Ideogram vs Stockimg (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Ideogram if

• Fits if your images need words in them, like a logo, poster or ad
• Works for small teams who want credits per person on one bill, with a 2-user minimum

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want free images kept private, as free-plan work is always public and needs a Google, Apple or Microsoft sign-in
• Tight if you lean on partner models, edits, upscales and video, which always cost credits, even with the slower unlimited queue
• Pricey if you pay monthly, at $20 for Plus against $15 yearly, and custom model training needs Pro at $42
• Watch out: plan credits don't roll over, and extra credits at one cent each expire after 365 days
• Not for you if you're on Android or want a desktop app, and credits can't be bought in the iPhone app

Pick Stockimg if

• Fits if you need logos and posters made from a description
• Works for small accounts that want social posts drafted and scheduled in the same tool

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need to know the free limits first, since the pricing page doesn't give them
• Watch out: the FAQ says paid plans run $19 to $29 a month, which doesn't match the $12 to $48 on the plan cards
• Pricey if you want more than 300 credits a month: that's $24, and unlimited is $48
• Watch out: only monthly prices were readable, as the yearly toggle's prices aren't in the page text
• Skip it if you want video from the Ultra plan, because the extra video credits are listed on Enterprise only

Ideogram

• Free credits go only to accounts signed in with Google, Apple or Microsoft, and free-plan images are always public.
• Monthly plan credits do not roll over. Extra credits cost one US cent each and expire 365 days after purchase.
• Partner models, reference images, edits, upscales and video always cost credits, even on plans with a slower unlimited queue.
• Credits cannot be bought inside the iOS app, and custom model training works on desktop only.

Stockimg

• Only monthly-billed prices were readable; the Yearly toggle's prices did not appear in the page text.
• The FAQ states paid plans range from $19 to $29 a month, which does not match the $12 to $48 shown on the plan cards.
• Commercial and copyright rights to creations are granted to subscribers, per the FAQ.
• The Ultra plan's unlimited credits do not include the extra AI video credits that the Enterprise plan lists.

Ideogram

Several image models

Ideogram 4.5 edits and combines up to five reference images, 4.0 handles very wide formats, and 3.0 keeps style presets, palettes and negative prompts.

Editing and inpainting

Mask an area to change it, extend a scene, remove objects or backgrounds, and upscale results.

Transparent backgrounds

Dedicated models produce images with no background for stickers, print-on-demand designs, icons and clip art.

Custom models

Train a style model on 15 to 100 of your own images. Training needs Pro or Team and a standard run costs 4,000 credits.

Video app

Makes short clips from a prompt, from start and end frames, or from uploaded images, video and audio, using models such as Seedance.

API and MCP server

One API covers the image and video models, and an MCP server lets AI assistants such as Claude use Ideogram.

Stockimg

Prompt-based design generation

Logos, illustrations, wallpapers, posters, stock photos, avatars and QR codes are generated from a text description.

Natural-language editing

After an image is generated, it can be changed by typing a new prompt, with canvas editing features on paid plans.

Social media posting

Generates post content and schedules it to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest and X, per the FAQ.

Background removal and upscaling

AI background removal and upscaling up to 4x are listed on every paid plan.

Mobile apps

The FAQ says the service can be downloaded from the App Store and Play Store.

Ideogram

• Free$0

  30 credits a week, all Ideogram image models, and public images only.

• Plus$15

  per month for 2,400 credits, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)

  Private generation and quality export; after credits run out, Ideogram models keep working in a slower queue.

• Pro$42

  per month for 7,500 credits, billed annually ($60 billed monthly)

  Adds batch generation, a larger queue and custom model training.

• Team$20

  per user / month, billed annually ($30 billed monthly)

  3,600 credits per member each month, with central billing and admin. Minimum 2 users.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Terms, credits and features set by agreement, including a prepaid shared credit balance for organizations.

Stockimg

• Starter$12

  per month, billed monthly

  300 credits a month, with background removal, 4x upscaling, fast GPU generation, priority support, commercial use, canvas editing and private generation.

• Premium$24

  per month, billed monthly

  1,500 credits a month and the same feature list as Starter.

• Ultra$48

  per month, billed monthly

  Unlimited credits a month and the same feature list as Starter.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Ultra features plus high AI video credits, custom-trained visual and language models and consulting. Book a demo.

Ideogram

• Annual discount

  Pay less with yearly billing

  Yearly billing brings Plus from $20 to $15 a month, Pro from $60 to $42 and Team from $30 to $20 per user.

Stockimg

No public discounts listed.