Ideogram 4 runs locally in ComfyUI with NSFW filters disabled

Ideogram 4, the latest text-to-image model from Ideogram AI, is now running locally with full NSFW capability through a ComfyUI workflow. The workflow bypasses the safety filters present in Ideogram's hosted API, giving practitioners unrestricted access to the model's generation pipeline on their own hardware.

Ideogram 4 launched earlier this year as a closed commercial service with enforced content moderation. The new ComfyUI implementation marks the first time users can execute the model locally without server-side restrictions.

What stands out

1. 01Local execution of a closed model. Ideogram 4 was released as an API-only service with no official open weights. The ComfyUI workflow suggests either a leaked checkpoint or a reverse-engineered implementation that replicates the model's behavior.
2. 02NSFW filtering removed. Ideogram's hosted service includes mandatory safety layers that block adult content. The local workflow disables those checks entirely, aligning with the uncensored tooling common in ComfyUI and Automatic1111 ecosystems.
3. 03ComfyUI node structure. The workflow relies on custom nodes that handle Ideogram 4's specific architecture. Users will need to install the corresponding node pack before the workflow runs.
4. 04Hardware requirements unknown. The implementation does not specify VRAM or GPU requirements. Ideogram 4's parameter count and quantization level remain unclear, leaving practitioners to test compatibility on their own systems.
5. 05Community distribution. The workflow circulated through community channels rather than official repositories, a distribution pattern typical of tools that modify or bypass vendor restrictions.