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title: Ideogram 4.0 | Runware Docs
url: https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0
description: Open-weight design-focused text-to-image model with strong typography, layout control, transparent backgrounds, and 2K output
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# Ideogram 4.0

Ideogram 4.0 is Ideogram's most capable text-to-image model for design-heavy image generation. It is built for frontier text rendering across languages, structured prompt control through natural language or JSON, bounding-box layout control, transparent background generation, and high-fidelity 2K output. It is well suited to posters, branded graphics, packaging, product visuals, typography-led compositions, and other workflows where design precision matters as much as visual quality.

- **ID**: `ideogram:4@0`
- **Status**: live
- **Creator**: Ideogram
- **Release Date**: June 3, 2026
- **Capabilities**: Text to Image

## Pricing

Pricing is $0.03 per image for Turbo, $0.06 per image for Default, and $0.10 per image for Quality

- **Turbo**: `$0.03`
- **Default**: `$0.06`
- **Quality**: `$0.10`

## Compatibility & Validation

Provide exactly one of: `positivePrompt`, `settings.structuredPrompt`.

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`width` and `height` must be used together.

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The following dimension combinations are supported:

| Configuration | Dimensions |
| --- | --- |
| `2K (1:1)` | `2048x2048` |
| `2K (1:2)` | `1440x2880` |
| `2K (2:1)` | `2880x1440` |
| `2K (2:3)` | `1664x2496` |
| `2K (3:2)` | `2496x1664` |
| `2K (4:5)` | `1792x2240` |
| `2K (5:4)` | `2240x1792` |
| `2K (9:16)` | `1440x2560` |
| `2K (16:9)` | `2560x1440` |
| `2K (5:8)` | `1600x2560` |
| `2K (8:5)` | `2560x1600` |
| `2K (3:4)` | `1728x2304` |
| `2K (4:3)` | `2304x1728` |
| `2K (9:22)` | `1296x3168` |
| `2K (22:9)` | `3168x1296` |
| `2K (9:23)` | `1152x2944` |
| `2K (23:9)` | `2944x1152` |
| `2K (3:8)` | `1248x3328` |
| `2K (8:3)` | `3328x1248` |
| `2K (5:12)` | `1280x3072` |
| `2K (12:5)` | `3072x1280` |

## Request Parameters

**API Options**

Platform-level options for task execution and delivery.

### [taskType](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-tasktype)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Value**: `imageInference`

Identifier for the type of task being performed

### [taskUUID](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-taskuuid)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Format**: `UUID v4`

UUID v4 identifier for tracking tasks and matching async responses. Must be unique per task.

### [outputType](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-outputtype)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `URL`

Image output type.

**Allowed values**: `URL` `base64Data` `dataURI`

### [outputFormat](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-outputformat)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `JPG`

Specifies the file format of the generated output. The available values depend on the task type and the specific model's capabilities.

- \`JPG\`: Best for photorealistic images with smaller file sizes (no transparency).
- \`PNG\`: Lossless compression, supports high quality and transparency (alpha channel).
- \`WEBP\`: Modern format providing superior compression and transparency support.

> [!NOTE]
> \*\*Transparency\*\*: If you are using features like background removal or LayerDiffuse that require transparency, you must select a format that supports an alpha channel (e.g., \`PNG\`, \`WEBP\`, \`TIFF\`). \`JPG\` does not support transparency.

**Allowed values**: `JPG` `PNG` `WEBP`

### [outputQuality](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-outputquality)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `20`
- **Max**: `99`
- **Default**: `95`

Compression quality of the output. Higher values preserve quality but increase file size.

### [webhookURL](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-webhookurl)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

Specifies a webhook URL where JSON responses will be sent via HTTP POST when generation tasks complete. For batch requests with multiple results, each completed item triggers a separate webhook call as it becomes available.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Webhooks](https://runware.ai/docs/platform/webhooks) (platform)

### [deliveryMethod](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-deliverymethod)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `sync`

Determines how the API delivers task results.

**Allowed values**:

- `sync` Returns complete results directly in the API response.
- `async` Returns an immediate acknowledgment with the task UUID. Poll for results using getResponse.

**Learn more** (1 resource):

- [Task Polling](https://runware.ai/docs/platform/task-polling) (platform)

### [uploadEndpoint](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-uploadendpoint)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

Specifies a URL where the generated content will be automatically uploaded using the HTTP PUT method. The raw binary data of the media file is sent directly as the request body. For secure uploads to cloud storage, use presigned URLs that include temporary authentication credentials.

**Common use cases:**

- **Cloud storage**: Upload directly to S3 buckets, Google Cloud Storage, or Azure Blob Storage using presigned URLs.
- **CDN integration**: Upload to content delivery networks for immediate distribution.

```text
// S3 presigned URL for secure upload
https://your-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/generated/content.mp4?X-Amz-Signature=abc123&X-Amz-Expires=3600

// Google Cloud Storage presigned URL
https://storage.googleapis.com/your-bucket/content.jpg?X-Goog-Signature=xyz789

// Custom storage endpoint
https://storage.example.com/uploads/generated-image.jpg
```

The content data will be sent as the request body to the specified URL when generation is complete.

