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ChatGPT Images vs Ideogram
ChatGPT Images scores higher overall (9.2 vs 7.8), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose ChatGPT Images if…
Anyone who wants the best all-round results just by describing what they want
9.2/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| ChatGPT Images | Ideogram | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 9.2/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 | #8 of 11 |
| Price | Freemium · from $8/month | Freemium · from $20/month |
| Free version | Image generation and editing on the standard model, with lower limits and no Thinking mode | 30 credits a week (when signing in with Google, Apple or Microsoft); free images are public |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, API | Web, iOS, API |
| Made by | OpenAI | Ideogram AI Inc. |
| Image quality | 9.5 | 8 |
| Ease of use | 9.5 | 8.5 |
| Features | 9 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 8.5 | 8 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 6 |
ChatGPT Images: what the AI does
- Text-to-image and conversational editing
- Thinking mode that plans composition and checks the prompt
- Accurate text in many languages and scripts
- Sketch, templates and on-image comments for edits
- Up to 2K resolution
- Tops the Arena text-to-image leaderboard
- Best-in-class prompt following and in-image text
- Edit by chatting, with no settings to learn
- Available free in the hugely popular ChatGPT apps
- Best quality (Thinking mode) needs a paid plan
- Free-tier image limits are tight
- Less control over style than Midjourney or Krea
Ideogram: what the AI does
- Ideogram 4.0 model with strong typography
- Layout and structured prompt control
- Canvas with Magic Fill and Extend
- Style and character references
- Upscaling to 8K
- Among the most accurate text rendering available
- Open-weight 4.0 model can be self-hosted
- Useful free plan
- Simple, fast interface
- Trails the leaders on photorealism
- Free images are public
- No Android app