Simon WillisonMay 7, 2025
Some notes on the gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation model that's now available via the Gemini API https://simonwillison.net/2025/May/7/gemini-images-preview/
Create and edit images with Gemini 2.0 in preview

Gemini 2.0 Flash has had image generation capabilities for a while now, and they're now available via the paid Gemini API - at 3.9 cents per generated image. According to …

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Got some strange editorial choices for illustrative photos for my prompt "Provide a vegetarian recipe for butter chicken but with chickpeas not chicken and include many inline illustrations along the way"
May 7, 2025 at 11:02pmWeb
Show threadTrey Hunner 🐍May 8, 2025
@simon To be fair, who hasn't mixed up cream with cumin or chili powder with a business retreat group photo?
Show threadjezhMay 8, 2025
@simon I wonder if it was confused by the Kashmir G20 summit in news reports it was trained on?
Show threadKornelMay 8, 2025
@simon The AI is two steps ahead of you. Everyone in that photo is vegetarian.
Show threadGraham KnappMay 8, 2025
@simon some strange faces in that "photo" as well ...