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Ideogram: what’s new and our verdict

AI image generator with Plus, Pro and Team plans, pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent each, and an API.

Official site

Release Ruler for Ideogram: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Official page, dated
Best for
images

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read1 cited source, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from ideogram.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Priority credits listed: Pro 7,500 a month, Team 3,600 per user. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

AI image generator with Plus, Pro and Team plans, pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent each, and an API.

Good for

  • People who want a hosted image generator with a clear credit plan
  • Developers who want credit-based API access

Skip if

  • You need a free trial of a paid plan (the page says none is offered)
  • You need local, open-weight models

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Ideogram's pricing page lists Plus ($20 a month, $15 a month billed annually), Pro ($60, or $42 billed annually) and Team ($30 per user a month, $20 billed annually), plus pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent each and custom Enterprise plans. It says there are no free trials or discounts on subscription plans, and eligible free accounts get weekly credits.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web, with an API (credit-based)
  • Pricing model: Freemium, subscription and pay-as-you-go
  • Free tier: Weekly credits for eligible free accounts (amount varies)
  • Paid plans: Plus $20/month ($15 billed annually); Pro $60/month ($42 annually); Team $30 per user per month ($20 annually); pay as you go 1 cent per credit; Enterprise custom
  • How to start: Open ideogram.ai and sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft to receive any free weekly credits.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Ideogram

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Ideogram.

  1. Get access

    Open ideogram.ai and sign in with Google, Apple or Microsoft to receive any free weekly credits.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Weekly credits for eligible free accounts (amount varies) Paid: Plus $20/month ($15 billed annually); Pro $60/month ($42 annually); Team $30 per user per month ($20 annually); pay as you go 1 cent per credit; Enterprise custom. Read from ideogram.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Priority credits listed: Pro 7,500 a month, Team 3,600 per user.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Pay-as-you-go option
  • Published priority-credit numbers on Pro and Team

Cons

  • Plan prices are tied to credits that vary by model
  • No free trial or discount on subscription plans (per the page)

Alternatives and comparisons

  • Midjourney: Image (and video) generation with the alpha.midjourney.com web app.
  • Recraft: Text-to-image model and design platform for photorealism and vector output; V4.1 Flash is listed as the latest model.
  • Krea: Creative AI suite for images, videos and upscaling; Free plan with 5,000 units a month.
  • FLUX (Black Forest Labs): Black Forest Labs' FLUX image models, available through an API with per-image pricing; the flux GitHub repository is Apache-2.0.

See all alternatives to Ideogram

FAQ

What is Ideogram?

Ideogram's pricing page lists Plus ($20 a month, $15 a month billed annually), Pro ($60, or $42 billed annually) and Team ($30 per user a month, $20 billed annually), plus pay-as-you-go credits at 1 cent each and custom Enterprise plans. It says there are no free trials or discounts on subscription plans, and eligible free accounts get weekly credits.

Is Ideogram free?

Weekly credits for eligible free accounts (amount varies) Paid: Plus $20/month ($15 billed annually); Pro $60/month ($42 annually); Team $30 per user per month ($20 annually); pay as you go 1 cent per credit; Enterprise custom. Read from ideogram.ai/pricing on 2026-10-25. Priority credits listed: Pro 7,500 a month, Team 3,600 per user. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Ideogram under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Image quality compared with other generators (not tested)
  • Credit cost per image by model (the page loads it dynamically)

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • FLUX (Black Forest Labs): Black Forest Labs' FLUX image models, available through an API with per-image pricing; the flux GitHub repository is Apache-2.0.
  • Freepik AI: Stock library with AI suite and credit plans; credits valid for 1 year.
  • Krea: Creative AI suite for images, videos and upscaling; Free plan with 5,000 units a month.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Ideogram: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/ideogram

Keep the Reported or Tested label when you quote a verdict. Plain-text version: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/ideogram.md. More for AI assistants: /ai, /tools.json, /llms.txt.