Ideogram API pricing
18 Ideogram variants on one pay-as-you-go balance, from $0.0245 per image to $0.168 per image. No subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices as of October 2026, taken live from our billing table.
What a typical job costs
Worked out on the cheapest variant, ideogram v3-edit, image-to-image, TURBO. Higher resolutions and quality tiers cost more; see the full table below.
Price by mode
| Mode | From | Unit | Variant |
|---|---|---|---|
| image edit | $0.0245 | per image | ideogram v3-edit, image-to-image, TURBO |
| remix | $0.0245 | per image | ideogram v3-remix, image-to-image, TURBO |
| text-to-image | $0.0245 | per image | ideogram v3, text-to-image, TURBO |
| image-to-image | $0.084 | per image | ideogram character, image-to-image, TURBO |
What $10 buys
| Variant | Price | Per $10 |
|---|---|---|
| ideogram v3-edit, image-to-image, TURBO | $0.0245 / image | 408 images |
| ideogram v3-remix, image-to-image, TURBO | $0.0245 / image | 408 images |
| ideogram v3, text-to-image, TURBO | $0.0245 / image | 408 images |
| ideogram v3-edit, image-to-image, BALANCED | $0.049 / image | 204 images |
| ideogram v3-remix, image-to-image, BALANCED | $0.049 / image | 204 images |
| ideogram v3, text-to-image, BALANCED | $0.049 / image | 204 images |
Full Ideogram price list
All 18 generation variants, cheapest first. 1 credit = $0.007 at the Starter top-up.
Volume pricing
Applied automatically to API calls, based on what you spent in the last 30 days. Nothing to negotiate or sign.
FAQ
How much does the Ideogram API cost?
On AI Generate, Ideogram starts at $0.0245 per image (ideogram v3-edit, image-to-image, TURBO) and goes up to $0.168 per image for ideogram character-remix, image-to-image, QUALITY. There are 18 generation variants; the price depends on the mode and the output resolution.
How much do 100 Ideogram images cost?
With the cheapest variant (ideogram v3-edit, image-to-image, TURBO) 100 images cost $2.45. A $10 top-up covers 408 of them.
Is there a subscription or a free tier?
No subscription and no free credits. You top up from $10 (1,430 credits) and every call is deducted from that balance at the price in the table. Credits never expire.
Do prices go down at higher volume?
Yes, automatically for API calls. When your spend over the last 30 days passes $50, $200, $1,000 or $5,000, the per-call price drops by 7%, 13%, 18%, 21% against the list price.
Is this the official Ideogram API?
No. AI Generate is an API aggregator: requests go to Ideogram's model through our upstream providers, and you pay one balance for Ideogram and the other models in the catalog with one API key.