Ideogram API by Ideogram
Ideogram 4.0 and 4.5 image generation via API, using the same credits as the app.
AI image generators AI generator
Price
Paid
No free API tier stated (the app Free plan has weekly...
Commercial use
Yes
Ideogram Terms of Service and API Terms
Credit the author
API terms
Credit required by the API terms
Agent access
Official MCP server
API key needed
Rules for your agent
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- Ideogram API (AI image generators). Ideogram 4.0 and 4.5 image generation via API, using the same credits as the app. Price: paid; commercial use OK; credit required by the API terms; ship inside your app with conditions.
Connect: API docs https://developer.ideogram.ai (API key needed).
Rule: Label API output as AI-generated ('Powered by Ideogram').
Rule: Do not remove watermarks.
License: https://ideogram.ai/legal/api-tos (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/ideogram/)
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License
| License | Ideogram Terms of Service and API Terms |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Commercial use OK |
| Credit | Credit required by the API terms |
| Inside your app or game | Ship inside your app with conditions |
| Monetized YouTube | Monetized YouTube with conditions |
| AI training | Not stated |
| Bots and bulk downloads | Not stated |
| Rules |
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Connect it to an agent
| MCP server | Official |
|---|---|
| API | API docs · key needed |
Pricing
| Free | No free API tier stated (the app Free plan has weekly credits for eligible accounts). |
|---|---|
| Paid from | — |
| Usage price | Ideogram 4.0: Turbo $0.03, Default $0.06, Quality $0.10 per image. |
| Good to know | ToS 2.1: no ownership claim; use allowed including for commercial purposes. The API docs have an MCP server section. |
Sources
Read on Oct 10, 2026: ideogram.ai/models/4.0/, ideogram.ai/pricing/?pricing_tab=api, ideogram.ai/legal/tos, ideogram.ai/legal/api-tos, docs.ideogram.ai/plans-and-billing/ideogram-api.
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