Logo and brand designers
Ideogram's Design style mode targets clean, vector-style marks, so designers use Ideogram to explore dozens of badge, wordmark, and emblem directions before refining one by hand.
Ideogram AI Image Generator
Ideogram is the image model known for getting text right on posters, logos, and T-shirts. Ideogram is not live on Ricebowl yet: the generator above runs GPT Image 2.5, so use it for the same kind of text-in-image work in the meantime. Sign-up credits cover your first image.
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CAPABILITIES
Key Features of Ideogram
Feature 01
Hyper-Realistic Image GenerationPhotography as well as design
Ideogram built its name on typography, but its models also produce lifelike photography. In the Ideogram app, the Realistic style mode is tuned for authentic colors, textures, and lighting, and the Ideogram 4 release collage spans portraits, product shots, and street photography next to posters. Ideogram 4 is a foundation model trained from scratch rather than a fine-tune of another lab's model, and it renders at native 2K. On Ideogram's own blind benchmark, rated by professional graphic designers across design and photography, Ideogram 4 placed second overall. The model is available in the Ideogram web app, the iOS app, the Ideogram API, and as open weights.
- Realistic style mode for lifelike photos in Ideogram
- Native 2K output on Ideogram 4
- Ranked second overall in Ideogram's designer-rated blind test
Feature 02
Multiple Artistic StylesPresets, style codes, and your own references
Ideogram gives you several ways to steer the look. The style mode picker offers Auto, General, Realistic, and Design, where Design targets clean, vector-style logos and posters. A curated library of preset styles restyles the same prompt as a woodcut, a watercolor, or a flat illustration, and Ideogram's own docs demonstrate the idea with American Gothic redrawn in several presets. For a house style, upload up to three reference images and save them as a custom style that you can reuse on every project. Magic Prompt can also expand a short idea into a detailed description before the image is drawn.
- Auto, General, Realistic, and Design style modes
- Custom styles from up to three reference images
- Magic Prompt expands short ideas automatically
Feature 03
Color Palette ControlPick the mood with a palette, not just words
Color Palette is an Ideogram setting available to every user: choose a preset palette and the whole generation leans toward that tone. Ideogram describes it as a creative direction tool rather than exact color matching, and it works best combined with color words in the prompt. Plus plan subscribers and above can build a custom palette of up to five colors by picking them or typing hex values, which is how designers keep a brand's colors across a campaign. Ideogram 4 adds explicit color-palette controls to its structured JSON prompts, along with bounding boxes that place text and objects exactly where you want them.
- Preset palettes for every Ideogram user
- Custom palettes of up to five hex colors on Plus and above
- JSON prompts with palette and bounding-box layout on Ideogram 4
PROMPT EXAMPLES
Ideogram Prompts
Prompt
Retro surf shop logo, a round badge with a wave and palm tree, the words "SALT & SUN SURF CO." arched across the top and "EST. 1978" at the bottom, two-color screen print style, cream and navy.
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Result
Prompt
Concert poster for a jazz night, bold condensed headline "BLUE NOTE FRIDAYS", a saxophone silhouette in orange on deep blue, date and venue in small caps at the bottom, risograph texture.
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Result
USE CASES
Who Uses Ideogram
Poster and event promoters
Readable headlines and dates are the whole point of a poster. Ideogram became popular because it sets that text correctly in the first draft.
T-shirt and print-on-demand sellers
Ideogram's docs list print-on-demand artwork among Ideogram 4.0's target uses, and its background remover turns a design into a clean graphic for merch.
Social media and ad teams
Custom palettes and saved styles keep a campaign's color and look consistent across every Ideogram post and banner.
Builders and researchers
Ideogram 4 ships as open weights at 9.3B parameters under a non-commercial license, so developers can study and prototype with it locally.
WHAT USERS SAY
What Creators Keep Pointing Out
01
Text rendering is the reason to use it
In a blind typography test by ten Contra designers, Ideogram 4 was picked first 47.9% of the time, ahead of Nano Banana 2 at 30.0%.
02
Designers would ship it
Asked whether they would use the output in real client work, the same Contra panel rated Ideogram 4 highest at 3.55 out of 5.
03
Free images are not private
Private generation is a paid-plan feature at Ideogram, which users on the free tier often discover after posting client work.
04
Credits and queues take getting used to
Priority credits, slow credits, and top-ups follow different rules, and reference or edit tools always use priority credits on paid plans.
VERSIONS
Ideogram 3.0 vs 2.0
Neither: start new projects on Ideogram 4.0. If your account only shows the older pair, 3.0 beats 2.0.
Ideogram 4.0: the current model
Ideogram's own docs call 4.0 the current model for prompt fidelity, clear in-image text, reliable editing, and native transparency.
Ideogram 3.0: the previous generation
Kept as an earlier option. If your account has not moved to 4.0 yet, pick 3.0 over the 2.x models.
Ideogram 2.0 and 2a: the older 2.x line
Ideogram lists them as the older, faster 2.x models, still available as earlier options.
