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| Background removal | Not tested in topic | 60/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | Not tested in topic | 71/100 2048 × 2048 · 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 | 82/100 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 | inPixio AI Text to Image Generator Image generation 82/100 Seven-aspect task score New free accounts receive 50 AI credits; with default Prompt enhance toggled off, a 4-image batch costs 20 credits, returns in ~9.9s, and exports a 1024×1024 watermark-free PNG with exact sign text but 4 red apples instead of 3. Tested export 1024 × 1024 · PNG Historical test · 2026-10-23 |
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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 ↗ | Current official purchase-page free, monthly, annual and all five credit packs · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Free2026-10-20 ↗ Free Free Free Current purchase page: 50 AI credits/month, 5 HD downloads/month, no watermark Feature FAQ still says free users cannot save or download HD results, conflicting with the purchase page Pro2026-10-20 ↗ USD 8.95/month USD 69.95/year Monthly 100 AI credits/month; 100 HD downloads/month No watermark; web and desktop; all features Annual 100 AI credits/month; 100 HD downloads/month No watermark; web and desktop; all features Ultimate2026-10-20 ↗ USD 12.95/month USD 89.95/year Monthly 250 AI credits/month; unlimited HD downloads No watermark; web and desktop; all features Annual 250 AI credits/month; unlimited HD downloads No watermark; web and desktop; all features 200 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; applicability to removal is unspecified Rules [1] 500 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 22.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; applicability to removal is unspecified Rules [1] 1000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 43.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1000 general AI credits; applicability to removal is unspecified Rules [1] 2000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 79.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2000 general AI credits; applicability to removal is unspecified Rules [1] 5000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 149.95 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5000 general AI credits; applicability to removal is unspecified Rules [1] 10 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. The recheck preserves a conflict: official purchase cards list 5 free HD downloads/month without a watermark, while the feature FAQ says free users cannot save or download HD. Free HD availability is therefore not guaranteed. AI credits cover AI backgrounds/generation, not established removal counts. Purchase cards state a 30-day money-back guarantee, subject to refund eligibility terms. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordThe page allows cancellation/plan changes anytime and advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee, subject to terms. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ Feature FAQ statement about free HD ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ Plan comparison reached through official purchase entry ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ |
| 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 | Free registration grants 50 AI credits; text-to-image costs 5 credits per image (default 4-image batch costs 20 credits, adjustable from 1 to 4 images) and supports direct 1024×1024 watermark-free PNG or JPG download |
| 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. | The page allows cancellation/plan changes anytime and advertises a 30-day money-back guarantee, subject to terms. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Disclosed upfront in the login page footer before registration ("Email accounts don't include free credits") | Redirects to sign-in upon clicking generate on the landing page; workspace top bar displays remaining AI credits in real time (e.g., 50 -> 30 -> 10) |
| 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. | With Prompt enhance off, "REALTEST 2026" sign lettering and 2 blue ceramic mugs are exact, whereas the plate holds 4 red apples instead of 3 and 4 metallic fingers are visible gripping the sign. |
| 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). | After disabling the default Prompt enhance toggle and submitting the unmodified canonical prompt, 4 concurrent requests returned four 1024×1024 candidates in 9.89s: Candidate 1 renders "REALTEST 2026" with 100% accuracy (25/25) and 2 blue ceramic mugs alongside 4 red apples (16/20), exporting as a watermark-free PNG. |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Designers and creators needing native 2048×2048 (2K) unwatermarked exports, world-class typography, and 5-finger anatomical precision | Users who want to use 50 free new-account credits to generate multiple candidate images at once and export 1024×1024 watermark-free PNGs |
| 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 (watermark-free native PNG, 1.62 MB) |
| Watermark observation | Zero watermark (clean 2048×2048 2K export) | Completely watermark-free (native 1024×1024 PNG export) |
| Batch & API | 4-image batch default + Magic Prompt, Remove BG, Upscale, Edit (Ideogram 4.5), and Developer API | Supports 1–4 images per batch, preset style selectors, Prompt enhance toggle, and one-click handoff to the online photo editor |
| 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: 9.89s · End-to-end reference: 11.13s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_t2i_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-23 · 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) | Supports free Google or email sign-in (new free accounts receive 50 free AI credits and 5 free downloads) |
| 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). | The workspace enables "Prompt enhance" by default (which rewrites prompts) and defaults to 4 images per batch (20 credits), requiring users to toggle Prompt enhance off or adjust the image count manually (02_workspace_canonical.png); once signed in, generating and downloading a 1024×1024 watermark-free PNG proceeds without paywall popups (04_download_submenu.png). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Ideogram AI, Inc. | Avanquest Software SAS (Claranova SE, Paris, France) |
| Recorded origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Paris, France (Avanquest software group) |
| Domain history record | 2023–present | 10+ year brand history |
| 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 Avanquest Software SAS, a subsidiary of Euronext Paris-listed Claranova SE and a long-standing consumer photo software brand. |
| 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. | Issues 4 concurrent POST https://v2-api.inpixio.com/v1/text-to-image requests returning 1024×1024 images (2026-10-23 single-sample server wait measured 9.89s, 11.13s end-to-end); workspace session loads third-party marketing analytics. |
| 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." | 23 / 35 The landing page (01_landing.png) provides a prompt box and "Generate image" button that redirects to online.inpixio.com/en and requires signing into a free account. Newly registered free accounts clearly show 50 AI credits and 5 free downloads in the top bar; generating the default 4-image batch consumes 20 credits (5 credits/image, 02_workspace_canonical.png, 03_result_canonical.png) and exports a native 1024×1024 watermark-free PNG via "Download -> PNG Suggested" (04_download_submenu.png). |
| 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). | 22 / 30 The workspace enables "Prompt enhance" by default (which rewrites prompts) and defaults to 4 images per batch (20 credits), requiring users to toggle Prompt enhance off or adjust the image count manually (02_workspace_canonical.png); once signed in, generating and downloading a 1024×1024 watermark-free PNG proceeds without paywall popups (04_download_submenu.png). |
| 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. | 17 / 20 Operated by Avanquest Software SAS, a subsidiary of Euronext Paris-listed Claranova SE and a long-standing consumer photo software brand. |
| 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. | 11 / 15 Issues 4 concurrent POST https://v2-api.inpixio.com/v1/text-to-image requests returning 1024×1024 images (2026-10-23 single-sample server wait measured 9.89s, 11.13s end-to-end); workspace session loads third-party marketing analytics. |
| 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: with Prompt enhance disabled, single-line stencil lettering "REALTEST 2026" on the wooden sign is 100% accurately spelled and sharp) · Count & color binding (16.0/20: 2 blue ceramic mugs on the right are exact, while the plate on the left contains 4 red apples instead of 3, with zero color bleeding) · 5-finger anatomy & composition (15.0/20: vintage brass robot grips the left edge of the sign with 4 visible metallic fingers, natural warm studio composition) (56.0/65) |
| 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 Watermark-free export (8/8); under free account credits, Download -> PNG (Suggested) directly exports a native 1024×1024 RGB PNG (1,621,663 bytes, zero watermark) (12/12) (20.0/20) |
| 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) | 10 / 15 2026-10-23 same-run single-sample network timing: 4 concurrent POST https://v2-api.inpixio.com/v1/text-to-image requests (r6..r9, fromServiceWorker: false) measured 9.89s server wait (0.60s response transfer, 11.13s end-to-end) (10.0/15) |
