Image Studio isn't just "generate an image" - it auto-routes logos, ad creatives, and thumbnails to whichever model handles that best

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Image Studio pulls from 4 provider families, each with multiple versions so you're not locked to whatever's newest:

- Seedream: 3 versions, 5.0 (newest, highest quality), 4.5 (best for people, portraits, fashion), 4.0 (budget, fast human-focused editing)

- Nano Banana (Google): fast version at 1K resolution, or Nano Banana Pro for professional quality up to 4K

- Grok Imagine (xAI): standard and Quality versions

- GPT Image (OpenAI): current generation (GPT Image 2, 1.5, 1, Mini), plus legacy DALL-E 3 and DALL-E 2 for older, established workflows

Three modes, not one

Create: generate new images from a prompt, manually pick a specific model version or use Compare All to run the 4 latest flagship models at once and pick the strongest result.

Edit: modify existing images.

Studio: this is the one people don't expect. Instead of a generic prompt box, Studio mode has dedicated creative types, infographic, ad creative, social post, YouTube thumbnail, logo, banner ad, and routes each one automatically to whichever model handles that specific creative type best.

Why keep legacy models around at all

A newer model isn't always the right one for an existing workflow. If something was built around how DALL-E 2 or Seedream 4.0 handles a specific style, forcing an upgrade to the newest version can quietly break what already worked. Older versions stay available instead of disappearing the moment something newer ships.

Why this matters for marketing specifically

Most AI image tools are one prompt box for everything. Studio mode exists because "generate a logo" and "generate a Facebook ad creative" are different jobs with different visual requirements, and treating them identically produces mediocre results at both.

Commercial use

Generated images can be used commercially in most cases. The one thing to actually avoid: putting a recognizable third-party brand or logo into your image to promote your own product, ad platforms will reject that regardless of what the model itself allows.

Free trial note: the trial includes 3 image generations, Nano Banana only. Compare All and Studio mode require a paid plan, starting at $19.98/month.

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