AI image generation
Generate custom images — standalone in the Images workspace or inline while editing a site.
PageFork can generate custom images when stock photos aren’t enough — illustrations, product mockups, brand-specific art, or hero visuals that match your prompt. Generated images are saved to your media library and cost credits based mainly on the quality setting you choose.
The Images workspace
Open Media → Images in the sidebar. The page has three parts:
- Thread list — each thread is a separate conversation. Click + next to Threads to start a new one, switch between threads, or delete old ones.
- Message history — your prompts and the images PageFork generated.
- Composer — describe what you want and click Generate.
Before generating, choose Quality and Ratio in the controls at the top:
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Quality | Low, Medium (default), High |
| Ratio | 1:1 (square), 3:2 (landscape), 2:3 (portrait) |
Each completed image shows its quality, ratio, and credits used. Click an image to open the full-size file in a new tab.
Your credit balance appears below the composer. When you’re out of credits, generation is blocked until you purchase more.
Credit cost
Image generation draws on the same credit balance as site edits, but it’s priced on its own terms: what you pay tracks how much the image model produces, not the model tier you use for site edits.
Quality is the setting that moves the number. Typical cost per image:
| Quality | 1:1 | 3:2 and 2:3 |
|---|---|---|
| Low | ~1 credit | ~1 credit |
| Medium | ~2 credits | ~2 credits |
| High | ~7 credits | ~6 credits |
Ratio barely matters, and not in the direction you’d guess: 1:1 is the most expensive of the three, despite being the smallest on screen. Square images are generated at a resolution that costs the model slightly more than the wide and tall crops, so switching to 3:2 to save credits does roughly nothing.
Pick the ratio that suits the placement and control cost with Quality instead.
The exact charge appears on every generated image — treat the table as a guide, not a quote. A minimum of 1 credit applies to each generation, and failed generations that consumed credits are refunded automatically, same as site edits. See Credits explained.
Generate images while editing a site
You can also enable image generation inside the site editor so PageFork can create custom visuals during an edit — for example, “add a hero image of a minimalist coffee shop interior.”
- Open a site in the editor.
- Click + below the chat composer.
- Toggle Create Image on.
The setting is remembered per site (stored in your browser). While enabled, PageFork can call its image tool when your prompt needs a custom visual. It still prefers stock photos from Pexels for generic photography; custom generation is for visuals stock libraries can’t provide.
Each image the agent generates during an edit costs credits separately and is saved to your media library.
When to use Images vs. chat uploads
| Goal | Best approach |
|---|---|
| Explore several image ideas in one session | Images workspace (threaded history) |
| Generate and place an image in one edit | Enable Create Image in the site editor |
| Use your own logo, photo, or PDF | Upload or pick from library |
| Generic stock photography | Ask PageFork in chat — it searches Pexels automatically |
Tips for better results
- Be specific: subject, style, composition, lighting, and mood.
- Match ratio to placement — 3:2 for hero banners, 1:1 for icons or cards, 2:3 for mobile-first portraits.
- Start with Medium quality while iterating, then re-run the prompt you settled on at High for the final asset. Iterating at High is the main way people overspend here — roughly 3½× per attempt for detail you’re about to throw away.
- After generating, attach the image URL in a site edit: “Use this as the hero background” with the file from your library.