Ideogram · Standard

Ideogram V4

From 1 credit
Typography
Reasoning

Best-in-class text rendering and logo design.

Ideogram built its reputation on text rendering, and V4 brings that to the lowest price in the lineup, 1 credit. It pairs typography with reasoning, which matters when the words have to make sense in context and not merely be legible. It generates only; it cannot refine an existing image.

Reach for it when legible, well-placed text such as a poster, sign or logo concept is the point of the image.

Free account, 5 credits a month, no card required. Your prompt is waiting in the studio when you sign up.

Six test prompts

Every model on ImageForge renders the same six prompts, one per strength, so you can judge Ideogram V4 against the others on identical input. Images are unedited, at 1 megapixel. How we ran the test.

Close-up portrait of an elderly fisherman with a weathered face and grey stubble, wearing a yellow raincoat, soft overcast light from a window, shallow depth of field, 85mm photograph, generated by Ideogram V4

Photorealism

Skin texture, natural light and a believable shallow depth of field.

“Close-up portrait of an elderly fisherman with a weathered face and grey stubble, wearing a yellow raincoat, soft overcast light from a window, shallow depth of field, 85mm photograph”

A vintage enamel sign on a brick wall that reads "FRESH BREAD DAILY" in bold red serif letters, with "since 1962" in smaller script below, morning sunlight, generated by Ideogram V4

Text rendering

Both lines of text spelled correctly and placed on the sign, not floating beside it.

“A vintage enamel sign on a brick wall that reads "FRESH BREAD DAILY" in bold red serif letters, with "since 1962" in smaller script below, morning sunlight”

A frosted glass perfume bottle with a brass cap on wet black slate, droplets on the glass, soft rim light, reflections on the stone, studio product photography, generated by Ideogram V4

Product shot

Glass, metal and water rendered convincingly in one studio setup.

“A frosted glass perfume bottle with a brass cap on wet black slate, droplets on the glass, soft rim light, reflections on the stone, studio product photography”

Three red cubes stacked on top of a blue sphere, a green cone to the left and a yellow cylinder to the right, on a black and white checkerboard floor, soft studio lighting, generated by Ideogram V4

Prompt adherence

Exactly three red cubes on the sphere, with the cone on the left and the cylinder on the right.

“Three red cubes stacked on top of a blue sphere, a green cone to the left and a yellow cylinder to the right, on a black and white checkerboard floor, soft studio lighting”

Children's book illustration of a fox in a knitted scarf reading a book under a large mushroom in light rain, soft watercolor and ink, warm palette, generated by Ideogram V4

Illustration

A consistent watercolor-and-ink style rather than a photo with a filter.

“Children's book illustration of a fox in a knitted scarf reading a book under a large mushroom in light rain, soft watercolor and ink, warm palette”

A narrow street in Tokyo at night after rain, neon signs reflecting in puddles, a cyclist with an umbrella passing a lit ramen shop, cinematic, generated by Ideogram V4

Complex scene

Mixed light sources, wet reflections and several subjects in one frame.

“A narrow street in Tokyo at night after rain, neon signs reflecting in puddles, a cyclist with an umbrella passing a lit ramen shop, cinematic”

At a glance

Provider
Ideogram
Plans
Every plan: Free, Basic and Pro
Credits per image
  • 1 at Standard (1 MP)
  • 2 at High (2 MP)
  • 4 at Ultra (4 MP)
Refinement
No. It generates from text only and cannot edit an existing image.
Aspect ratios

Renders 5 of 10 natively: 1:1, 4:3, 16:9, 3:4, 9:16.

Other ratios snap to the nearest size it supports: 5:4 → 4:3, 3:2 → 4:3, 21:9 → 16:9, 4:5 → 3:4, 2:3 → 3:4.