What for: the best generator of LEGIBLE text inside an image — logos, lettering, typography, posters and packaging design.

What it is and who it's for

Ideogram is the best image generator for LEGIBLE text in frame: logos, lettering, typography, posters, packaging. It's for designers and marketers who need the letters to come out right rather than looking alien. What sets it apart is exactly that — where almost every other model garbles text, Ideogram keeps it accurate.

Key features

Reliably legible text and typography in frame.
Magic Prompt — automatic enhancement of a short prompt.
Styles and presets (3D, design, photo, poster).
An Editor with inpainting and region-level edits.
High resolution and good prompt adherence.
Web interface and an API.

Get started in 5 minutes

Sign up at ideogram.ai (there's a free allowance).
Write your prompt with the exact text in quotes, e.g.: minimalist coffee shop logo with the word "ROAST".
Pick a style/format, generate, and touch it up in the Editor if needed.

When to use it, and when not to

✅ Use it if: you need correct text in an image — logos, posters, banners, packaging.
✅ Use it if: typography and accurate lettering matter.
❌ Skip it → go with "Midjourney" if you don't need text and want maximum artistic quality.
❌ Skip it → go with "Recraft" if you need real editable vectors (SVG) and brand styles.

The honest price

Free tier with a generation cap (and some of your images made public); paid plans add more generations, privacy and API access. Exact figures are with the provider and change over time.

Gotchas

Long or multi-line text can still come out wrong — check the letters.
On the free tier some generations are public and limited.
The artistic "depth" of scenes sometimes falls short of Midjourney.
Exact fonts aren't guaranteed — it's an imitation, not a real font being placed.

🤖 Prompt accelerator

"I'm making a <logo / poster / banner> in Ideogram with the text "" in a style. Help me write the prompt so the text comes out legible and in the right typography, pick a style/format, and give me 3 wording options. Suggest tricks for when multi-line text gets distorted."