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MIdeogram vs Magnific AI
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Ideogram if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you want open source you can self-host or audit
- you work on iOS
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
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Choose Magnific AI if…
- you're in its core audience: graphic designers, marketers
Side by side
Feature Ideogram Magnific AI
Pricing modelFreemiumPaid
Starting price$15/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
PlatformsWeb, iOS, APIWeb, API
CategoryImage GeneratorsUpscalers & Enhancers
CompanyIdeogram, Inc.Magnific
Full feature lists
I Ideogram
- Text-to-image with Ideogram 3.0, 4.0 and 4.5 models
- Ideogram Vector model for vector output
- Precise Edit, Object Remover and Background Remover apps
- Ad Resizer, Colorways and Material Swap tools
- Custom image model training
- Unified API for image and video models
- MCP integration for Claude and Cursor
- Open Ideogram 4.0 weights for local use
M Magnific AI
- AI image upscaler, plus Topaz upscaler on higher plans
- Image generator, editor, extender and background remover
- Video generation, editing, upscaling and relighting
- Text-to-speech, sound effect and music generation
- 3D scenes and 3D generator
- Spaces shared canvas for collaboration
- 250M+ stock photos, videos, vectors and PSDs
- API, MCP, plugins and ComfyUI integration
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Ideogram · ideogram.ai
Magnific AI · magnific.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Ideogram
Free$0
Plus$20/mo or $15/mo billed yearly
Pro$60/mo or $42/mo billed yearly
Team$30/user/mo or $20/user/mo billed yearly
EnterpriseCustom
Magnific AI
PremiumUSD price not shown
PlusUSD price not shown
ProUSD price not shown
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Ideogram
- Nov 8, 2026Pricing model: Paid → Freemium; Starting price: $20/mo → $15/mo; New plan: Free ($0); New plan: Pro ($60); New plan: Team ($30)
Magnific AI
- Nov 5, 2026Premium: £14/mo (£5.25/mo with 50% off annual promotion) → USD price not shown; New plan: Plus (USD price not shown); New plan: Pro (USD price not shown); Plan dropped: Premium+; Plan dropped: Pro Starter; Plan dropped: Business / Enterprise
Strengths and limitations
Ideogram
- Free plan with 30 credits per week
- Ideogram 4.0 weights available for local use
- One API for multiple image and video models
- Paid plans can keep generating in a slower queue after credits run out
- Free-plan generations are public
- Email-and-password accounts get no free credits
- No Android app listed
- Team plan requires at least 2 users
Magnific AI
- Credits valid for one year with no monthly resets
- 30-day refund guarantee and no cancellation fees
- Commercial AI license on all plans
- Your data is not used for model training
- No free plan listed on the pricing page
- Pricing page showed no USD prices to our fetcher
- Extra credits require contacting support
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Freemium
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Open image generation models you can self-host or call through an API
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GG
Free, from $19.99/mo
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CBrowser-based AI image tools for removing backgrounds, cleanup, upscaling and generation
Freemium
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Freemium
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Browser-based AI image tools for removing backgrounds, cleanup, upscaling and generation
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PP
From $10.50/mo
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy