What Is Ideogram 3?
The reason to reach for Ideogram 3 is text inside the image. Ask most diffusion models for a poster headline reading "SUMMER SOUND 2026" and you get misspelled or mushy letterforms; Ideogram 3 gets short and medium headlines right far more often. Style is handled through the Style Type option, so you do not need to pile style words into the prompt.
What Is Ideogram 3 Best For?
- Posters, flyers and covers with headline text
- Logo and wordmark concepts
- Packaging and shelf visuals
- Batch output that must stay in one style bracket
How to Use Ideogram 3
- Select Ideogram 3.
- Put the exact words in quotation marks.
- Set Style Type to Design.
- Add references when you need a consistent style or composition.
- Upscale the output if you need print resolution.
Ideogram 3 Settings Explained
Style Type
Sets the overall style bracket. Design for layout work, Realistic for photographic looks.
Reference Images
Add up to three images to guide style and composition.
The panel above shows only the parameters Ideogram 3 actually supports. Switch versions and unsupported controls disappear rather than sitting there doing nothing.
Ideogram 3 Prompt Examples
Poster headline
Minimal music festival poster with the text "SUMMER SOUND 2026", bold condensed sans-serif, sunset gradient
Set Style Type to Design.
Logo concept
Logo for a coffee roastery named "NORTHBOUND", simple line mark, monochrome, vector look
Ideogram 3 Test Results
Testing in progress
Every model runs the same eight-category prompt set — portrait, product, poster text, anime character, interior, multi-reference, image editing and character consistency — recording generation time, success rate, text accuracy and identity retention. That run has not finished for Ideogram 3, so this page shows no scores. We do not publish numbers we have not measured.
Ideogram 3 vs Other AI Image Models
- FLUX.2 vs Ideogram 3 — the same prompt, side by side
- Ideogram 3 vs Recraft V3 — the same prompt, side by side
Ideogram 3 Limitations
- Fixed 1K output through the current WaveSpeed endpoint — upscale for print
- Long paragraphs of text still break
- Photoreal portrait detail trails FLUX.2
Ideogram 3 Pricing and Credits
Credits scale with resolution and image count. The Generate button always shows what this run costs.
1K
2 credits / image
Failed generations cost 0 credits.
Commercial Use and Image Rights
Images generated on a paid plan may be used commercially.
- Model used: Ideogram 3 (ideogram-ai/ideogram-v3-balanced)
- Called through: the wavespeed API
- Input images stored: yes
- Retention: 30 days
- Used for training: no
- You can delete any generation from your history at any time
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is non-Latin text?+
Latin characters are the most accurate. Other scripts remain unreliable — overlay critical copy in a design tool.
Can I guide the result with reference images?+
Yes. Add up to three references for style and composition, or use an input image in an editing mode.
Model Updates and Changelog
- 2026-01-15 —— Ideogram 3 released; Style Type replaces the old style-keyword approach.
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