WHAT SETS IT APART
What Makes Ideogram Stand Out
01
A typography-first model
Most image labs added text rendering later. Ideogram put it at the center from the start, and at 9.3B parameters Ideogram 4 reports the best text rendering of any open-weight model it benchmarked, ahead of Qwen-Image (20B) and FLUX.2 [dev] (32B).
02
Layout you can specify
Ideogram 4's structured JSON prompts accept bounding boxes and color palettes, and Ideogram reports it scores better than all closed-source models on the 7Bench layout-control benchmark.
OUR TAKE
Our Verdict on Ideogram
Which model writes text on posters most accurately?
It depends on the text. For a single headline or a label, GPT Image 2: Ideogram's own designer-rated blind benchmark ranks Ideogram 4 second overall, behind only GPT Image 2 at medium quality. For a poster with several blocks of copy, Nano Banana Pro, which Google positions as its best model for legible text up to a full paragraph. When every word has to sit at an exact position, Ideogram 4 and its bounding-box prompts.
What is Ideogram 4.0 best at?
Posters, logos, and print designs where text placement matters. Its bounding-box JSON prompts and its lead on the 7Bench layout benchmark make Ideogram the model to use when every word has a fixed spot on the page.
Is the Ideogram free plan enough?
For testing prompts, yes; for client work, no. Free generations are not private, custom palettes need the Plus plan, and reference and edit tools run on slow credits in the free tier.
COMPARISON
Ideogram vs GPT Image 2 for Text in Images
| Feature | Ideogram 4.0 | GPT Image 2 on Ricebowl | GPT Image 2.5 Flare on Ricebowl |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maker | Ideogram | OpenAI | OpenAI |
| Where you use it | ideogram.ai, iOS app, API | Ricebowl workspace | The generator on this page |
| Price | Free plan plus paid plans, see ideogram.ai/pricing | 6 / 10 / 16 credits at 1K / 2K / 4K | From 3 credits at 1K |
| Max output | Native 2K | 4K | 4K |
| Designer-rated blind test (Ideogram's own) | #2 overall | #1 overall at medium quality | Not included |
| Color control | Preset and custom hex palettes | Colors described in the prompt | Colors described in the prompt |
| Open weights | Yes, 9.3B, non-commercial license | No | No |
| Best for | Layout-exact posters and logos | Headlines, labels, and 4K | Cheap text-in-image drafts |
Our pick: GPT Image 2 for single-line text such as headlines and labels, since even Ideogram's own benchmark puts it first; Nano Banana Pro for posters with several blocks of copy; Ideogram 4 when text has to sit at an exact position, or when you need palette presets or open weights. Ideogram is not on Ricebowl yet; the generator above runs GPT Image 2.5.
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Know what runs here
Ideogram is not on Ricebowl yet. The generator at the top of this page runs GPT Image 2.5 Flare, which handles the same poster, logo, and T-shirt text work. Sign up and your free credits cover the first image.
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Write the words in quotes
Describe the layout and put every word that must appear in quotes, the same way you would prompt Ideogram. Name the font style and colors you want.
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Pick size and generate
Choose 1K, 2K, or 4K and an aspect ratio, then generate. The result lands in the feed below, and we will switch this page to real Ideogram once it is connected.
REVIEWS
Used by Creators and Marketers
What people who came here for text-in-image work say about Ricebowl.
Jake SullivanI came looking for Ideogram and ended up making my T-shirt slogans with GPT Image 2.5 here. The lettering came out clean.
Print-on-demand seller
Mei LinDates, venue, headline, all spelled right on the first try. I just tweak the layout afterwards.
Event poster designer
Oliver GrantI use it to rough out twenty badge ideas in an afternoon, then redraw the winner as vector.
Small-brand logo designer
Fatima Al-SayedHaving GPT Image 2, Qwen Image, and Seedream in one picker means I compare text quality side by side.
Social media lead
Ben CarterOur chalkboard menu graphic took five minutes. Customers thought we hired a sign painter.
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AI Image Generator Pricing
One balance, every model. Credits work across all 20 video models — no watermark, no tier-locked models, commercial use on every paid plan.
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Flexible monthly subscription.
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The lowest price to get started. Every model, a monthly budget to try things out.
$7.99/mo
Renews monthly, cancel anytime.
200 credits
≈ 0–10 videos, depending on the model
≈ 14–66 images, depending on the model
4.00¢ / credit
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- Credits reset every billing month
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Standard support
Lite Monthly
The cheapest way to start. Every model, a small monthly budget.
$12.99/mo
Renews monthly, cancel anytime.
400 credits
≈ 1–20 videos, depending on the model
≈ 28–133 images, depending on the model
3.25¢ / credit
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits reset every billing month
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Standard support
Starter Monthly
Enough credits to try every model and finish a few clips each month.
$29.9/mo
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1,000 credits
≈ 3–50 videos, depending on the model
≈ 71–333 images, depending on the model
2.99¢ / credit
2 parallel tasks
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits reset every billing month
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Standard support
Standard Monthly
PopularSteady output for solo creators going pro — every model, a comfortable budget.
$49.9/mo
Renews monthly, cancel anytime.
