Ideogram
If the image needs words in it, this is still the model that spells them correctly, and that single capability is worth more than a broader feature list to anyone making posters or packaging — everything else about it is merely competitive.
Pros
- Text rendering remains the best in the category and is the whole reason to choose it
- Documented API at docs.ideogram.ai for integration
- Style presets, region editing and character consistency round it out beyond a bare generator
- Entry tier at about $8 is cheap next to Midjourney
Cons
- Credit costs vary by model and quality setting, so plan sizes are hard to translate into images
- Free tier is a weekly trickle rather than anything usable
- The pricing page is bot-protected, making prices hard to confirm independently
- Priority credits are monthly and the queue is genuinely slow without them