What does Ideogram 4.0 do?

Ideogram 4.0 is a text-to-image AI model that turns written prompts into high-resolution images, with industry-leading accuracy for text rendered inside the image — posters, logos, signage and more.

What AI model does Ideogram use?

Ideogram 4.0 is a 9.3-billion-parameter single-stream diffusion transformer trained from scratch, using a Qwen3-VL text encoder. It is the first open-weight model from Ideogram.

Is Ideogram 4.0 free?

You can try Ideogram 4.0 free in your browser on Tryonr with free credits. The open weights are also downloadable, though commercial use of the weights requires a paid licence from Ideogram.

What is the maximum resolution of Ideogram 4.0?

Ideogram 4.0 generates at native 2K resolution and handles formats from ultra-wide banners to vertical phone wallpapers from a single set of weights.

Does Ideogram 4.0 have an API?

Yes — Ideogram 4.0 is available via the Ideogram platform and API, and because it is open-weight it can also run locally in ComfyUI or on a 24 GB GPU.

How is Ideogram 4.0 different from Ideogram 3.0?

Versus Ideogram 3.0, the 4.0 release adds open weights, native 2K output, JSON bounding-box and hex-colour prompting, transparent backgrounds and stronger multilingual text.

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Ideogram 4.0 AI Image Generator

Turn a prompt into poster-ready art with the open-weight Ideogram 4.0 model — crisp 2K images, accurate in-image text, and pixel-level layout control. Free to try in your browser.

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✦ What is it

What Is Ideogram 4.0?

Ideogram 4.0 is the latest text-to-image model from Ideogram and its first open-weight release. Launched in June 2026, it is a 9.3-billion-parameter diffusion transformer trained from scratch to turn natural-language prompts into high-resolution images — with a special talent for rendering readable text inside the picture.

What sets Ideogram 4.0 apart is control. The model accepts structured JSON prompts, so you can pin elements to exact bounding-box coordinates, lock a colour palette to specific hex codes, and style each line of text individually. It outputs at native 2K resolution with optional transparent backgrounds — a genuine design tool, not just an image toy.

Because the weights are open, Ideogram 4.0 also runs locally — it is natively supported in ComfyUI, and the nf4 build fits on a single 24 GB GPU. On the DesignArena leaderboard it ranks first among open-weight models, behind only closed models from OpenAI and Google.

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✦ Why choose it

Why Choose Ideogram 4.0?

A text-to-image model built for designers, not just dreamers.

Best-in-class text rendering

Ideogram 4.0 writes clean, correctly-spelled words inside images, scoring 0.97 on the X-Omni English OCR benchmark. Headlines, captions, signage and logos stay sharp and legible.

Native 2K resolution

Every image is produced at native 2K with accurate lighting, texture and surface detail — print-ready without an upscaler.

JSON layout & colour control

Position elements with bounding-box coordinates and lock exact hex colours. Ideogram 4.0 turns a prompt into a controllable design canvas.

Open-weight & local-ready

The 9.3B weights are public. Run Ideogram 4.0 in ComfyUI or on a single 24 GB GPU, or fine-tune it on your own data.

Multilingual in-image text

Render accurate text in multiple languages and scripts — ideal for global posters, packaging and ads.

Free to start online

Try Ideogram 4.0 in your browser here on Tryonr — no install, no setup. Just type a prompt and generate.

✦ Use cases

What Can You Create with Ideogram 4.0?

From poster typography to photoreal scenes — one model, many jobs.

Posters & marketing graphics

Design event posters, promos and banners with bold, perfectly-placed headlines. Ideogram 4.0 keeps long, multi-line text crisp at 2K.

Logos & brand marks

Generate clean wordmarks and logo concepts with consistent typography — a head start for any brand identity.

Social media ad creative made with Ideogram 4.0

Social posts & ad creative

Produce scroll-stopping ad creative with legible offer text and product hero shots, sized for every feed.

Photorealistic 2K portrait rendered with Ideogram 4.0

Photorealistic art & mockups

Beyond design, Ideogram 4.0 renders photoreal portraits, products and scenes with lifelike 2K detail.

✦ How it works

How to Use Ideogram 4.0 in 3 Steps

From prompt to download in under a minute.

Write your prompt

Describe the image you want in plain English. Add the exact words you would like rendered in the picture, in quotes, for best text accuracy.

Step 2 — set layout, size and style in Ideogram 4.0

Set layout, size & style

Choose an aspect ratio, pick a style preset, and optionally add JSON layout or hex colours to control composition.

Step 3 — generate and download your Ideogram 4.0 image

Generate & download

Generate your Ideogram 4.0 image at 2K and download it — ready for print, web or social.

✦ Comparison

Ideogram 4.0 vs Other AI Image Models

How Ideogram 4.0 stacks up against the models you already know.

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Ideogram 4.0 vs Ideogram 3.0

Compared with Ideogram 3.0, version 4.0 adds open weights, native 2K, JSON layout prompting and sharper text. If you have used Ideogram 3 or v3 via API, 4.0 is a clear step up in control and fidelity.

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Ideogram 4.0 vs Recraft

Recraft is strong on vector and branding; Ideogram 4.0 matches it on clean logo typography while also delivering photoreal raster output and open weights you can self-host.

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Ideogram 4.0 vs Midjourney

Midjourney excels at painterly aesthetics, but historically struggles with text. The headline feature of Ideogram 4.0 is flawless in-image text — posters with real, readable titles.

Ideogram 4.0 vs Google Whisk and Meta AI layout control

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Ideogram 4.0 vs Google Whisk & Meta AI

Against Google Whisk and Meta AI, Ideogram 4.0 wins on precise, repeatable layout control and typographic accuracy — and, unlike them, ships open weights.

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