Ideogram 4Frontier Design. Open Weights.
A state-of-the-art open-weights model for realism, text rendering, and artistic generation. Lightning fast, with multiple quality options for every workflow.
What Makes Ideogram 4 Different
Typography That Reads Clean
Typography and graphic design are Ideogram 4's strongest capabilities. It renders dense, accurate text that reads clean on posters, packaging, and brand work, logos, multi-font layouts, long-form text, and creative typography integrated naturally into the design rather than pasted on top.
Put Every Element Where It Belongs
Ideogram 4 was trained with bounding boxes tied to region descriptions, teaching the model where every object, text region, and layout element belongs. You can prompt with precise bounding-box positions for fine-grained control over composition. Editable text, movable layers, and full image editing are coming soon.
SOTA Realism and Artistic Range
A state-of-the-art open-weights model for realism and artistic generation. Ideogram 4 renders in native 2K with the fine texture and natural imperfections that separate a real photograph from an AI-generated image, and ranges freely across artistic styles. Native background transparency means the output drops straight into a design.
See what Ideogram 4 can create
From posters and logos and text to fashion and realistic portraits, every example below was generated from a single text prompt on fal.
"A vintage almanac cover, 'THE FARMER'S ALMANAC' in a banner of mixed antique faces, a woodcut sun and moon, ornamental border, dense decorative type. Almanac tradition. Black and ochre on aged cream, letterpress texture, the wisdom of the seasons, ornate heritage, period charm."
"An 80s VHS action box, 'DANGER ZONE' in bold chrome letters bursting through glass, an explosion and a silhouetted hero, lurid airbrushed drama. 80s VHS tradition. Red, black, and chrome, glossy print, the adrenaline of the video store, action excess, retro-thriller energy."
"A maximalist zine cover, 'EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE' in mismatched cut-out letters scattered amid doodles, photocopied textures, washi tape, and handwritten notes layered deep. Zine maximalist tradition. Clashing saturated palette, collage texture, the joy of the handmade, exuberant clutter, DIY abundance."
"Glamorous 1960s editorial of a model in a beaded mini-dress with dramatic eyeliner posed against a bold geometric set, Franco Rubartelli vibrant aesthetic, saturated palette, theatrical studio lighting, mod glamour, dynamic retro energy"
"Fresh beauty close-up of a model with glowing natural skin and subtle iridescent highlighter, Ben Toms clean aesthetic, soft natural light, warm palette, effortless contemporary beauty, gentle editorial luminosity, authentic glow"
"Expressive street portrait of a model in vintage layering and bold accessories against a colorful wall, Quil Lemons celebratory aesthetic, saturated palette, warm lighting, joyful contemporary energy, dynamic editorial portraiture, vibrant presence"
"A new-wave punk single sleeve, 'TENSION' in torn cut-paper letters splattered with ink, a single distressed photographic eye staring through, off-register printing. New wave punk tradition. Black, white, and a jarring yellow, misregistered print, the anxiety of the era, jagged collage, post-punk edge."
"A Dada-Constructivist composition, 'MERZ' built from torn ticket stubs, mismatched wood-type letters, and printed fragments collaged at angles, chaos held in tense balance. In Kurt Schwitters' tradition. Faded ephemera tones, flat scan, the poetry of the discarded, collage abstraction, avant-garde wit."
"A graffiti blackbook sketch, 'STYLE WARS' in elaborate pencil-and-marker wildstyle with construction lines visible, arrows and connections mapped out, raw sketch energy. Blackbook tradition. Marker color on sketchbook cream, sketch texture, the practice of the craft, intricate planning, graffiti culture."
A few lines of code.
Design-ready output.
fal.ai handles the infrastructure: fast inference, auto-scaling, and a developer-friendly API. No GPUs to manage.
- Serverless: scales to zero, scales to millions
- Accurate text rendering for posters, logos, and signage
- Python and JavaScript SDKs, plus REST API
import fal_client
result = fal_client.run(
"ideogram/v4",
arguments={
"prompt": "A Victorian advertising poster, 'THE GRAND EMPORIUM' in elaborate ornamental wood-type with flourishes, every weight and style crammed together, decorative borders and filigree. Victorian ornamental tradition. Sepia, gold, and deep red, flat litho, the abundance of the age, decorative density, ornate maximalism.",
}
)
# result["images"][0]["url"] → your generated imageCommon questions about Ideogram 4
What is Ideogram 4?
Ideogram 4 is Ideogram's latest text-to-image model and the #1 open-weight text-to-image model on DesignArena's third-party leaderboard. It delivers frontier-quality design with open weights, full customization, and data privacy: dense, accurate text rendering, native 2K resolution, native background transparency, and precise layout control.
What can I do with Ideogram 4 on fal?
Ideogram 4 generates images from a text prompt, with typography and graphic design as its strongest capabilities. It's well suited to logos, posters, multi-font layouts, long-form text, packaging, and signage. It's also strong at realism, photography, abstract art, and more, all through fal's serverless API with no GPUs to manage.
How does Ideogram 4 rank?
Ideogram 4 is the #1 open-weight text-to-image model on DesignArena's third-party leaderboard, putting frontier-quality design generation in an openly available model.
Is Ideogram 4 open weight?
Yes. Ideogram 4 is released with open weights for full customization and data privacy. The weights are available on GitHub.
How good is the text rendering?
Text rendering is Ideogram 4's standout strength. Put the exact words in your prompt (in quotes) and name the typographic style you want. The model renders dense, legible, correctly-spelled letterforms placed where you ask, which is what makes it reliable for logos, posters, multi-font layouts, and long-form text.
What resolution and aspect ratios does it support?
Ideogram 4 generates in native 2K resolution with native background transparency, and supports a range of aspect ratios so you can produce square social posts, portrait posters, and landscape layouts without cropping. Set the aspect ratio in your request to match the format you need.
How much does Ideogram 4 cost on fal?
Pricing is pay-per-use with no minimums or subscriptions, billed per output megapixel: $0.03/MP in Turbo mode, $0.06/MP in Balanced mode, and $0.10/MP in Quality mode, plus a flat $0.03 when prompt expansion is used.
How fast is Ideogram 4, and what quality options does it have?
Ideogram 4 is lightning fast and offers multiple quality options, Turbo, Balanced, and Quality, so you can choose the right balance of speed and fidelity for drafts, iteration, or final output. Pricing scales with the tier you pick.
How do I get started with the API?
Install the fal SDK (Python or JavaScript), grab an API key from your dashboard, and make your first request in a few lines of code. The API is serverless, so there are no GPUs to manage and no infrastructure to set up. Check the API documentation for all available parameters.
Can I use Ideogram 4 for commercial projects?
Yes. Content generated through the fal API can be used in commercial projects. Check fal's terms of service for full details on usage rights and licensing.
Ready to create?
Start generating posters, logos, and designs with Ideogram 4 on fal.