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title: AI Gateway Image Generation
product: vercel
url: /docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation
canonical_url: "https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation"
last_updated: 2026-09-08
type: conceptual
prerequisites:
  - /docs/ai-gateway/modalities
  - /docs/ai-gateway
related:
  - /docs/ai-gateway
  - /docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation/ai-sdk
  - /docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation/openai
summary: Generate and edit images using AI models through Vercel AI Gateway with support for multiple providers and modalities.
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# AI Gateway Image Generation

The Vercel [AI Gateway](/docs/ai-gateway) supports image generation and editing capabilities. You can generate new images from text prompts, edit existing images, and create variations with natural language instructions.


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## Related pages

> **For AI agents:** Follow these links to understand how this page connects to the rest of the Vercel ecosystem. For the full cross-link map (inbound, outbound, prerequisites, and semantic neighbors), see the .graph.md link below.

- [Image-only models available in Vercel AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/changelog/image-only-models-available-in-vercel-ai-gateway?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=related)
- [AI Gateway Image Generation Quickstart](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/getting-started/image?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=related) — Generate an image from a text prompt using AI Gateway.
- [AI Gateway Chat Completions Image Generation Reference](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/sdks-and-apis/openai-chat-completions/image-generation?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=related) — Generate images using AI models that support multimodal output through the Chat Completions API through AI Gateway.
- [AI Gateway Inputs and Tools](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/inputs-and-tools?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=related) — Send images, PDFs, audio, and video to AI Gateway models, and connect models to application functions with tool use.
- [AI Gateway Embeddings](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/modalities/embeddings?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=related) — Generate vector embeddings for semantic search, similarity matching, and retrieval-augmented generation \\(RAG\\) through
- [OpenAI Chat Completions Images and PDFs with AI Gateway](https://vercel.com/docs/ai-gateway/sdks-and-apis/openai-chat-completions/images?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=related) — Send images and PDF documents to a model using the OpenAI Chat Completions API through AI Gateway.

Full cross-link map for this page: [/docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation.graph.md](/docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation.graph.md?from=related&source_path=%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Fmodalities%2Fimage-generation&source_site=vercel-docs&relationship=graph)
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To see which models AI Gateway supports for image generation, use the **Image Gen** filter at the [AI Gateway Models
page](/ai-gateway/models?type=image).

### Integration methods

To implement image generation with AI Gateway, use one of the following methods:

- **[AI SDK](/docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation/ai-sdk)**: Use the AI SDK for TypeScript/JavaScript applications with native support for streaming, multi-modal inputs, and type-safe model interactions
- **[Chat Completions API](/docs/ai-gateway/modalities/image-generation/openai)**: Use the Chat Completions endpoints for compatibility with existing OpenAI integrations across any programming language


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