Ideogram

Spec sheet

What it does

Ideogram is a generative media platform for creating images and video from prompts, with creative apps and a unified API.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

API access

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

API capabilities

The API supports image generation, editing, Remix, inpainting, background removal and replacement, reframing, upscaling, typography tools and custom-model training.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.ideogram.ai

API pricing

Ideogram 4.0 API access is priced per image at $0.03 Turbo, $0.06 Default or $0.10 Quality, without a subscription requirement.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

API structure

Version 2 uses POST /v2/{content}/{action}/{model}; the documentation provides Python, TypeScript and cURL examples and webhook or polling delivery.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.ideogram.ai

Canvas

Canvas is an infinite board supporting uploads, generation, Remix, Magic Fill inpainting, Extend outpainting, text layers, arranging and downloads.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.ideogram.ai

Character Reference

Character Reference keeps a character consistent using one reference image and can be combined with Remix and Magic Fill.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.ideogram.ai

Commercial use

includedRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

Company profile

LinkedIn lists Ideogram as a privately held technology and internet company founded in 2022 with 11–50 employees and headquarters in Toronto.Read 14 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Documentation depth

Developer documentation covers v1 and v2 endpoints, asynchronous jobs, webhooks, image editing, tools, custom datasets and model training, with API setup, dashboard and status links.Read 14 Oct 2026 · developer.ideogram.ai

Funding news

VentureBeat reported an $80 million Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz in February 2024, following a $16.5 million seed round.Read 14 Oct 2026 · venturebeat.com

Image editing

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

Legal name and funding

Crunchbase identifies Ideogram AI Inc as a Toronto-based for-profit company with 11–50 employees, two funding rounds and investors including Redpoint and Index Ventures.Read 14 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Limit: Apple App Store feedback

App reviewers request creator comments and credit refunds for deleted images; others report VPN verification loops and missing or harder-to-use Remix controls.Read 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Limit: competitive differentiation

VentureBeat reported that newer Midjourney and DALL-E releases reduced Ideogram’s text-rendering differentiation and that generated text can still be inconsistent.Read 14 Oct 2026 · venturebeat.com

Limit: independent image quality assessment

Digital Camera World says prompt adherence and photorealism trail newer generators, free access is limited to roughly one to three generations daily, and tested output was capped at 1024×1024.Read 14 Oct 2026 · digitalcameraworld.com

Limit: service outages

IsDown recorded 54 monitored incidents, including a roughly one-hour complete outage on July 27, 2026 and a 25-minute high-latency incident on July 16, 2026.Read 14 Oct 2026 · isdown.app

Limit: Trustpilot subscription and reliability complaints

Reviewers report confusing subscription management, interface changes, editing features restricted to higher tiers, failed references, degraded character consistency and loss of slow generation after priority credits run out.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Magic Prompt and batch

Magic Prompt expands short ideas into richer prompts, while CSV batch generation can process up to 500 prompts on Pro and Team plans.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.ideogram.ai

MCP integration

Ideogram provides a streamable HTTP MCP server usable from Claude, ChatGPT desktop connectors, Cursor, Cline, OpenCode and custom MCP clients; it consumes web-plan credits.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

Monthly credits

1000Read 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

Notable news: Ideogram 4.0

On June 3, 2026, Ideogram announced Ideogram 4.0 as an open-weight model with a commercial licence, downloadable weights, API access and enterprise self-hosting or fine-tuning.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

Open weights licence

Ideogram 4.0 weights are distributed under the Ideogram Non-Commercial Model Agreement, while the inference code is Apache 2.0, so the weights are not unrestricted open-source software.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

Output formats

JPEG,PNG,WebPRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

Praise: G2 usability and output

The two G2 reviewers describe a straightforward interface, quick branding iteration, consistent results, strong text rendering and fast 4K image variations.Read 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Praise: independent text rendering

Digital Camera World’s hands-on review names Ideogram its best generator for text because it renders varied styles and long phrases cleanly on signs and posters.Read 14 Oct 2026 · digitalcameraworld.com

Praise: Trustpilot service

Trustpilot’s review summary highlights a fast, intuitive product, high image quality and quick, professional support.Read 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Privacy practices

The privacy policy says Ideogram collects account, payment, prompts, uploaded images, usage logs, cookies and session-replay data to operate and improve the service.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

Rating on Apple App Store

4.8 out of 5 from 2.6K ratingsRead 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on Software Advice

No reviews yetRead 14 Oct 2026 · softwareadvice.com

Rating on Trustpilot

3.8 out of 5 from 167 reviewsRead 14 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com

Reference images

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

Security controls

Enterprise documentation states SOC 2 auditing, EU data-processing agreements, Microsoft and Google SSO, configurable retention down to 30 minutes and no training of shared models on enterprise inputs.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

Self-hosting

Commercial self-hosting is available for public quantized weights under a $300-per-month licence covering 10,000 to 100,000 images monthly; larger, customer-facing or full-precision deployments require Enterprise.Read 14 Oct 2026 · ideogram.ai

System requirements

The iOS listing requires iOS or iPadOS 16.6 or later; Mac use requires macOS 13.3 or later on an Apple M1 chip or newer.Read 14 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Text-to-image

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · ideogram.ai

Typography

The service is designed to place readable text, logos and branding copy inside generated images.Read 14 Oct 2026 · docs.ideogram.ai

Plans and prices

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