AI image API · Ideogram

3 API pricing per image

Generate images with Ideogram's 3 through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.13per imageR$0.43 · 8 credits10 images: $1.30Updated November 07, 2026

Pricing

3 pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per imageIn reaisCredits
Text only1080p$0.13R$0.438 credits

Updated November 07, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What 3 accepts in each request

Modes
Text only
Resolutions
1080p
Aspect ratios
16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
Reference images
up to 8

Code

How to call 3 free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"ideogram/3","prompt":"product photo of a white sneaker on a studio background"}'

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 1080p, each image costs $0.13 and 10 images come to $1.30 (R$4.35, 73 credits).
Create an account, make a key and send the request to the quote, which charges nothing. The 15 free credits cover 2 images with 3.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on 3 and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls 3 without a Ideogram account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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