Ideogram
AI image generator excelling at accurate typography and text inside images, logos, posters and graphics.
Best for Posters, logos and images with readable text
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What it does
Ideogram is a generative media platform offering image and video models through creative apps, visual workspaces, and a developer endpoint. You provide text prompts, reference images, or editing instructions to generate and modify high fidelity visual assets featuring clear typography. It is built for individual creators, developers, and creative teams producing visual content.
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Unified API
Integrates image and video generation into external software via a single endpoint. Developers switch between models by updating a path string while retaining existing authentication and billing setups.
Use caseA developer adds text to image generation into an e commerce platform using Python requests.
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Model Context Protocol integration
Connects generation and editing tools directly to AI agents using streamable HTTP and account OAuth. Agents chain creation tasks, run image edits, or manage datasets inside conversational clients.
Use caseA designer instructs Claude to generate thirty coffee brand logos and remove backgrounds from selected variations.
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Precise edit
Modifies specified details within existing images while keeping untouched pixels identical to the source. It accepts text prompts, optional masks, and reference images to guide targeted changes without altering overall composition.
Use caseA product marketer uploads a shoe photo to change its color to slate blue while keeping the original sole and lighting intact.
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Production creative apps
Executes focused asset preparation tasks across visual assets. It removes image backgrounds to produce transparent cutouts, localizes content, and alters aspect ratios for distinct presentation formats.
Use caseA digital marketer reframes a hero ad image into multiple aspect ratios for different social media feeds.
From ideogram.ai
Written from Ideogram's own website, checked . Each feature links to the page it comes from; images are Ideogram's own.
Every plan
| Plan | Monthly | Billed yearly | Per | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Not listed | per account | weekly free credits (amount varies), public |
| Plus | $20 | $15 | per account | 2,400 priority credits/month + unlimited slow, private generation, 8 running+queued |
| Pro | $60 | $42 | per account | 7,500 priority credits/month + unlimited slow, private generation, 32 running+queued |
| Team | $30 | $20 | per user | 3,600 priority credits/user/month + unlimited slow |
| Pay as you go | Not listed | Not listed | credits | $0.01 per credit, no slow credits, 1 concurrent |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | Not listed | custom | contact sales |
From Ideogram's own pricing page, checked . Prices are in US dollars per month; "billed yearly" is the monthly price when you pay for a year up front. A few figures (often the yearly price) are derived rather than printed on the page.
Before you pay
- How to cancel
- Click 'Manage Billing' in the top right corner to cancel your plan.
What Ideogram says
Click 'Manage Billing' in the top right corner to update your payment method, download receipts, cancel your plan, or view your subscription renewal date.
Source page - Cancel online yourself
- Yes
What Ideogram says
Click 'Manage Billing' in the top right corner to update your payment method, download receipts, cancel your plan
Source page - Renews automatically
- Yes
What Ideogram says
You'll be able to use all the benefits and features of your plan until the end of your billing period and won't be charged again after that.
Source page - Unused credits roll over
- Partial
What Ideogram says
Unused subscription priority credits expire at the end of each billing cycle, so if you don't use them you will lose them. However, top up credits are only used after your subscription credits run out, and will carry over
Source page - Commercial use
- All plans including free
What Ideogram says
We do not claim ownership of your generated images, and you're free to use them for any purpose, including commercial use.
Source page - Data retention
- Image URLs expire, and image deletion is available for Ideogram Plus and Ideogram Pro subscribers.
- SOC 2
- Yes
- Discounts
- No
- Support
- Email, sales contact
Only what Ideogram's own pages state, with the quote behind each answer. Anything they don't publish is left out rather than guessed.
Getting started with Ideogram
- Create an API key by following the Setup guide.
- Generate an image by sending a request to POST /v2/image/generate/ideogram 4 to 5.
- Download the generated image from the returned URL to keep it before it expires.
- Make a precise edit to your image by sending a request to POST /v2/image/precise edit/ideogram 4 to 5.
Tips
- Download anything you want to keep because image URLs expire.
- Add a mask when using Precise Edit to limit changes to a specific area.
- Add up to four reference_images to steer an edit with a product, material, or style.
Written from Ideogram's own help pages: developer.ideogram.ai/ideogram-api/api-overview
Ideogram video tutorials
Independent creators on YouTube, not Ideogram or us. The video loads from YouTube only when you press play.
What the free plan includes
Weekly free credits for eligible accounts signing in with Google/
Questions people ask about Ideogram
How much does Ideogram cost?
Paid plans start at $20 a month (Plus). 6 plans are listed above, from Ideogram's own pricing page.
Is Ideogram free?
Yes, there is a free plan: Weekly free credits for eligible accounts signing in with Google/Apple/Microsoft; amount varies; public generations..
How do I cancel Ideogram?
Click 'Manage Billing' in the top right corner to cancel your plan. Source
Do unused Ideogram credits roll over?
Partly: some unused credits carry over, with limits. Source
Can I use Ideogram output commercially?
Yes, on every plan, including the free plan. Source
Does Ideogram have a student or other discount?
No Source
Does Ideogram have an API?
Yes.
What are priority credits?
Priority credits let you generate images instantly. They can only be obtained through paid subscription plans and top up credit purchases. Source
Do my unused priority credits carry over to the next monthly period?
Unused subscription priority credits expire at the end of each billing cycle, so if you don't use them you will lose them. However, top up credits are only used after your subscription credits run out, and will carry over to the next period if unused. Source
Can I use generated images for commercial purposes?
We do not claim ownership of your generated images, and you're free to use them for any purpose, including commercial use. For details, see our Terms of Service. Source
Do you offer discounts or free trials?
We don't offer discounts or free trials for subscription plans. Eligible free accounts receive weekly credits when signing in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft; the amount may vary. Source
Works with
- Integrations
- Claude, Cursor, MCP clients, Stripe
- AI models
- Ideogram 4.5, Ideogram 4.0, Ideogram 3.0, Ideogram 2.0, Ideogram 2a, Ideogram 1.0, GPT Image, Nano Banana, Nano Banana Pro, Topaz, Seedance, MiniMax H3, Kling
Where this came from
Plans, prices and limits were copied from Ideogram's own pages and the other sources listed, then checked .
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- ideogram.ai/features/api-pricing
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- developer.ideogram.ai/ideogram-api/api-overview
- ideogram.ai/api-learn/
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