Ideogram V3
by Ideogram
Posters, logos and readable type, with three speed tiers.
What it is
Ideogram V3 is built to "generate high-quality images, posters, and logos", and its documentation calls out "exceptional typography handling and realistic outputs optimized for commercial and creative use".
That commercial framing is the point. Where most image models are built to make a picture, this one is built to make a thing that gets printed or posted , which means the type has to be right, the composition has to hold at a glance, and the result has to survive being put in front of somebody who is paying for it.
It comes in three tiers , Turbo, Balanced and Quality , which are genuinely different price points rather than marketing labels. In this studio the same family also powers the tool that widens an image beyond its edges, without a prompt.
What it is good at
Exceptional typography handling, per its own documentation. Headlines, logos and captions that do not need to be fixed afterwards.
Posters and logos are named use cases, not side effects. It composes for a format rather than for a frame.
Turbo for volume, Balanced for most work, Quality when it has to be right. The price difference is threefold, and the Studio shows it.
The same family reframes an existing image to a new shape without a prompt , the Expand an image tool runs on it.
Where it struggles
- Ideogram publishes no list of limitations, so there is none here.
- The default tier is Balanced, which is not the strongest one. If a result is close but not quite there, moving to Quality is the first thing to try, not a longer prompt.
- It is a generator, not a photo editor. To change something in an existing photograph, use a dedicated edit model.
How to prompt it
Say what the piece is, then what is on it. "A poster for X" gives it a format to compose into. Put any wording in quotes exactly as it should appear, and name the hierarchy , what is large, what is small, what sits where.
An example that shows what that means
A minimal gig poster for a jazz trio: the words "BLUE ROOM" in heavy condensed capitals across the upper third, a grainy monochrome photograph of a double bass filling the centre, and three lines of small type at the base. Deep navy background, one warm accent, generous margins.
What we offer here
Straight from the catalogue, so this list never goes stale. The price is the provider’s published rate with our markup on top, and it is on the button before you run anything.
Questions
Which tier should I pick?
Balanced is the default and handles most work. Turbo is for volume, Quality is for the version that ships. The price runs roughly threefold across the three, and it is on the button.
How good is it at text?
Typography is its stated strength and one of the main reasons to choose it. For very long text or many languages, GPT Image 2 and Seedream 5 are the other two to try.
Can it change the shape of an image I already have?
Yes , that is what the Expand an image tool does, and it runs on this family. You pick the target shape and it fills the new space, no prompt needed.