Can Ideogram write Arabic text?

Not reliably. In our October 2026 test, both Arabic posters had spelling errors and extra letters. Add Arabic text yourself in a design tool.

Is Ideogram good for text in images?

For English, yes: every image in our test spelled the words correctly, including a script font.

You can try it with free credits and download images for free; free images are public. Paid plans start at $15/month billed yearly, or pay as you go at 1 cent per credit.

How many credits does an Ideogram image cost?

In our test each image cost 3 credits, so 4 images cost 12 credits and 2 images cost 6.

What resolution are Ideogram downloads?

Our 2:3 poster downloaded at 1664 × 2496 pixels.

Ideogram Tested: Can It Write English and Arabic Text in Images? (2026)

Key takeaways

Ideogram spelled English text correctly in every poster, mug and logo we made.
Arabic text came out with spelling errors and extra letters, even though the designs looked beautiful.
Each set took about a minute; each image cost 3 credits, and downloads were free at 1664 × 2496.
Plans: pay as you go at 1 cent per credit, Plus $15/month yearly, Pro $42/month yearly.

Ideogram is the AI image generator best known for one thing: writing readable text inside images. That makes it popular for posters, logos, thumbnails and print-on-demand designs. We tested it on a free account in October 2026 with four real-world jobs: a café poster in English, a poster in Arabic, a mug design and a logo for this site. Most reviews only test English, so the Arabic result is the one to watch.

How we tested

Free account on ideogram.ai, using the new interface (the old one is still available as a "legacy app").
Model on Auto, aspect ratio "Auto (AI decides)", Magic Prompt left on its default.
Four prompts, each pasted exactly as written below. We judged whether the text was spelled correctly and how usable each design was.

Ideogram Generate Image panel with the model set to Auto, reference images, the prompt box, Auto aspect ratio, 4 images and a Generate button costing 12 credits — The generation panel: model, reference images, prompt, format, number of images and the credit cost.

Test 1: a poster with English text

PromptA vintage poster for a Moroccan café with the text "MARRAKECH MINT TEA – Fresh Every Morning", teapot and glasses, warm colors

Four Ideogram vintage posters with the text Marrakech Mint Tea and Fresh Every Morning, a Moroccan teapot, glasses of tea, palm leaves and zellige borders — All four posters spelled "Marrakech Mint Tea" and "Fresh Every Morning" correctly.

The English text was correct in every image, including the script-style "Fresh Every Morning".
The designs looked like real vintage travel posters: teapot, mint tea glasses, palm leaves, a Marrakech skyline and zellige borders.
Ideogram even added a small line of extra text on its own, "Café de la Place · Jemaa el Fna", which fits the theme but was not in our prompt. Check every word before you print.

The only weak spot: in the first poster, the words "MINT TEA" sat on top of "MARRAKECH" and were harder to read.

Test 2: a poster with Arabic text

PromptA modern poster with the Arabic text "شاي مغربي بالنعناع" in elegant calligraphy, Moroccan teapot, green and gold colors

Two green and gold Ideogram posters with a Moroccan teapot and Arabic calligraphy that contains spelling errors and extra letters — Beautiful posters, but the Arabic text had errors and extra letters.

The posters themselves were beautiful: rich green and gold, a detailed teapot, mint leaves and Moroccan borders. But the Arabic text was wrong. Our native-speaker tester found spelling errors and extra letters in both images: the calligraphy looks Arabic at a glance, but it does not correctly say "Moroccan mint tea". Do not use Ideogram for Arabic text without adding the text yourself afterwards in a design tool.

Test 3: a mug design (print on demand)

PromptA mug design with a Moroccan zellige pattern and the text "TIZNIT" in bold letters, clean white background

Two white mugs generated by Ideogram with a colourful Moroccan zellige pattern and the word TIZNIT — "TIZNIT" spelled correctly on both mugs.

Both mugs spelled TIZNIT correctly, with a colourful zellige pattern on a clean white background. The second one, with the name in a white label, is the more readable. One thing to know: Ideogram creates a mockup photo of a mug, not a flat print file, so for Zazzle or another print-on-demand shop you would ask for a flat pattern or design instead.

Test 4: a logo

PromptA minimal logo for "The AI Tool Shelf", a bookshelf shape made of simple lines, flat design

Clean, minimal logos with the name spelled correctly.

Both logos were clean line drawings of a bookshelf with "THE AI TOOL SHELF" spelled correctly in spaced capitals. They are simple, but a good starting point. The second had a small, odd shape on the top shelf that would need cleaning up.

Speed, credits and downloads

Speed: each set of images took about a minute or less.
Credits: each image cost 3 credits (12 credits for 4 images, 6 for 2). Generating fewer images uses fewer credits, so choose 1 or 2 when you are only testing ideas.
Downloads: free, at 1664 × 2496 pixels for a 2:3 poster, enough for social media and small prints.
Free images appear in the public community gallery; private generation needs a paid plan.

Ideogram pricing

Here is what the plans page showed us in October 2026:

Pay as you go: 1 cent per credit (for example, 500 credits), with all image and video models.
Plus: $20/month, or $15/month billed yearly ($180). 2,400 priority credits a month, private generation and unlimited slow credits.
Pro: $60/month, or $42/month billed yearly ($504). 7,500 priority credits a month, batch generation and the best cost per credit.

Ideogram plans: Pay as you go at 1 cent per credit, Plus at 15 dollars a month billed yearly and Pro at 42 dollars a month billed yearly — Ideogram's plans with yearly billing.

Ideogram has also grown beyond images: the new interface includes Video, an Agent and Custom Models.

Pros and cons

👍 Pros	👎 Cons
English text spelled correctly in every image	Arabic text had errors and extra letters
Fast: about a minute per set	Sometimes adds text you did not ask for
Free downloads at 1664 × 2496	Free images are public
Strong poster and logo styles	Product prompts give mockups, not print files

The verdict

For English text, Ideogram lives up to its reputation: every poster, mug and logo we made spelled the words correctly, in about a minute, with free high-resolution downloads. It is one of the best tools for posters, thumbnails and print-on-demand ideas. But it cannot be trusted with Arabic yet: the designs were beautiful and the words were wrong. If you design for Arabic speakers, generate the background with Ideogram and add the Arabic text yourself. For other options, see the best free AI image generators or Midjourney vs Ideogram.