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Each product is scored independently per task edge; switch tasks below while keeping shared products selected| Task edge | Pixlr | Ideogram | Switch / compare |
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| Background removal | 68/100 2048 × 2048 · PNG | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image upscaling | 88/100 2048×2048 (PNG · 4.0x Super Scale) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Object removal | 90/100 2048×2048 (Native Full-Res No Watermark PNG/JPG/WebP) · Historical description; output not attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
| Image generation | 92/100 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG, 1.38MB) · Historical description; output not attached | 88/100 2048×2048 (2K Original size unwatermarked JPEG, 785.6KB, 400% pixel retention) · Historical description; output not attached | Active task |
| Photo restoration | 69/100 JPEG · Output attached | Not tested in topic | Compare in task topic → |
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Browse this task →| Criterion | Pixlr (AI Image Generator) Image generation 92/100 Seven-aspect task score Upfront credit costs and preserved prompts after login accompany good text, counts and fast generation; an account and limited free credits are required. Tested export 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG, 1.38MB) · Historical description; output not attached Historical test · 2026-10-16 | 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 |
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| Pricing & rules | ||
| Pricing plans | All web monthly/annual tiers and five credit top-up packs · 2026-10-20 Plan · source date Monthly / one-time Annual bill / period Quota & limits Plus2026-10-20 ↗ USD 2.49/month USD 23.88/year Monthly 80 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 960 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] Premium2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99/month USD 95.88/year Monthly 1,000 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 12,000 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] Ultra regular2026-10-20 ↗ USD 24.99/month USD 239.9/year Monthly 5,000 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 60,000 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] Ultra MAX2026-10-20 ↗ USD 49.99/month USD 479.9/year Monthly 10,000 AI credits/month; not a dedicated removal count Rules [1] Annual 120,000 general AI credits/year, valid for one year Rules [2] 200 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 3.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 200 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 500 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 6.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 500 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 1,000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 9.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 1,000 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 2,000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 16.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 2,000 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 5,000 AI credits2026-10-20 ↗ USD 30.99 · one-time payment Usage / one-time Usage / one-time 5,000 general AI credits; pack expiry not separately verified 13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded. All four annual charges were confirmed at checkout. Ultra $239.90/year and Ultra MAX $479.90/year differ from rounded monthly equivalents multiplied by 12. The feature FAQ advertises free removal and batch ZIP export without quantifying free counts/limits. Removal credit conversion and top-up expiry are not separately stated in reviewed pages. Tax depends on billing address. Verification has gaps; unknown prices and quotas are not inferred. Cancellation, sources & verification recordPage states cancellation is available anytime; refund details unverified. Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ Official annual checkout summaries for all four plans ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗ Official free removal and batch explanation ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ | 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 ↗ |
| Free & trial allowance on the test date | 10 free credits upon signup; default FLUX.2 Klein 9B model costs only 1 credit per image (10 free exports) | Free credits granted exclusively to Google / Apple / Microsoft OAuth accounts; default Ideogram 4.0 (Auto) costs ~12 credits for 4× 2048×2048 images |
| Cancellation & refunds | Page states cancellation is available anytime; refund details unverified. | 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. |
| Disclosure of costs & limits | Upfront credit cost ("Requires 1 credits per image") shown before clicking Generate | Disclosed upfront in the login page footer before registration ("Email accounts don't include free credits") |
| Task quality | ||
| Measured fixture results | Not verified | Not verified |
| Fixture findings | Text and object counts were accurate for this fixed prompt; findings do not cover other prompts. | Text and hand structure performed well on this prompt, with 2048px output; other prompts remain untested. |
| Original historical observation | Major reverse feature bias compared to its weak Background Remover (63.7): Pixlr's AI Image Generator ranks #1 overall (92.1) by pairing FLUX.2 Klein 9B with 10 free 1-credit generations. | 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). |