2,000 credits
≈ 6–100 videos, depending on the model
≈ 142–666 images, depending on the model
2.50¢ / credit
3 parallel tasks
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- Credits reset every billing month
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Priority support
Advanced Monthly
High-volume production for prolific creators and small teams.
$89.9/mo
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5,000 credits
≈ 15–250 videos, depending on the model
≈ 357–1666 images, depending on the model
1.80¢ / credit
5 parallel tasks
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits reset every billing month
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Priority support
Pay yearly and save more.
Starter Yearly
Enough credits to try every model and finish a few clips each month.
$19.9/mo$29.9
Billed yearly at $238.8. Renews yearly, cancel anytime.
Save $120/yr vs monthly
12,000 credits
≈ 38–600 videos, depending on the model
≈ 857–4000 images, depending on the model
1.99¢ / credit
2 parallel tasks
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits stay valid for 12 months
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Standard support
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PopularSteady output for solo creators going pro — every model, a comfortable budget.
$34.9/mo$49.9
Billed yearly at $418.8. Renews yearly, cancel anytime.
Save $180/yr vs monthly
24,000 credits
≈ 76–1200 videos, depending on the model
≈ 1714–8000 images, depending on the model
1.75¢ / credit
3 parallel tasks
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits stay valid for 12 months
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Priority support
Advanced Yearly
High-volume production for prolific creators and small teams.
$62.9/mo$89.9
Billed yearly at $754.8. Renews yearly, cancel anytime.
Save $324/yr vs monthly
60,000 credits
≈ 190–3000 videos, depending on the model
≈ 4285–20000 images, depending on the model
1.26¢ / credit
5 parallel tasks
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits stay valid for 12 months
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Priority support
Top up credits valid for 12 months.
Basic Pack
One-time top-up — perfect for occasional needs.
$49.9
One-time purchase, valid 12 months.
1,000 credits
≈ 3–50 videos, depending on the model
≈ 71–333 images, depending on the model
4.99¢ / credit
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits stay valid for 12 months
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Standard support
Advanced Pack
20% BonusLarger top-up with 20% bonus — best per-credit value for one-time buyers.
$198
One-time purchase, valid 12 months.
4,800 credits
≈ 15–240 videos, depending on the model
≈ 342–1600 images, depending on the model
4.13¢ / credit
5 parallel tasks
- 1080p · No watermark · Commercial use
- Credits stay valid for 12 months
- Access to all models
- Watermark-free outputs
- Buy an add-on credit pack
- Priority support
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Is Ideogram AI free?
Ideogram offers a free plan at ideogram.ai with limited credits, plus paid plans for more capacity, private generation, and advanced tools; check ideogram.ai/pricing for current numbers. On Ricebowl, sign-up credits are free too, but they run GPT Image 2.5, not Ideogram.
What is Ideogram AI?
Ideogram is an AI image generator and the company that builds it, pronounced "eye-dee-oh-gram". It is best known for rendering readable text inside images, which makes Ideogram popular for logos, posters, and merch designs.
What AI does Ideogram use?
Its own models. Ideogram 4.0 is the current one, a foundation model trained from scratch rather than fine-tuned from another lab's model. Earlier versions include Ideogram 3.0, 2a, 2.0, and 1.0.
How do I access Ideogram AI?
Through the web app at ideogram.ai, the Ideogram iOS app, the Ideogram API at developer.ideogram.ai, or the open Ideogram 4 weights on Hugging Face for local, non-commercial use.
How to use Ideogram?
On ideogram.ai, type a prompt with the words you want in quotes, pick a style mode and palette, and generate. Ideogram is not live on Ricebowl yet: the generator on this page runs GPT Image 2.5, so any image you make here is a GPT Image 2.5 image, not an Ideogram one.
Can I use Ideogram 3.0 image reference for free?
Yes, on Ideogram's free plan reference tools run on slow credits, so they work but take longer. On paid plans they always use priority credits. Custom styles accept up to three reference images.
Is Ideogram AI safe to use?
Yes, it is a mainstream web service with a published privacy policy and terms. The main thing to know is that private generation is a paid feature, so do not put confidential client work into free-plan prompts.
Does Ideogram AI have an app?
Yes. Besides the web app, Ideogram has an iOS app linked from its official docs, and it offers an API and an MCP connection for developers and agents.
Can I use Ideogram images commercially?
For Ideogram outputs, Ideogram says it does not claim ownership of what you generate or restrict your rights in it, as long as you follow its terms. Images from the generator on this page are GPT Image 2.5 outputs and fall under Ricebowl's terms instead; the open Ideogram 4 weights carry a non-commercial license.
What is the best Ideogram alternative for text in images?
For single-line text such as a headline, a label, or a wordmark, GPT Image 2: even Ideogram's own designer-rated benchmark ranks it above Ideogram 4 overall. For a poster with several paragraphs of copy, Nano Banana Pro. Both run on Ricebowl, and the generator at the top of this page already uses GPT Image 2.5, so you can make your first text-in-image design with the 20 free sign-up credits right now. Ideogram 4 itself stays the better tool only when text has to sit at exact positions.
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