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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 84/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | Not tested in topic | 76/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | 88/100 2048×2048 (2K Original size unwatermarked JPEG, 785.6KB, 400% pixel retention) · Historical description; output not attached | 86/100 1024 × 1024 · PNG | Active task |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Ideogram AI (Ideogram 4.0) Image generation 88/100 Seven-aspect task score Good text and 2K output come with four candidates per request; free credits depend on sign-in method, exclude email-only signup, and this run took about 34 seconds. Tested export 2048×2048 (2K Original size unwatermarked JPEG, 785.6KB, 400% pixel retention) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 | Freepik / Magnific AI Image Generator Image generation 86/100 Seven-aspect task score Free login generates a 4-image batch and exports 1024px watermark-free PNGs with fast inference and accurate sign text; requires manually disabling default 16:9 and prompt rewriting, and missed one apple. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-19 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | Ideogram official plans (Free / Plus / Pro / Team / Enterprise); USD (before tax) · 2026-10-21 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free (OAuth sign-in)2026-10-21 ↗ Free Free Free 30 credits/week when signing in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft (email/password accounts receive no free credits; public generations). Plus Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 20/month — Monthly 2,400 priority credits/month (do not roll over) + unlimited slower queue on Ideogram models + private generation and quality export. Plus Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 180/year Annual Billed annually at USD 180/year (USD 15/month equivalent); 2,400 priority credits issued monthly + unlimited slower queue + private generation. Pro Monthly2026-10-21 ↗ USD 60/month — Monthly 7,500 priority credits/month (do not roll over) + unlimited slower queue + Batch Generation, larger queue, and private generation. Pro Yearly2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 504/year Annual Billed annually at USD 504/year (USD 42/month equivalent); 7,500 priority credits issued monthly + unlimited slower queue + Batch Generation and private generation. Team Monthly (per user, min 2)2026-10-21 ↗ USD 30/month — Monthly USD 30 per user/month (minimum 2 users); 3,600 priority credits/user/month + unlimited slower queue + central billing and administration. Team Yearly (per user, min 2)2026-10-21 ↗ — USD 240/year Annual USD 240 per user/year (USD 20/user/month equivalent, minimum 2 users); 3,600 priority credits/user/month + unlimited slower queue + central billing. Enterprise Agreement2026-10-21 ↗ Contact sales Quoted Quoted Custom organization agreement and shared Enterprise Prepaid wallet. 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Official documentation (Plans and Credits) lists Free (30 credits/week when signing in with Google, Apple, or Microsoft; email/password accounts do not get free credits; public generations), Plus (USD 20/month or USD 180/year, i.e., USD 15/month, with 2,400 credits/month + unlimited slow queue + private mode), Pro (USD 60/month or USD 504/year, i.e., USD 42/month, with 7,500 credits/month + batch generation), and Team (min 2 users, USD 30/user/month or USD 240/user/year, 3,600 credits/user/month). Legacy Basic ($8/mo) is no longer sold. Cancellation, sources & verification recordMonthly plan credits reset on each renewal date and do not roll over; purchased top-up credits are spent after monthly credits. Manage subscriptions and auto-recharge in Settings → Wallet & Billing. Ideogram official documentation: Plans and Credits pricing table ↗ · 2026-10-21 Capture 1 ↗ | Individual web subscriptions at the current Magnific destination; excludes Teams and separate API · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Premium2026-10-20 ↗ USD 20/month USD 174/year Monthly 20,000 general credits/month Annual 240,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Premium+2026-10-20 ↗ USD 45/month USD 405/year Monthly 45,000 general credits/month Annual 600,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Pro Starter2026-10-20 ↗ USD 110/month USD 990/year Monthly 112,500 general credits/month Annual 1,500,000 general credits/year; valid for a year without monthly resets Rules [1] Pro high volume2026-10-20 ↗ USD 280/month USD 2,520/year Monthly 300,000 general credits/month Monthly price before tax; credits do not establish removal counts Annual 4,000,000 general credits/year; valid for one year, no monthly resets Rules [1] 8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. Both individual Pro volumes and all annual charges are verified. Auto-refill was not enabled; the public pricing page does not quote top-up unit prices, free removal limits or per-removal credit cost, so those remain unconfirmed. Prices exclude VAT/local taxes. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordCancel auto-renewal anytime in account subscription settings Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ Official subscriptions and annual checkout ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ · Capture 5 ↗ · Capture 6 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | Free credits granted exclusively to Google / Apple / Microsoft OAuth accounts; default Ideogram 4.0 (Auto) costs ~12 credits for 4× 2048×2048 images | Requires free login to use daily free allowance; default Auto model generates 4 candidates per batch and exports unwatermarked PNGs |
