Ideogram

Mode: image · Models: 3

Vendor: Ideogram · Official API docs: Ideogram API Reference

Ideogram v3 is a text-to-image model known for strong typography and in-image text rendering, with selectable rendering speeds and styles. Ideogram Character is the image-to-image variant that carries a reference subject across generations.

Models

id	Name	Input type
ideogram-v3	Ideogram v3	t2i
ideogram-character	Ideogram Character	i2i
ideogram-v4	Ideogram 4.0	t2i

CLI

# text-to-image with typography focus
gen-ai generate -m ideogram-v3 \
  -p "vintage travel poster reading VISIT MARS, bold serif title, warm palette" \
  --ar 3:4 --rendering-speed QUALITY --style DESIGN -n 4

# character: carry a reference subject across a new scene
gen-ai generate -m ideogram-character \
  -p "the same character as a knight in a misty forest" \
  -i ./character.jpg

MCP

{ "name": "picsart_generate",
  "arguments": {
    "model": "ideogram-v3",
    "prompt": "vintage travel poster reading VISIT MARS, bold serif title",
    "aspectRatio": "3:4",
    "renderingSpeed": "QUALITY",
    "style": "DESIGN",
    "count": 4
  } }

{ "name": "picsart_generate",
  "arguments": {
    "model": "ideogram-character",
    "prompt": "the same character as a knight in a misty forest",
    "imageUrls": ["https://example.com/character.jpg"]
  } }

Parameters

Full parameter surface for every model, sourced from gen-ai models info <id> --json. CLI flags show the primary short form; the canonical --kebab-case long form always works too.

ideogram-v3 — Ideogram v3

Try ideogram-v3 in Playground ↗

Input type: t2i

Param	CLI flag	Type	Values
prompt	-p	text	required
aspectRatio	--ar	enum	16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 · 3:4 · 4:3 (default 16:9)
renderingSpeed	--speed	enum	FLASH (Flash) · TURBO (Turbo) · DEFAULT (Balanced) · QUALITY (Quality) (default DEFAULT)
style	--style	enum	GENERAL (General) · REALISTIC (Realistic) · DESIGN (Design) (default GENERAL)
count	-n	enum	1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 (default 1)
negativePrompt	--neg	text	free text
imageUrls	-i	file	image (up to 1)
imageWeight	--weight	integer	1–100, step 5, default 50

ideogram-character — Ideogram Character

Try ideogram-character in Playground ↗

Input type: i2i

Param	CLI flag	Type	Values
resolution	-r	enum	1024x1024 · 1344x768 · 768x1344 · 1152x864 · 864x1152 · 832x1248 · 1280x800 (default 1024x1024)
renderingSpeed	--speed	enum	TURBO (Turbo) · DEFAULT (Balanced) · QUALITY (Quality) (default DEFAULT)
style	--style	enum	AUTO (Auto) · REALISTIC (Realistic) · FICTION (Fiction) (default AUTO)
count	-n	enum	1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 (default 1)
imageUrls	-i	file	required image (up to 1)

Notes: ideogram-character uses a reference image (imageUrls) to lock the subject’s identity.

ideogram-v4 — Ideogram 4.0

Try ideogram-v4 in Playground ↗

Input type: t2i

Param	CLI flag	Type	Values
prompt	-p	text	required
resolution	-r	enum	2048x2048 · 1440x2880 · 2880x1440 · 1664x2496 · 2496x1664 · 1792x2240 · 2240x1792 · 1440x2560 · 2560x1440 · 1600x2560 · 2560x1600 · 1728x2304 · 2304x1728 · 1296x3168 · 3168x1296 · 1152x2944 · 2944x1152 · 1248x3328 · 3328x1248 · 1280x3072 · 3072x1280 (default 2048x2048)
renderingSpeed	--speed	enum	TURBO (Turbo) · DEFAULT (Balanced) · QUALITY (Quality) (default DEFAULT)
enableCopyrightDetection	--enable-copyright-detection	boolean	true · false (default false)

Pricing

gen-ai pricing ideogram-v3 -n 4 --rendering-speed QUALITY

Cost scales with count (number of images) and rendering speed (FLASH/TURBO are cheaper, QUALITY is the most expensive).