Ideogram Neural Network
The first version of the Ideogram AI model was released in early 2023 and went virtually unnoticed against the backdrop of such powerful models as Dall E and MidJourney. However, in the middle of this year, an update to the neural network was released, which interested both professionals and fans of digital creativity. Now it is not only a tool for generating images, but also a community of users who share original images created by the Ideogram generator.
What is this neural network
The new development of Google experts is designed to create realistic and fantasy images, graphic designs and typography using text queries. The mechanism of interaction with the tool is quite simple. It is enough to write a description of all the details of the generated image. The model generates an image in four versions at once, among which you can choose the one that best suits your requests.
The main difference of Ideogram is public user profiles created on the principle of social networks. You can view images generated by other participants, like the ones you like, take notes on the prompts to improve your prompts. And even make changes to other people’s creations to create a similar image for yourself.
Another innovation that distinguishes the neural network from other generators is the Magic Prompt function. The system itself generates prompts based on user requests to make more precise detailing.
Features
Ideogram converts text into an image, creates photorealistic portraits, logos, advertising banners, illustrations for blogs, covers for books and music albums. Graphic designers can use the tool to create preliminary sketches, search for creative ideas, visualization.
To start working with the tool, you only need to enter a prompt in the text input field. You can also set additional parameters: color rendition, aspect ratio, style. The program immediately begins to generate four image options. You can choose the one you like from the created ones, save it or adjust the input data and try again.
The set of tools includes several styles to choose from. Realistic creates pictures that are as close to a photo as possible. Skin tone, hair, fingers and other details in portraits look quite realistic. For typography, you can choose a graphic project so that the text is reproduced without distortion. 3D style creates three-dimensional objects that can be rotated. Anime makes pictures in the traditional technique of Japanese animation.
Another interesting feature of the new model is adding negative prompts. That is, you can specify the details that you would like to see in the picture, and separately what you do not need to generate. Generation is available in three speeds: turbo (fast, but with loss of quality), default (average indicators, set by default), quality (slow, but with high quality). Generated pictures are stored in the profile and are available for viewing, editing, saving. By default, images can be seen by other users. You can create non-public pictures only with a paid subscription.
Ideogram 2.0 features:
- creating images from text with high accuracy and detail;
- generating photos that are visually indistinguishable from real ones;
- choosing a style and color palette;
- generating high-precision graphic designs for greeting cards, posters, illustrations, memes for social networks;
- adding text without errors and distortions;
- integration with various applications and services;
- availability for mobile devices through the official iOS application.
Ideogram provides 10 credits per day for free, which is enough to create 5 images default. To use advanced functionality and be able to generate more images, you need to purchase a paid package costing from 7 to 48 dollars per month. Russian users may have difficulty paying, since only bank cards from foreign banks are accepted for payments.
How to use for free
On the official website, registered users receive only 10 free credits per day. This is enough to try how the tool works. But free credits are not enough for full-fledged work, since they can create no more than 10 low-quality images or 3 high-resolution images without correction. Another difficulty for Russian users is that the service does not support the Russian language. That is, all prompts must be written in English, or they will be automatically translated.
But you have the opportunity to use Ideogram in Russian and create high-quality images through Chat AI. You can create a prompt yourself or entrust its creation to a neural network, which will take into account your wishes and generate an accurate hint. It takes only a few seconds to create an image. The image can be easily edited, add text, remove unnecessary details, change the background. Chat AI can be used on the website, using an extension installed in the browser, through Telegram or VK chat bots.
Results
At first glance, it may seem that Ideogram is a standard image generator based on artificial intelligence. But after testing, it becomes clear that the tool still differs from other neural networks in its more convenient interface, simple settings, realistic generated images and accuracy of text writing.
The service is suitable not only for entertainment and experiments, it is actively used by marketers, designers, architects to visualize projects. The neural network is already recognized as one of the best AI generators. But the creators are not stopping there and have announced the release of a new, even more advanced model in the near future, in which all the shortcomings identified during use will be corrected.
