Imagen 4 is Google's reliability-and-text champion — cheap, accurate, with a genuinely usable free tier in India.
Best for
- Best-in-class text rendering and prompt fidelity
- Production-grade reliability for teams
- Photorealism (Ultra tier) at very low per-image cost
- Fast/cheap bulk generation (~$0.02/image)
How it compares — and the India angle
- Among the cheapest premium models — ~₹1.7/image on the Fast tier, with a usable free quota in Google AI Studio.
- Free Gemini app access works in India; Google AI plans are India-priced — strong value.
- Best default for Indian teams needing accurate text-in-image (signage, posters, labels) on a budget.