Ideogram image generator
By Yuvraj Singh·Founder, Leaxor·Reviewed
Ideogram v3 is the model to use when the image contains words. Posters, thumbnails with overlaid text, logos, mock-ups of packaging — anything where a typo or a warped letter ruins the image.
Every image model has improved at text, and Ideogram is still the one that renders it most reliably. On Leaxor it costs three credits an image, in the middle of the seven-model range.
It shares the prompt box with the other six, so you can switch to it for the one image that needs text and switch back afterwards.
Press Enter and we’ll carry your idea straight into the studio after sign-up.
Ideogram image generator at a glance
- Made by
- Ideogram
- Best at
- Best for text
- Price
- 3 credits per image
- Styles
- 6 presets — Cinematic, Photoreal, 3D render, Anime, Illustration, Digital art
- Aspect ratios
- 9:16 (768x1344) · 1:1 (1024x1024) · 16:9 (1344x768) · 3:2 (1216x832)
How it works
- 1
Select Ideogram v3 in the model list
One of seven models in the same prompt box, marked as the text specialist. Nothing else about the workflow changes.
- 2
Put the exact words in quotes
Write the literal text you want rendered rather than describing it. "A poster reading 'CLOSED FOR WINTER'" produces the words; "a poster about closing for winter" produces something that looks like text and is not.
- 3
Keep the string short
Short slogans render cleanly, paragraphs do not — on any model. If a design needs a lot of copy, generate the image without it and add the text in a design tool afterwards, which is faster and always accurate.
- 4
Pick the ratio the text has to fit
16:9 for thumbnails, 1:1 for social, 9:16 for stories. Aspect ratio changes how much room the words have, and cramped text is the most common cause of a re-render.
What you can make with Ideogram
Posters and covers with a title
Anything where the words are the design. Short strings render cleanly; this is the model that gets them right.
How to make a thumbnail for a ShortMock-ups with real labels
Packaging, signage, book covers — images where lorem-ipsum-looking text ruins the illusion.
How to make your videos look recognisably yoursText overlays you do not want to add later
Rendering the words in the image rather than layering them afterwards, when the type has to sit inside the scene.
How to make a YouTube channel bannerIdeogram vs Recraft v4
Recraft v4: 2 credits ($0.20) per image. Credits are $0.10 each, minimum purchase 50 ($5.00).
Recraft v4 costs two credits against three and produces real vectors, so for a logo you intend to resize forever it is the correct tool and this one is not. Ideogram's advantage is narrower and sharper: rendering a specific string of words legibly inside a raster image. Text in a scene comes here; a mark that has to scale cleanly goes to Recraft.
Ideogram vs HiDream
HiDream: 1 credit ($0.10) per image. Credits are $0.10 each, minimum purchase 50 ($5.00).
HiDream is one credit against three and fast, which makes it the right model for volume work and rough passes. It is not trying to render typography, and asking it to will show. Use HiDream while you are exploring composition and switch here for the version where the words have to be right — the cost difference only matters on the images you keep.
When this is the right page
The text model. Ideogram v3 exists in this lineup because typography is where most image models still fail, and it is worth three credits precisely when words appear in the frame. For images without text, Flux 2 Pro at one credit produces comparable quality for a third of the price, and choosing Ideogram anyway is money spent on a strength you are not using.
Made with Leaxor
Real output from the product. These are finished frames rather than a showcase for one specific model — a rendered example made with Ideogram is still in production. Watch full sample videos.
Questions
What does Ideogram cost per image here?
Three credits, which is $0.30 per image. Credits are $0.10 each with a minimum purchase of 50 ($5.00), so that is the smallest real first spend. Credits never expire and there is no subscription. That places it in the middle of the range — cheaper than Nano Banana Pro at six, dearer than Flux 2 Pro and HiDream at one.
Is Ideogram still the best model for text in images?
It is the most reliable of the seven here, though the gap has narrowed — Nano Banana Pro is genuinely good at text too and costs twice as much. For a thumbnail with three words on it, Ideogram at three credits is the sensible default.
Why does text still come out wrong sometimes?
Length is usually the cause. Every model degrades as the string grows, so a short slogan renders reliably and a sentence often does not. Quoting the exact words, keeping them short and asking explicitly for sharp readable text handles most cases; anything longer belongs in a design tool.
Can I use it for logos?
For concepts and mock-ups, yes. For a final logo you intend to trademark and use at every size, a vector is what you actually need — Recraft v4 produces real SVG output and is the better model here for that, at two credits.
How does Ideogram compare to using it directly?
Ideogram's own plans are subscriptions with monthly generation allowances. Here it is three credits an image with no recurring charge, which suits occasional text-heavy work far better than a monthly plan you use twice. If you generate hundreds of images a month specifically on Ideogram, their subscription will work out cheaper — that is a genuine case where going direct is the right answer.
Does the style preset affect text rendering?
Yes, noticeably. Photoreal and cinematic presets tend to embed text into the scene as if it were a real sign, which looks good but renders less reliably. Illustration and digital art presets treat text more like a graphic layer, which is usually cleaner for thumbnails where the words have to be readable at small sizes.
Sources
How to make one
Ready to make one?
Get started