{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "ideogram", "name": "Ideogram API", "vendor": "Ideogram", "vendorUrl": "https://ideogram.ai", "kind": "model", "category": "image-generation", "summary": "Ideogram's API for generating images, including images containing text.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ideogram", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ideogram.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ideogram.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ideogram.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.ideogram.ai/v1", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "REST API takes the key in an `Api-Key` header. The key is shown once. Requests return 402 until the account has a payment method and credit. The hosted MCP server at mcp.ideogram.ai uses OAuth with an Ideogram account.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Prepaid API credit, separate from Ideogram app subscriptions. One-time top-ups of $10 to $300, balance capped at $300, with optional auto-recharge. Ideogram 4.0 costs $0.03 Turbo, $0.06 Default and $0.10 Quality per image. P-Image-Ideogram runs about $0.003 to $0.015 per 1K image by quality, $0.033 at Very High. Each returned image is billed separately (https://ideogram.ai/features/api-pricing, https://developer.ideogram.ai/ideogram-api/api-setup).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No machine payment. Access needs prepaid credit and a card on file.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.ideogram.ai", "llmsTxt": "https://developer.ideogram.ai/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://developer.ideogram.ai/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "image.generate", "image.edit", "image.upscale", "image.reference" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "card-required", "mcp", "llms-txt", "openapi", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "open-weights", "closed-source" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 50, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 780, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 8, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 18, "payments": 20, "reliability": 65, "schema": 76, "security": 35, "transparency": 48 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Text rendering and layout control are the model's focus. Six API incidents in 90 days, three on v3 endpoints between 23 and 29 September.", "bestFor": "Images with text in them, such as posters, ads and packaging.", "strengths": [ "Text rendering and layout control are the model's focus", "Flat per-image prices for Ideogram 4.0, $0.03 to $0.10", "Async endpoints with signed webhooks", "OpenAPI spec, llms.txt and Markdown versions of every docs page", "No training on API inputs or outputs unless flagged under the usage policies" ], "weaknesses": [ "Six API incidents in 90 days, three on v3 endpoints between 23 and 29 September", "No changelog, so model and endpoint changes aren't dated anywhere public", "No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found, and the API agreement dates from August 2024", "No official SDK, and requests are multipart form data", "Inpainting and custom model training are still on Ideogram 3.0" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send multipart form data, not JSON", "Treat 402 as no credit or no payment method, and 422 as an unsafe prompt to rewrite, not retry", "Check `is_image_safe`. When it's false the `url` is empty", "Download images straight away, the links expire", "Use the `/async/` variants with `webhook_url` for batches and verify the Ed25519 signature" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 3.5, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 50 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 63, "maintenance": 18, "payments": 20, "reliability": 65, "schema": 76, "security": 35, "transparency": 32 }, "provenanceScore": 64 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.ideogram.ai/v1/ideogram-v4/generate \\\n -H \"Api-Key: $IDEOGRAM_API_KEY\" \\\n -F text_prompt=\"A poster that says OPEN LATE in bold red letters\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http ideogram https://mcp.ideogram.ai/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/ideogram" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Ideogram 4.0 Turbo", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.03 }, { "item": "Ideogram 4.0 Default", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.06, "note": "default rendering speed" }, { "item": "Ideogram 4.0 Quality", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.1 }, { "item": "P-Image-Ideogram Very High", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.033, "note": "1K resolution" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Ideogram AI, Inc.", "domain": "ideogram.ai", "domainRegistered": "2023-02-28", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://ideogram.ai/legal/api-tos", "privacy": "https://ideogram.ai/legal/privacy/", "statusPage": "https://status.ideogram.ai", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "The Developer API Agreement names Ideogram AI, Inc. The site footer says Ideogram, Inc." ], "score": 64 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ideogram.json", "live": { "slug": "ideogram", "probe": { "target": "https://api.ideogram.ai/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:37:54.595986579Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 149, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 99.96, "p50ms24h": 164, "p95ms24h": 245, "samples24h": 250, "samples30d": 2453, "days": [ { "date": "2026-09-30", "probes": 35, "ok": 35 }, { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 276, "ok": 276 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 247 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-06", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-07", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 268, "ok": 268 }, { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.ideogram.ai", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T01:33:46.635146054Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://ideogram.ai/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T15:39:25.500521248Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://developer.ideogram.ai/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T14:02:10.685160626Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "ideogram.ai", "registered": "2023-02-28", "source": "https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/domain/ideogram.ai", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:58.912971745Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://ideogram.ai/features/api-pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:40:24.348344783Z", "changedAt": "2026-10-02T15:21:26.123073336Z", "fingerprint": "8eda804d1edb" }, { "url": "https://ideogram.ai/legal/privacy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:40:28.634670603Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "81198a993567" }, { "url": "https://ideogram.ai/legal/api-tos", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:40:26.649983268Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "b978e7fe076c" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:37:54.595986579Z" } }, "answer": "Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against