Ideogram
Ideogram's own image models, built for readable type, with magic fill, reframe and upscaling, unlimited slow credits and private generation from $20 a month.
Ideogram generates images on its own Ideogram 4.0, 3.0 and earlier models, with inpainting, reframe, replace background, character and image reference, upscaling, batch generation on Pro and a separate per-image API. Plus is $20/mo with 2,400 priority credits, unlimited slow credits and private generation.
- Readable text
- Magic Fill
- Character reference
- Private generation
Who it is for
Pick it if
You make posters, ads and layouts where the words in the image have to be right, and want to edit with inpainting and references on one image-first tool.
Skip it if
You want a lower entry price, a stated image count per plan, many third-party models, or an API or MCP on the plan.
At a glance
- Category
- AI Image
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Starting price
- $20/mo
- Plans
- 5 plans, $20–$60/mo
- Free plan
- Yes
- Billing
- Monthly or yearly
- Platforms
- Web
- Website
- ideogram.ai
Feature coverage
7 yes · 3 partial · 0 not offered or not listed
Text to imageYes
Text to image on Ideogram 4.0 at 2K, 3.0, 2a, 2.0 and 1.0, from Turbo to Quality rendering
Image editing & inpaintingYes
Edit (inpaint), Magic Fill on 2.0 and 3.0, Reframe, Replace background and Remix; editing with AI needs…
Reference images & style consistencyYes
Image Reference and Character Reference on 3.0, with the reference costs listed per rendering
Text rendering in imagesYes
The home page promises readable type in every layout, and Layerize text separates text into layers
Upscale & enhanceYes
Upscale 1.0 costs 1 credit an image on paid plans, and Topaz upscalers go to 8K in the app
Custom models or trainingPartial
Custom model training is limited on Pro and Team and full on Enterprise; the API trains a model for $40 a run
High-res export, no watermarkPartial
Ideogram 4.0 renders at 2K and Pro adds quality export; the page does not mention watermarks
Commercial use of imagesYes
Ideogram does not claim ownership of your images, and you can use them for any purpose including commercial…
API, MCP or app integrationsPartial
A separate API is billed per image, from $0.03 for Ideogram 4.5; no MCP or integrations are on the plans
Shared workspace & team assetsYes
Team has per-user seats with central billing and administration and collaboration features, with a minimum…
By the numbers
From the entry paid plan
- Entry price
- Images a month
- Max image resolution
- Image models
- Parallel generations
- Agent access
Best in the category
Best in the category
Pricing at a glance
Official pricingFree
$0
$0
Plus
$20/mo
$15/mo ($180 a year)
Pro
$60/mo
$42/mo ($504 a year)
Team
$30 / user/mo
$20 / user/mo
Enterprise
Custom (contact)