Ideogram
Image generator that renders readable text and logos well
Ideogram's strength is text inside images: posters, logos, packaging mock-ups and social graphics where the words have to be spelled correctly. The…
Midjourney
The image generator most people rate highest for style
Midjourney is still the benchmark for aesthetic quality. It now runs on the web as well as Discord, with editing, style references and a video model. There is no free tier; every plan buys a block of fast GPU time rather than a fixed image count.
Best for: striking, stylised imagery
What works
- Consistently beautiful output
- Style and character references
- Large community of shared prompts
What to know
- No free trial
- Weaker at exact text and precise layouts
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