| Suitable uses · historical assessment | Users wanting the highest overall free T2I experience: fast (4.6s), accurate typography (FLUX.2 Klein 9B), and 10 free unwatermarked 1024×1024 exports upon login | Designers and creators needing native 2048×2048 (2K) unwatermarked exports, world-class typography, and 5-finger anatomical precision |
| Result & output evidence | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. | No native output obtained; the preview does not establish final export quality. |
| Delivery capabilities | ||
| Recorded export specifications | 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG, 1.38MB) · Historical description; output not attached · Check watermark record No native output is attached; check the evidence for specification and watermark claims. | 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. |
| Historical specification note · not an official maximum | 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG · FLUX.2 Klein 9B) | 2048×2048 (2K Original Size Unwatermarked JPEG · Ideogram 4.0) |
| Watermark observation | Zero watermark (clean 1024×1024 PNG export) | Zero watermark (clean 2048×2048 2K export) |
| Batch & API | Supports 1–4 images per prompt and multiple model choices (FLUX.2, Nano Banana, Seedream, Ideogram) | 4-image batch default + Magic Prompt, Remove BG, Upscale, Edit (Ideogram 4.5), and Developer API |
| Recorded free-tier dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Attached file dimensions | Not verified | Not verified |
| Speed & reliability | ||
| Timing observation | Network-observed server wait: 4.6s · End-to-end reference: 5.4s | Network-observed server wait: 33.9s · End-to-end reference: 34.45s |
| Date & fixture | 2026-10-16 · anchor_t2i_v1 · US-West (California, AS2914) | 2026-10-16 · 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 | Free Google / Apple / Email login (grants 10 free initial credits) | Must sign in with Google / Apple / Microsoft to receive free credits (Email-only signups receive 0 free credits) |
| Manual adjustment | Not verified | Not verified |
| Interaction observations | Google OAuth login returns directly to the generator page with the user's typed prompt 100% preserved—zero prompt loss, zero forced paywalls, and direct one-click PNG download. | 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). |
| Background & reputation | ||
| Service lifecycle notice | Not verified | Not verified |
| Operator | Pixlr Pte. Ltd. (Inmagine Group) | Ideogram AI, Inc. |
| Recorded origin | Singapore / Malaysia (founded in Sweden 2008) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Domain history record | 2008–present | 2023–present |
| Background & reputation assessment | Operated by Pixlr Pte. Ltd. (Inmagine Group, founded 2008), a veteran browser creative platform. | 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. |
| 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 | Defaults to the fast FLUX.2 Klein 9B model, generating a 1024×1024 unwatermarked PNG in 4.6s Network-observed server wait. | 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. |
| Retention statement | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record | Explicit retention period unconfirmed; inspect policy record |
| Evaluation basis | ||
| Pricing transparency | 25 / 35 Landing page (01_landing.png) explicitly states "Requires 1 credits per image" and displays the button "Generate (1)"; clicking it opens a free login modal (01_pass1_login_modal.png), and Google sign-in immediately grants 10 free credits (enough for 10 free 1024×1024 unwatermarked generations). | 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." |
| Interaction restraint | 25 / 30 Google OAuth login returns directly to the generator page with the user's typed prompt 100% preserved—zero prompt loss, zero forced paywalls, and direct one-click PNG download. | 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). |
| Background & reputation | 18 / 20 Operated by Pixlr Pte. Ltd. (Inmagine Group, founded 2008), a veteran browser creative platform. | 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. |
| Engineering & privacy | 14 / 15 Defaults to the fast FLUX.2 Klein 9B model, generating a 1024×1024 unwatermarked PNG in 4.6s Network-observed server wait. | 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. |
| Task quality | 63.5 / 65 Text Rendering (25/25: Single-line wood-carved "REALTEST 2026" on the oak sign with 100% spelling accuracy and realistic engraving depth (25/25)) · Count & Color Binding (20/20: Strictly 3 glossy red apples on the left + 2 speckled blue ceramic mugs on the right, zero color bleeding (20/20)) · 5-Finger Hand & Structure (18.5/20: Detailed vintage brass robotic hands gripping both sides of the wooden sign with distinct mechanical finger joints (18.5/20)) | 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)) |
| Deliverable specifications | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export & Max deliverable spec: 1024×1024 (Unwatermarked PNG · FLUX.2 Klein 9B) | 20 / 20 Clean unwatermarked export (8/8); Export & Max deliverable spec: 2048×2048 (2K Original Size Unwatermarked JPEG · Ideogram 4.0) |
| Processing speed | 13 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 4.6s (API mode: sync; end-to-end 5.4s shown for reference only, never penalized) | 3 / 15 Network-observed server wait: 33.9s (API mode: async_poll; end-to-end 34.45s shown for reference only, never penalized) |