| Cancellation & refunds | Monthly plan credits reset on each renewal date and do not roll over; purchased top-up credits are spent after monthly credits. Manage subscriptions and auto-recharge in Settings → Wallet & Billing. | Cancel auto-renewal anytime in account subscription settings |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Disclosed upfront in the login page footer before registration ("Email accounts don't include free credits") | Prompts for login after clicking generate; workspace defaults to 16:9 and AI prompt rewriting unless manually switched to 1:1 and OFF |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Not verified | Not verified |
| Fixture findings | Text and hand structure performed well on this prompt, with 2048px output; other prompts remain untested. | Sign text is 100% accurate with detailed brass texture; however, only 2 red apples appeared instead of 3, and the robotic thumb was obscured. |
| Original historical observation | Powered by Ideogram 4.0, it is the only platform tested that exports native 2048×2048 (2K) unwatermarked images on the free tier while achieving a 64.0/65 constraint score (#4 overall at 88.2 pts). | Under canonical square settings (explicit 1:1, AI prompt OFF), Freepik / Magnific’s Auto model renders a 4-image 1024×1024 batch in 5.76s: the "REALTEST 2026" sign text is 100% accurate (25/25) with rich brass texture, though it generates 2 red apples instead of 3 and obscures the thumb behind the sign (56.0/65). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Designers and creators needing native 2048×2048 (2K) unwatermarked exports, world-class typography, and 5-finger anatomical precision | Creators who want a fast (~5.8s) 4-image batch of unwatermarked 1024×1024 PNGs and accurate sign text rendering with a free account |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 2048×2048 (2K Original size unwatermarked JPEG, 785.6KB, 400% pixel retention) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | 1024 × 1024 · PNG · No watermark in test |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 2048×2048 (2K Original Size Unwatermarked JPEG · Ideogram 4.0) | 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked Native PNG · Auto Model 4-Image Batch) |
| Watermark observation | Zero watermark (clean 2048×2048 2K export) | Zero watermark (clean 1024×1024 PNG export) |
| Batch & API | 4-image batch default + Magic Prompt, Remove BG, Upscale, Edit (Ideogram 4.5), and Developer API | Generates 4 candidates per batch by default, with in-workspace handoff to Upscale, Relight, and Mystic models |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | 1024 × 1024 |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | 1024 × 1024 · PNG |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 33.9s · End-to-end reference: 34.45s | Network-observed server wait: 5.76s · End-to-end reference: 6.12s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_t2i_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-19 · anchor_t2i_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) |
| Repeated tests & reliability | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. | No standardized repetition count, success rate or variability range is recorded. |
| Interaction experience | ||
| Account requirements | Account required in this test | Account required in this test |
| Sign-in methods | Must sign in with Google / Apple / Microsoft to receive free credits (Email-only signups receive 0 free credits) | Free Google / Apple / Email login (automatically resumes pending generation after sign-in) |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Completing Google login (Pass 2) allows skipping the plan upsell ("Skip for now"); default Auto model invokes flagship Ideogram 4.0 (~12 credits), generates 4 concurrent variations, and allows free download of the full 2K (2048×2048) unwatermarked JPEG (03_download.png). | Free download delivers a clean 1024×1024 native PNG without watermarks or credit-card walls; however, the workspace defaults to 16:9 aspect ratio with "AI prompt" rewriting enabled, requiring manual adjustment to 1:1 and turning "AI prompt" OFF for faithful square prompt adherence. |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | The former Freepik feature and pricing pages currently redirect to Magnific; historical test identity and date are preserved. |
| Operator | Ideogram AI, Inc. | Freepik Company S.L. / Magnific AI |
| Recorded origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Málaga, Spain |