### [safety](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-safety)

- **Path**: `safety.checkContent`
- **Type**: `object (2 properties)`

Content safety checking configuration for image generation.

#### [checkContent](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-safety-checkcontent)

- **Path**: `safety.checkContent`
- **Type**: `boolean`
- **Default**: `false`

Enable or disable content safety checking. When enabled, defaults to `fast` mode.

#### [mode](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-safety-mode)

- **Path**: `safety.mode`
- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `none`

Safety checking mode for image generation.

**Allowed values**:

- `none` Disables checking.
- `fast` Performs a single check.

### [ttl](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-ttl)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `60`

Time-to-live (TTL) in seconds for generated content. Only applies when `outputType` is `URL`.

### [includeCost](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-includecost)

- **Type**: `boolean`
- **Default**: `false`

Include task cost in the response.

### [numberResults](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-numberresults)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Min**: `1`
- **Max**: `20`
- **Default**: `1`

Number of results to generate. Each result uses a different seed, producing variations of the same parameters.

**Core Parameters**

Primary parameters that define the task output.

### [model](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-model)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Value**: `ideogram:4@0`

Identifier of the model to use for generation.

### [positivePrompt](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-positiveprompt)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Min**: `2`
- **Max**: `2048`

Text prompt describing elements to include in the generated output. Automatically expanded into a structured prompt before generation.

### [width](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-width)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Required**: true
- **Paired with**: height

Width of the generated media in pixels.

### [height](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-height)

- **Type**: `integer`
- **Required**: true
- **Paired with**: width

Height of the generated media in pixels.

**Settings**

Technical parameters to fine-tune the inference process. These must be nested inside the \`settings\` object.

### [copyrightDetection](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-settings-copyrightdetection)

- **Path**: `settings.copyrightDetection`
- **Type**: `boolean`
- **Default**: `false`

Opt into post-generation copyright detection using Hive likeness and logo checks.

### [renderingSpeed](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-settings-renderingspeed)

- **Path**: `settings.renderingSpeed`
- **Type**: `string`
- **Default**: `DEFAULT`

Generation speed/quality tradeoff.

**Allowed values**:

- `TURBO` Fastest generation.
- `DEFAULT` Balanced speed and quality.
- `QUALITY` Best quality.

### [structuredPrompt](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-settings-structuredprompt)

- **Path**: `settings.structuredPrompt`
- **Type**: `object (1 property)`

`settings.structuredPrompt` is the standard public name for a structured prompt. For Ideogram 4.0 it maps to the provider's `json_prompt` and is passed to the model directly, skipping the Magic Prompt expansion that a natural-language `positivePrompt` goes through.

A structured prompt is free-form, but it must include `compositional_deconstruction`. The fields below are the ones the model understands:

- `high_level_description` describes the full image at a glance in 1-3 sentences, covering subject and style.
- `compositional_deconstruction.background` sets the environment, framing, and lighting context.
- `compositional_deconstruction.elements` lists the objects and text to place in the scene. Each element has a `type` of `obj` or `text`, a `desc` describing it, and, for `text` elements, the `text` to render.

Defining the scene yourself makes complex generations more controllable and more reproducible than relying on automatic expansion.

**Examples**:

```json
"settings": {
  "structuredPrompt": {
    "high_level_description": "A vintage travel poster of a coastal town at sunset.",
    "compositional_deconstruction": {
      "background": "Warm sunset sky over a Mediterranean harbor with soft golden light.",
      "elements": [
        {"type": "obj", "desc": "White sailboats moored along the stone pier"},
        {"type": "text", "text": "VISIT THE COAST", "desc": "Bold retro headline across the top"}
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

#### [compositional\_deconstruction](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#request-settings-structuredprompt-compositional_deconstruction)

- **Path**: `settings.structuredPrompt.compositional_deconstruction`
- **Type**: `object`
- **Required**: true

Structured breakdown of the scene.

## Response Parameters

### [taskType](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-tasktype)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Value**: `imageInference`

Type of the task.

### [taskUUID](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-taskuuid)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Format**: `UUID v4`

UUID of the task.

### [imageUUID](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-imageuuid)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Required**: true
- **Format**: `UUID v4`

UUID of the output image.

### [imageURL](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-imageurl)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

URL of the output image.

### [imageBase64Data](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-imagebase64data)

- **Type**: `string`

Base64-encoded image data.

### [imageDataURI](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-imagedatauri)

- **Type**: `string`
- **Format**: `URI`

Data URI of the output image.

### [seed](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-seed)

- **Type**: `integer`

The seed used for generation. If none was provided, shows the randomly generated seed.

### [NSFWContent](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-nsfwcontent)

- **Type**: `boolean`

Flag indicating if NSFW content was detected.

### [cost](https://runware.ai/docs/models/ideogram-4-0#response-cost)

- **Type**: `float`

Task cost in USD. Present when `includeCost` is set to `true` in the request.