Ideogram API's 50 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ideogram API leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation.", "b": { "slug": "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "name": "Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk", "vendor": "BytePlus Pte. Ltd. (ByteDance)", "vendorUrl": "https://www.byteplus.com", "kind": "model", "category": "image-generation", "summary": "BytePlus ModelArk's hosted API for ByteDance's Seedream image models. One endpoint handles text-to-image, reference-image editing, batches of related images and layer decomposition, billed per generated image.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.json", "repo": "https://github.com/volcengine/ark-runtime-go", "license": "Proprietary service under the BytePlus Customer Agreement and Service Specific Terms. The Go and Python SDK repositories are Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3", "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "arkruntime" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "byteplus-python-sdk-v2" }, { "registry": "go", "name": "github.com/volcengine/ark-runtime-go" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "The image endpoint takes a ModelArk API key as a Bearer token and, per its reference, no other credential. Keys are created in the console after a browser sign-up, belong to one resource project and one region, and can be limited to named model IDs or custom inference endpoints and to an IP allowlist. A key can be disabled, re-enabled or deleted, and a primary account holds up to 50. Each model must be activated in the console before use.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "Pay as you go per successfully generated image, in US dollars, published without a login. Seedream 5.0 flash $0.018, 4.0 $0.03, 5.0 lite $0.035, 4.5 $0.04, 5.0 pro $0.045 up to 2.61 million pixels and $0.09 above. Input images are free except on 5.0 pro, which charges $0.003 from the second. No free image quota is listed for Seedream, and an account in arrears for two hours is suspended (https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/model-pricing).", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the API reference, the pricing page or the error codes (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/image-generation-api", "capabilities": [ "image.generate", "image.edit", "image.reference" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "api-key", "python", "go", "java", "openai-compatible", "watermark", "streaming", "regional-endpoints" ], "lastRelease": "2026-09-17", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 53.8, "grade": "D", "agentReady": false, "rank": 700, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 20, "reliability": 43, "schema": 62, "security": 70, "transparency": 60 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": -3, "negativeNotes": [ "The model list (updated 28 September 2026) says `seedream-5-0-lite` is supported in eu-west-1, while the deprecation page says the model was deactivated in that region on 10 September 2026 and the region page lists only `seed-2-0-lite` for the EU. The batch that carries the notice is dated 8 September 2026, two days earlier, against the page's own 30-day minimum. We made no call to confirm which page is right. 3 points (https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/model-deprecation-notice)." ], "verdict": "Per-image prices from $0.018 are public, and API keys can be limited to named models and an IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or OpenAPI file was found, onboarding needs a browser sign-up, and BytePlus says its model services are not available in the United States.", "bestFor": "Agents that need ByteDance's Seedream models first-hand, multi-reference edits, 4K output or layered PNG output at a published per-image price, for users outside the United States.", "strengths": [ "Per-image prices are public for five Seedream models, from $0.018 (5.0 flash) to $0.09 (5.0 pro above 1.5K), and failed or moderated images are not billed", "API keys are scoped to a project and can be limited to named model IDs or endpoints and to an IP allowlist", "Up to 14 reference images on Seedream 5.0 lite, 4.5 and 4.0, and up to 4K output (4096x4096) on those models", "The error reference lists 15 distinct 429 codes, and a burst-traffic guide gives backoff code with jitter", "The service terms say customer data is not used for training unless the customer opts in", "A written deprecation process promises at least 30 calendar days' notice, with dated batches and named replacements" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page, incident history or ModelArk SLA was found in the pages read", "No OpenAPI file, llms.txt or Markdown docs for agents were found. The docs site is drawn by script", "The model list says `seedream-5-0-lite` runs in eu-west-1, while the deprecation page says it was deactivated there on 10 September 2026", "The Service Specific Terms say BytePlus Model Services are not available in the United States", "No idempotency key was found, so a retried request that succeeded is a second paid generation", "Image URLs expire 24 hours after generation, and a watermark is added unless `watermark` is set to false" ], "agentNotes": [ "POST to `https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3/images/generations` with `Authorization: Bearer $ARK_API_KEY`. Keys and model activation are per region", "Set `watermark` to false if the image must not carry the AI-generated mark. The default is true", "Download `data[].url` within 24 hours, or ask for `response_format` `b64_json`", "Check each `data[].error` in a sequential batch. One moderated image does not fail the others, and only `usage.generated_images` is billed", "Stay under 500 images a minute per model and back off with jitter on 429. Layer decomposition reserves 17 against that limit per request" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "D", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 53.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 20, "reliability": 43, "schema": 62, "security": 70, "transparency": 61 }, "provenanceScore": 59 }, "connect": { "install": "python -m pip install --upgrade arkruntime", "http": "curl https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3/images/generations \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $ARK_API_KEY\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"seedream-5-0-lite-260128\",\"prompt\":\"A lighthouse at dusk\",\"size\":\"2K\",\"output_format\":\"png\",\"watermark\":false}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/image.