram/ideogram-4.5)

Alibaba

[Qwen Image 2.1](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/alibaba/qwen-image-2.1)

$0.040

Cheapest at [Krea](https://modelpricetrack.com/providers/krea/models/alibaba/qwen-image-2.1)

## Tale of the tape

|   | Ideogram 4.5 | Qwen Image 2.1 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price per unit | $0.060/image | $0.040/image · edge |
| Arena Elo | 1347 (1342.527670644377–1351.9340027616183) | 1362 (1356.481490540439–1368.3111114878848) · edge |
| Providers | 4 counted · 4 listed | 1 counted · 1 listed |

Edge score 0–2.

Qwen Image 2.1 is 33% cheaper at the reference job.

## More matchups

- [Nano Banana 2.1 vs Qwen Image 2.1](https://modelpricetrack.com/compare/nano-banana-2-1-vs-qwen-image-2-1) $0.034 vs $0.040
- [Ideogram 4.5 vs Nano Banana 2.1](https://modelpricetrack.com/compare/ideogram-4-5-vs-nano-banana-2-1) $0.060 vs $0.034
- [Nano Banana Pro vs Qwen Image 2.1](https://modelpricetrack.com/compare/nano-banana-pro-vs-qwen-image-2-1) $0.134 vs $0.040

Same standard job on both sides.

- [Ideogram 4.5](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/ideogram/ideogram-4.5)
- [Qwen Image 2.1](https://modelpricetrack.com/models/alibaba/qwen-image-2.1)
- [Ideogram](https://modelpricetrack.com/ai-labs/ideogram)
- [Alibaba](https://modelpricetrack.com/ai-labs/alibaba)
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