Typography that looks designed
Titles, taglines and credit blocks come out spelled right and laid out with real hierarchy. Our film poster even filled in a believable credits block.
Ideogram · by Ideogram AI
Ideogram AI image generator
Ideogram is the image model designers reach for when words are part of the picture: film posters, slogan tees, quote posts and event flyers, with the type set like a designer did it. Ideogram 4.5 adds precise editing. Describe an image below, or add a photo to edit, and it opens in Image Studio on Ideogram 4.5.
Example image
Opens in Image Studio with the model you picked. You see the price in credits before anything runs.
What Ideogram is known for
Words and people together
Quote posts, slogan tees and event flyers keep a natural-looking person and the text in one image, without the text sitting awkwardly on top.
Precise edits (4.5)
Ideogram 4.5 is built for exact edits: change text, reframe, restore or swap a product, with what you did not touch kept pixel for pixel, Ideogram says.
Layout control (4.0)
Ideogram 4.0 places headlines, logos and subjects with bounding boxes rather than prompt words, and renders natively at 2K.
Where it's weaker
- Edits can lose the person: asked to keep our Tokyo vlogger and move them on stage, 4.5 drew someone else.
- Output stops at 2K on the long edge.
- Ideogram's claim of drift-free multi-step editing is its own; no independent long test exists yet.
- Hand-lettered styles can bend letters until a slogan is hard to read; ask for a cleaner type style if legibility matters.
- Maker
- Ideogram AI · 4.5 September 2026
- Versions on Affogato
- 4.5 (+ Edit) · V4 · v3 (+ Reframe, Remix)
- Resolution
- Up to 2K
- Modes
- Text to image · edit · reframe · remix · background removal
- Edit references
- Up to 4 reference images (4.5)
- Aspect ratios
- 9:16 · 3:4 · 1:1 · 4:3 · 16:9
Made with Ideogram on Affogato
Every image below was generated with the prompt shown, unedited. Load any prompt into the generator and make your own version.
Film postersAn indie film poster
Prompt
A movie poster for an indie film titled "SALT & STATIC": a teenage surfer girl with wet hair looks back over her shoulder at a stormy grey sea. Tagline under the title: "Some waves don't break." A small credits block at the bottom. Muted teal and sand palette.
Social postsA quote post with a photo
Prompt
A vertical social media quote post: a smiling grandmother knitting a red scarf in an armchair by a window, with an overlay in bold sans-serif reading "Patience is a skill. Practice it daily." Warm afternoon light, clean layout with space for the text.
Type on clothingA slogan tee on a model
Prompt
Fashion photo of a young woman with braids wearing an oversized white t-shirt printed with the words "STAY WEIRD, STAY KIND" in hand-lettered retro type, standing against a pastel pink wall, hands in her pockets, smiling.
Poster with a personA jazz night poster
Prompt
A concert poster featuring a jazz saxophonist in a sharp burgundy suit mid-solo under a single spotlight. The headline at the top reads "BLUE HOUR SESSIONS". Below the image: "Friday 12 December · Doors 8 PM · The Velvet Room". Bold modern typography, film-grain texture.
UGC with a labelA protein shaker selfie
Prompt
UGC-style vertical selfie of a man in his twenties at a gym holding a matte black protein shaker up to the camera. The bottle reads "FORGE" and, below it, "30g PROTEIN" in bold white letters. Natural sweat, overhead gym lighting, slightly crooked phone framing.
Creators on cameraA vlogger on a rainy Tokyo street
Prompt
Candid vertical photo of a 24-year-old creator with a short wolf-cut filming a vlog on a rainy Tokyo street at night, holding a small camera at arm's length and grinning into it. Neon reflections on wet pavement, natural skin texture, shot on a phone.
Fashion on a personCobalt trench in Paris
Prompt
Full-body street-style photo of a woman in her fifties with silver hair in a tailored cobalt-blue trench coat, wide cream trousers and loafers, crossing a sunlit Paris boulevard mid-stride. Framed like a fashion-week street photographer's shot.
Group photosFive friends on a rooftop
Prompt
Five friends in their twenties laughing on a rooftop at sunset, one pouring lemonade from a glass jug, string lights overhead. Candid documentary style, every face distinct and natural.
Which Ideogram to pick
Start here
Ideogram 4.5
Posters, covers and edits
The newest: generates with strong type and edits precisely. Start here.
12 credits per image
Open with Ideogram 4.5Option 2
Ideogram V4
Cheap typography drafts
June 2026, native 2K with layout control, at a much lower price per image.
5 credits per image
Open with Ideogram V4Option 3
Ideogram v3
Style codes and references
March 2025: saved style codes and up to three style reference images, plus Reframe and Remix tools.
12 credits per image
Open with Ideogram v3Ideogram's tools (Reframe, Remix, object removal and background removal) are also in the studio's model menu. Credits are read from the live catalog; the Standard plan ($24/month) includes 2,000 credits, about 166 Ideogram 4.5 images.
Prompting Ideogram well
- Put every word in quotes and say where it goes: title at the top, tagline below, credits at the bottom.
- Name the type style ("bold condensed sans", "elegant serif") and the mood of the layout.
- Leave room in the scene for text: say where the person stands so the words have space.
- Prompt expansion is on by default and rewrites short prompts; write the full brief yourself when every detail matters.
- For edits, use high edit precision and say exactly what changes.
From prompt to image
Describe the design or add a photo
Write the image and its words in the box at the top of this page, or start from an example. Add a photo to edit it.
Sign in and land in Image Studio
Your prompt, photo, format and the Ideogram version you picked carry over. Nothing runs until you press Generate.
Check the price, then generate
The credit price shows under the Generate button before anything is spent.
Fix the words in an edit
If one word comes out wrong, edit just that text instead of generating the whole image again.
Questions about Ideogram
What is Ideogram best at?
Images where the words matter: posters, covers, slogans, flyers and social posts, with natural-looking people in the same frame.
Which Ideogram should I use?
Ideogram 4.5 for finished designs and precise edits, V4 for cheaper drafts at 2K, and v3 when you want saved style codes or style references.
Can Ideogram keep the same person in an edit?
Not reliably in our test: asked to keep a person and change the scene, it drew someone else. Use it to edit text, products and layout, and a model like Nano Banana or Seedream to keep a face.
Is Ideogram open source?
Ideogram 4.0 was released with open weights under its own licence, and sources disagree on commercial terms. 4.5 weights are not released.
Is Ideogram free on Affogato?
No. Every image costs credits, shown before you generate. Credits come with a monthly plan and unused credits roll over up to the plan's cap.
Can I use Ideogram images commercially?
Yes, images you make on Affogato's paid plans include a commercial license, within our terms of service.
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Facts checked November 15, 2026. Sources: Ideogram: 4.5 · Ideogram: 4.0 · fal: Ideogram 4.5 · fal: Ideogram 4.5 Edit · The Decoder: Ideogram 4.0 · OrcaRouter: Ideogram 4.5 launch