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark" }, "sameCompany": [ "seedance-on-byteplus-modelark" ], "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Seedream 5.0 flash", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.018 }, { "item": "Seedream 4.0", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.03 }, { "item": "Seedream 5.0 lite", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.035 }, { "item": "Seedream 4.5", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.04 }, { "item": "Seedream 5.0 pro", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.045, "note": "up to 2.61 million pixels (1.5K or lower)" }, { "item": "Seedream 5.0 pro above 1.5K", "unit": "image", "usd": 0.09, "note": "more than 2.61 million pixels" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "BytePlus Pte. Ltd.", "domain": "byteplus.com", "domainRegistered": "2002-09-07", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/legal/docs-customer-agreement", "privacy": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/legal/docs-privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/model-release-announcement", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The Customer Agreement (effective 30 September 2026) is made with BytePlus Pte. Ltd. or another BytePlus affiliate named as the contracting entity. The Service Specific Terms, which hold the ModelArk and Model Services sections, rank above it.", "The API answers at ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com and ark.eu-west.bytepluses.com, a different domain from byteplus.com. BytePlus's own docs name both hosts.", "The Privacy Policy names Byteplus Pte. Ltd. in Singapore as controller and says it does not cover personal data processed on behalf of corporate customers. That processing falls under the Data Processing Addendum, which we did not read.", "https://www.byteplus.com/.well-known/security.txt returns the site's HTML shell, not a security.txt file. The SDK repositories carry a SECURITY.md that sends reports to ByteDance's security centre.", "No status page was found in the docs or on the pages of www.byteplus.com that we could read.", "RDAP for byteplus.com gives a registration date of 2002-09-07 and Gandi SAS as registrar." ], "score": 59 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.json", "live": { "slug": "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "probe": { "target": "https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:06.269171638Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 452, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 508, "p95ms24h": 597, "samples24h": 102, "samples30d": 102, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 17, "ok": 17 } ] }, "versions": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "arkruntime", "version": "0.8.0", "released": "2026-09-17", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:19:00.477962822Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "byteplus-python-sdk-v2", "version": "3.0.61", "released": "2026-09-17", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:19:00.589058252Z" } ], "githubStars": 1, "pypiWeekly": 1265, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/model-release-announcement", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:36:54.525658153Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2c972ac5021a" }, { "url": "https://docs.byteplus.com/en/docs/modelark/model-pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:36:52.663758009Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "faaf238183a5" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T01:38:06.269171638Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "Model API", "b": "Model API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Ideogram", "b": "BytePlus Pte. Ltd. (ByteDance)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.ideogram.ai/v1", "b": "https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP, Streamable HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Pay per use", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "none", "b": "Proprietary service under the BytePlus Customer Agreement and Service Specific Terms. The Go and Python SDK repositories are Apache-2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "none", "b": "2026-09-17", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2024-08-14", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2025-01-15", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "couldn't be read", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "3.5/5 (2)", "b": "none", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against Ideogram API's 50 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ideogram API leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Ideogram API or Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk?" }, { "answer": "Ideogram API takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk needs an API key.", "question": "Do Ideogram API and Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Ideogram API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.ideogram.ai/v1 and Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk at https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3.", "question": "Can an agent call Ideogram API and Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 65 against 43", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 76 against 62" ], "also": [ "No incidents deducted, where Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk loses 3 points for them" ], "goodFor": "Images with text in them, such as posters, ads and packaging.", "slug": "ideogram", "watchFor": "Six API incidents in 90 days, three on v3 endpoints between 23 and 29 September" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 72 against 63", "Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 35", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 73 against 18", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 48" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Agents that need ByteDance's Seedream models first-hand, multi-reference edits, 4K output or layered PNG output at a published 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"https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark-vs-stability-ai-image" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 22, "edge": "ideogram", "ideogram": 65, "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 43, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 14, "edge": "ideogram", "ideogram": 76, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 62, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 9, "edge": "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "ideogram": 63, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 72, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 35, "edge": "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "ideogram": 35, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 70, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "ideogram": 20, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 55, "edge": "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "ideogram": 18, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 73, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark", "ideogram": 48, "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": 60, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against Ideogram API's 50 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ideogram API leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation. Both do image generation.", "verdicts": { "ideogram": "Text rendering and layout control are the model's focus. Six API incidents in 90 days, three on v3 endpoints between 23 and 29 September.", "seedream-on-byteplus-modelark": "Per-image prices from $0.018 are public, and API keys can be limited to named models and an IP allowlist. 