Tool · Pictures, Video

Ideogram

Makes pictures from a written description and is especially good at putting readable words into images, such as posters and logos. You can also edit, upscale and remove backgrounds, and paid plans add short videos.

Go to Ideogram’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
The app is closed. Separately, the homepage says Ideogram 4.0 has downloadable weights.
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Licence: Ideogram Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)
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Can I sell what I make?: Yes (from the Free plan)
Terms s.2.1: Ideogram claims no ownership and does not restrict commercial use of outputs; no plan distinction. Free-plan images are public. Outputs may not be unique.
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Cost: Free option: 30 credits a week for Google, Apple or Microsoft sign-ins; images are public; 1 generation at a time.
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser, Phone app, Maker's own API
iOS app linked; no Android app mentioned. Model picker includes partner models (docs/create/models.md); filter chips name OpenAI, Google, Tongyi.
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Skill needed: No setup
Inferred: browser and phone app, no install.
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Made by: Ideogram AI (CA)
Terms s.11.6 give a Toronto, Ontario address; country inferred from that address. Site footer says 'Ideogram, Inc.'
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Status: Available
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What you can make with it

A picture, from a description (main use)
A picture, a logo, icon or graphic
A picture, by changing a photo I have
A picture, make a photo sharper or bigger
A picture, remove a background
A picture, the same character or style across many images
A picture, a product photo
A video, from a description
A video, by bringing a photo to life

text to imageimage to imagetext to videoimage to videovideo to video

Docs list create, text in images, Studio edit/extend, upscale to 8x, background/object removal, reference images, custom models (brand/product/style), video. Logo and product mapping is our reading.

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Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	Free	30 credits Commercial use: Yes
Plus (monthly)	$20 a month	2,400 credits a month Cost per image depends on model, quality and size; shown on the Generate button. Unlimited slow generations too. Commercial use: Yes
Plus (annual)	$15 a month, billed yearly	2,400 credits a month $180 a year. Cost per image depends on model, quality and size; shown on the Generate button. Unlimited slow generations too. Commercial use: Yes
Pro (monthly)	$60 a month	7,500 credits a month Cost per image depends on model, quality and size; shown on the Generate button. Unlimited slow generations too. Commercial use: Yes
Pro (annual)	$42 a month, billed yearly	7,500 credits a month $504 a year. Batch generation and quality export. Cost per image depends on model, quality and size; shown on the Generate button. Unlimited slow generations too. Commercial use: Yes
Team (monthly)	$30 a month	3,600 credits a month Per user, minimum 2 users. Cost per image depends on model, quality and size; shown on the Generate button. Unlimited slow generations too. Commercial use: Yes
Team (annual)	$20 a month, billed yearly	3,600 credits a month Per user, $240 a year, minimum 2 users. Cost per image depends on model, quality and size; shown on the Generate button. Unlimited slow generations too. Commercial use: Yes

Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.

Only '$' shown; USD assumed. Enterprise (custom) omitted; legacy Basic ($8/$7) no longer sold. Free allowance is weekly (30/week), which allowances 'per' can't express. API billed per request separately; rates not readable.

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Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: The terms don't say clearly
Privacy policy says prompts and uploaded images are used to train its models; generated outputs not mentioned; no training opt-out described.
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Models it uses

Seedance

Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Ideogram 4.5, Ideogram 4.0, Ideogram 3.0, GPT Image 2.0, GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2, Nano Banana Pro, Z-Image, Kling v3 Standard, MiniMax H3

Other options for “A picture, from a description”

Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, Adobe Photoshop, Akool, Artbreeder, Bria, Canva AI (Magic Studio), ChatGPT Images, Civitai, Clipdrop, ComfyUI, Creatify, DeeVid AI, DiffusionBee, DomoAI, Draw Things, Dreamina, Dzine, fal, Filmora, FlexClip, FLUX.1 [dev], FLUX.1 [schnell], FLUX.1 Kontext

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.