What makes the pictures
The AI Pics providers: the Preview, simulated in your browser; a Gemini image model connected in code and ready where a key is set; Imagen retired.
| Provider | Runs | State |
|---|---|---|
| Preview | In your browser | Ready, simulated |
| Gemini image | On the server | Connected in code; ready where its key is set |
| Imagen 4 | On the server | Retired by Google |
The Preview#
It paints a real picture on a canvas from your words and a seed: a palette that leans with the words, a motif and your sentence set in type. The same words and seed give the same picture. It is real, and it is not a model.
Real models#
A real model runs on the server and is ready only when its key is set. The providers list in the app says what is ready where you are. Your prompt goes to the model's provider when one is used.