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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ideogram.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ideogram.json\n- Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk: grade D, 53.8/100, rank #700 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.json\n- Best image generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/image-generation/index.md\n- All 66 image comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/image-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Ideogram API (D)\n\nGood for: Images with text in them, such as posters, ads and packaging.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 65 against 43\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 76 against 62\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- No incidents deducted, where Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk loses 3 points for them\n\nWatch for: Six API incidents in 90 days, three on v3 endpoints between 23 and 29 September\n\n### Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk (D)\n\nGood for: Agents that need ByteDance's Seedream models first-hand, multi-reference edits, 4K output or layered PNG output at a published per-image price, for users outside the United States.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 72 against 63\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 35\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 73 against 18\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 60 against 48\n\nWatch for: No status page, incident history or ModelArk SLA was found in the pages read\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Ideogram API | Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 65 | 43 | Ideogram API +22 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 76 | 62 | Ideogram API +14 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 63 | 72 | Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk +9 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 35 | 70 | Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk +35 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 20 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 18 | 73 | Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk +55 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 60 | Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -3 | |\n| **Total** | | **50 · D** | **53.8 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Ideogram API | Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Ideogram | BytePlus Pte. Ltd. (ByteDance) |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.ideogram.ai/v1` | `https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | Proprietary service under the BytePlus Customer Agreement and Service Specific Terms. The Go and Python SDK repositories are Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | none | 2026-09-17 |\n| Terms last updated | 2024-08-14 | couldn't be read |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-01-15 | couldn't be read |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |\n| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Ideogram API.** Text rendering and layout control are the model's focus. Six API incidents in 90 days, three on v3 endpoints between 23 and 29 September.\n\n**Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk.** Per-image prices from $0.018 are public, and API keys can be limited to named models and an IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or OpenAPI file was found, onboarding needs a browser sign-up, and BytePlus says its model services are not available in the United States.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Ideogram API\n\n1. Send multipart form data, not JSON\n2. Treat 402 as no credit or no payment method, and 422 as an unsafe prompt to rewrite, not retry\n3. Check `is_image_safe`. When it's false the `url` is empty\n4. Download images straight away, the links expire\n5. Use the `/async/` variants with `webhook_url` for batches and verify the Ed25519 signature\n\n### Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk\n\n1. POST to `https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3/images/generations` with `Authorization: Bearer $ARK_API_KEY`. Keys and model activation are per region\n2. Set `watermark` to false if the image must not carry the AI-generated mark. The default is true\n3. Download `data[].url` within 24 hours, or ask for `response_format` `b64_json`\n4. Check each `data[].error` in a sequential batch. One moderated image does not fail the others, and only `usage.generated_images` is billed\n5. Stay under 500 images a minute per model and back off with jitter on 429. Layer decomposition reserves 17 against that limit per request\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Ideogram API or Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk?\n\nSeedream on BytePlus ModelArk scores 53.8 (D) on agent readiness against Ideogram API's 50 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ideogram API leads on reliability and schema \u0026 documentation.\n\n### Do Ideogram API and Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk need an API key?\n\nIdeogram API takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk needs an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Ideogram API and Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk without installing anything?\n\nYes. Ideogram API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.ideogram.ai/v1 and Seedream on BytePlus ModelArk at https://ark.ap-southeast.bytepluses.com/api/v3.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ideogram-vs-seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ideogram-vs-seedream-on-byteplus-modelark.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"ideogram\", \"b\": \"seedream-on-byteplus-modelark\"}`. 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