Manage image models
Choose which image generation models are available in your workspace, set a default, and keep an eye on prices
On Settings → Image models you decide as a workspace admin which image generation models your users can pick from, and which model is preselected when a user opens the image generator.
This page is admin-only. Non-admin users go straight to the image generator and see only the models you've enabled here.
What's on the page
Models are grouped by provider (Black Forest Labs, OpenAI, Google Vertex, Recraft). Each row shows:
- Hosting region — EU flag, US flag, or globe icon for "Global". Important for data-protection decisions.
- Premium badge when the model is billed at premium rates (see Pricing).
- Reference-image icon when the model supports image-to-image / reference editing.
- Deprecated badge when the provider has flagged the model as on its way out.
- Preview badge for models not yet officially released.
- Quality stars (1–5) derived from the text-to-image leaderboard at arena.ai.
- Price per image at the standard 1024×1024 resolution, in Euro including our 20 % margin.
A dedicated Default model panel sits at the top with a dropdown over all enabled models. Whatever is selected here is preselected when a user first opens the image generator.
Enabling and disabling models
Use the toggle on the right of each row. A few rules:
- At least one model must stay enabled. The UI locks the toggle on the last remaining model.
- You can't directly disable the default model. If you try, a dialog asks you to pick a replacement default from the still-enabled models. The change goes through atomically — the default flips and the original model deactivates in one step.
- Enabling without a default: if you enable a model while no default is set (e.g. during first-time setup), that model automatically becomes the default.
Which model when
A rough guide — actual fit depends on the use case:
| Use case | Recommended models |
|---|---|
| Top image quality, photorealism | GPT Image 2, GPT Image 1.5, Gemini 3 Pro |
| Fast and cheap (sensible default for staff) | FLUX.2 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash, FLUX.2 Flex |
| Reference editing ("change this image for me") | FLUX.1 Kontext Max, GPT Image 2 |
| Logos and vector graphics | Recraft V3 SVG |
| Strict EU-hosting required | FLUX family, Gemini 2.5 Flash, GPT Image 2 (EU) |
Premium models (e.g. GPT Image 2, GPT Image 1.5) are billed against credits on self-service Stripe plans — they are not included in the flat tier. Enterprise contracts don't have this restriction. Details in Pricing.
Prerequisite: image generation must be enabled
If the Image generation feature is turned off in the workspace configuration, users won't see the image generator at all. The model-management page warns you in that case with a link to the product config.
Effect on the image generator
Changes here propagate to the image generator immediately:
- Enable: the model shows up in the image generator's model dropdown for all users.
- Disable: the model disappears from the dropdown. Users who had it selected get auto-switched to the default model on their next generation.
- Switch default: new sessions start with the new default. Existing sessions keep whatever the user had selected.
Related
- Image generator (user view)
- Pricing — image generation
- Workspace configuration
- Usage limits — if you want to cap image generation per usage tier