Alternatives to Ideogram

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Adobe Express

Template-based design app for social posts, video and PDFs on web and mobile, with a free plan; paid plans start at $7.99 per license a month (Teams, annual term billed monthly).

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Adobe Firefly

Adobe's generative AI for images, video and audio, with a limited free tier and credit-based paid plans. Adobe says Firefly model outputs can be used commercially. Standard is $9.99 a month.

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Artbreeder

Web platform for generating, mixing and editing images and videos. Paid plans start at $7.49 a month (listed as $7.49 x 12; billing basis not stated).

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Black Forest Labs

Pay-as-you-go API and browser Playground for FLUX image and video models, plus open-weight licenses. 1 credit = $0.01; image prices from $0.008 each (Reported), no subscription.

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Canva

Online design platform for graphics, presentations and video with built-in AI tools. Free plan; Pro starts at US$12 a month billed annually (Reported).

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Clipdrop

Browser-based AI image tools for background removal, upscaling, cleanup and text to image, with a developer API. Free plan with daily limits; Pro reported at about $9 a month.

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DeepAI

Web platform for AI images, video, music, chat and photo editing. Free plan; Pro is $7.50 a month billed annually ($89.99 a year), or $9.99 monthly.

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Dzine

Browser-based AI image and video workspace with a layer canvas, consistent characters and lip sync. Free sign-up credits; Beginner is $7 a month billed annually ($8.99 monthly).

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Fotor

AI photo editor and image/video generator with a free plan; paid plans start at $3.99 a month billed annually (Reported).

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Getimg.ai

Web app for AI image, video, music and speech generation plus upscaling and resizing; commercial rights listed on paid plans. Entry is $15 a month (8,000 credits).

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Krea AI

Creative suite for AI image, video and 3D generation with real-time canvas, upscaling and LoRA training. Free plan refills daily; Basic is $5 a month billed annually ($9 monthly).

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Leonardo AI

AI image and video generator with a real-time canvas, custom model training, team plans and an API. Free plan of 150 tokens a day; Essential is $12 a month ($10 billed yearly).

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Magnific

AI creative platform (formerly Freepik) for image, video, audio and 3D generation, upscaling and editing, with a stock library. Premium is $14.50 a month billed annually ($20 monthly).

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Midjourney

Subscription AI image and short-video generator used on midjourney.com and in Discord. Basic is $8 a month billed annually ($10 monthly); no free tier.

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NightCafe Studio

AI image and video generator with a community and daily challenges; free daily credits, and the lowest PRO plan (AI Beginner) is $7.49 a month billed monthly.

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Photoroom

Photo editor for product images: background removal, AI backgrounds and models, batch editing, Shopify link and API. Paid plans from $7.50 a month billed yearly.

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Pixlr

Browser, mobile and desktop photo editor with AI background removal, generative fill and image generation. Free version listed; Plus is $1.99 a month billed annually.

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Playground AI

AI design studio for logos, merch and social posts with several image models. Free plan; Pro starts at $12 a month billed annually ($15 monthly).

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Recraft

AI image tool for vector art, icons, logos and mockups, with SVG export, custom styles and an API. Basic is $10 a month billed annually ($12 monthly); Free plan images are public.

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Stability AI

Image, audio and 3D generation via a pay-per-credit API ($0.01 per credit, 25 free credits), Stable Audio plans and self-hosted licenses; Stable Audio from $12 a month.

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Upscayl

AI image upscaler: free open-source desktop app plus Upscayl Cloud, priced by credits. Cloud Pro lists $24.99 for 300 credits a month (billing basis not stated).