Ideogram v3API
Best-in-class text rendering inside images — posters, UI mockups.
Our price
$0.0525+
per image
Official price
$0.06
Provider list price
Quality tiers· per image
- Turbo
- −13%$0.0262
- Balanced
- −13%$0.0525
- Quality
- −17%$0.075
Specs
- Model ID
ideogram-v3- Endpoint
POST /v1/images/generations- Category
- Image
- Provider
- Ideogram
- Capabilities
- text-to-image
- Official tier
- Balanced
Drop-in OpenAI compatibility
Point your existing OpenAI SDK at api.kunavo.com/v1 and swap the model id. No streaming changes, no SDK changes.
View docsTry it
Set KUNAVO_API_KEY from /app/keys, then run any of the snippets below.
curl https://api.kunavo.com/v1/images/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KUNAVO_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "ideogram-v3",
"prompt": "a tiny red origami crane on a white desk",
"size": "1024x1024"
}'Kunavo vs calling Ideogram directly
Same Ideogram v3 weights, same responses. What a gateway changes is the account, the SDK and the bill — here is the honest side-by-side.
| Kunavo | Ideogram direct | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (per image) | $0.0525+ (−13%) | $0.06 |
| Account | One Kunavo account, key in 2 minutes, $10 minimum top-up | A Ideogram account plus its own billing setup |
| SDK | Keep the OpenAI SDK — change base_url, set model to "ideogram-v3" | Ideogram's SDK, or their OpenAI-compatible layer where offered |
| Same key also reaches | Claude, Gemini, GPT, image, video and audio models | Ideogram's own catalog only |
| Billing | One Stripe balance, pay-as-you-go, never expires; failed requests unbilled | A separate invoice per provider |
| Rate limits | Shared gateway capacity, no contractual per-account limit | Ideogram's own tier limits, raised by usage history or contract |
Go direct to Ideogram when you need a contractual rate limit, an enterprise SLA, or a provider-only feature on day one. Use Kunavo when you want one key, one balance and a lower per-token rate across every provider.
FAQ
How much does Ideogram v3 cost?
On Kunavo, Ideogram v3 is $0.0525+ per image — about 13% under Ideogram's official price. Failed requests are never billed, and it's pay-as-you-go — you only pay for successful calls.
Can I call Ideogram v3 with the OpenAI SDK?
Yes. Set base_url to https://api.kunavo.com/v1, pass your Kunavo key, and set model to "ideogram-v3". Requests and responses are OpenAI-compatible.
What endpoint does Ideogram v3 use?
Ideogram v3 is called via POST /v1/images/generations on Kunavo's OpenAI-compatible API.
What is Ideogram v3 good for?
Ideogram v3 is a image model from Ideogram, with support for text-to-image.
What is different from calling Ideogram directly?
The model is the same, at about 13% under Ideogram's list price. What changes is around it: one key and one Stripe balance instead of a Ideogram account with its own billing, the OpenAI SDK with base_url swapped instead of a provider-specific SDK, and the same key also reaching Claude, Gemini, GPT, image, video and audio models. The tradeoff is that gateway capacity is shared — if you need a contractual rate limit or an enterprise SLA on Ideogram v3 specifically, go direct to Ideogram.
Is Ideogram v3 cheaper on Kunavo?
Yes — Ideogram v3 is about 13% under Ideogram's official list price on Kunavo, with no subscription and no minimum monthly spend. You pay per token from a $10 top-up, failed requests are never billed, and the balance never expires.