Free plan with limited daily generations. Basic $8/month (400 slow generations, 100 fast). Plus $20/month (more fast generations). Pro $40/month (2,000 fast).

Open source model weights free to download and self-host. Stability AI API from $0.003/image for Stable Diffusion 3. DreamStudio credits-based at $10/1,000 credits.

Review Ideogram AI's terms of service for generated content usage rights. Commercial license included on paid plans.

Self-hosted deployment provides complete privacy with no data leaving your hardware. DreamStudio cloud version requires review of Stability AI's data handling policy.

• ✓Best text-in-image accuracy of any AI image generator
• ✓Magic Prompt improves output quality for less experienced users
• ✓Overall image quality competitive with major alternatives
• ✓Affordable entry price at $8/month

• ✓Completely free and unlimited when self-hosted
• ✓Full control over model, prompts, and outputs
• ✓Thousands of community fine-tuned models for specific styles
• ✓Complete privacy with local deployment

• ✕Free plan daily limits are restrictive
• ✕Less visually distinctive output than Midjourney for pure artistic work
• ✕Smaller community and fewer resources than Midjourney

• ✕Requires GPU hardware and technical setup
• ✕Learning curve for UI configuration and prompt engineering
• ✕No customer support for self-hosted deployment
• ✕Quality depends on the specific model variant used