| Domain history record | 2023–present | 2010–Present (acquired Magnific AI in 2024) |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Ideogram AI, Inc. (Toronto, Canada, founded 2023 by former Google Brain diffusion researchers Mohammad Norouzi, William Chan, et al., backed by a16z), globally renowned for AI typography. | Operated by Málaga-based Freepik Company S.L. (founded 2010; acquired Magnific AI in 2024), one of the world’s largest design asset and visual AI platforms. |
| External reputation record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy | ||
| Processing location | Uploaded for cloud processing | Uploaded for cloud processing |
| Third-party tracking record | Not verified | Not verified |
| Engineering & privacy assessment | Generates 4× 2048×2048 (4.19MP, 400% of 1024² baseline) images per run (~33.9s) and integrates native Remove BG, Upscale, and Ideogram 4.5 Edit apps. | Seamless cross-domain Google OAuth handoff that preserves and resumes the pre-login prompt, rendering 4 parallel candidates via ak-data.magnific.com/app/api/render/v4. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 29 / 35 Landing page (01_landing.png) CTA "Get started" leads to the login page (01_pass1_login_modal.png), where bottom fine print explicitly discloses a critical rule: "*Email accounts don't include free credits — you'll need a paid plan to generate. Sign up with Google, Apple, or Microsoft to get free credits." | 26 / 35 Clicking generate on the Freepik AI Image Generator landing page redirects to the Magnific workspace (magnific.com/app/ai-image-generator) and prompts unauthenticated visitors to sign in; after free Google sign-in, the pending generation resumes automatically using the daily free allowance to produce a 4-image batch and export an unwatermarked 1024×1024 PNG (though login requirement and exact daily credit rules are not disclosed upfront on the landing hero). |
| Interaction restraint | 26 / 30 Completing Google login (Pass 2) allows skipping the plan upsell ("Skip for now"); default Auto model invokes flagship Ideogram 4.0 (~12 credits), generates 4 concurrent variations, and allows free download of the full 2K (2048×2048) unwatermarked JPEG (03_download.png). | 23 / 30 Free download delivers a clean 1024×1024 native PNG without watermarks or credit-card walls; however, the workspace defaults to 16:9 aspect ratio with "AI prompt" rewriting enabled, requiring manual adjustment to 1:1 and turning "AI prompt" OFF for faithful square prompt adherence. |
| Background & reputation | 20 / 20 Operated by Ideogram AI, Inc. (Toronto, Canada, founded 2023 by former Google Brain diffusion researchers Mohammad Norouzi, William Chan, et al., backed by a16z), globally renowned for AI typography. | 19 / 20 Operated by Málaga-based Freepik Company S.L. (founded 2010; acquired Magnific AI in 2024), one of the world’s largest design asset and visual AI platforms. |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Generates 4× 2048×2048 (4.19MP, 400% of 1024² baseline) images per run (~33.9s) and integrates native Remove BG, Upscale, and Ideogram 4.5 Edit apps. | 13 / 15 Seamless cross-domain Google OAuth handoff that preserves and resumes the pre-login prompt, rendering 4 parallel candidates via ak-data.magnific.com/app/api/render/v4. |
| Task quality | 64 / 65 Text Rendering (25/25: Exact 2-line "REALTEST / 2026" hand-carved typography on the wooden sign with 100% spelling accuracy (25/25)) · Count & Color Binding (19/20: Strictly 3 red apples on the left + 2 stacked blue ceramic mugs on the right (slight twin-handle / 3rd rim artifact behind the lower mug, -1 pt) (19.0/20)) · 5-Finger Hand & Structure (20/20: Vintage brass robotic right hand supporting the bottom of the wooden sign displays 5 crystal-clear, distinct articulated brass fingers (20/20)) | 56 / 65 Text Rendering (25.0/25: Exact two-line white "REALTEST 2026" text on the wooden sign with 100% spelling accuracy (25/25)) · Count & Color Binding (15.0/20: 2 blue ceramic mugs on the right are accurate without color bleeding, but only 2 red apples are generated on the left instead of the requested 3 (15/20)) · 5-Finger Hand & Structure (16.0/20: Vintage brass robotic hand holding the sign shows 4 long articulated fingers in front with the thumb obscured behind the board; solid 1:1 composition and warm lighting (16/20)) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export & Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (2K Original Size Unwatermarked JPEG · Ideogram 4.0) | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); exports the first candidate from the standard 1:1 batch as a native 1024×1024 RGB PNG (1,585,669 bytes, watermark-free) (12/12) |
| Processing speed | 3 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 33.9s (API mode: async_poll; end-to-end 34.45s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 12 / 15 2026-10-21 single-sample network timing under standard conditions (Auto model, explicit 1:1, AI prompt OFF): pure server inference from POST /app/api/start-tti-v2 across 4 parallel POST /app/api/render/v4 calls to POST /app/api/v2/ai/simulate-generation completes in 5.76s (end-to-end 6.12s) (12.0/15) |
