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Getting started: your first batch in five minutes

Published 2026-07-15 · 3 min read

Sign in, write one prompt or paste twenty, pick ratio and resolution, and read your first contact sheet — the complete first-run walkthrough.

Create your account

Sign in from the header — new accounts receive 20 credits immediately, enough for 20 images at 1K. No card is required to start.

Meet the workbench

The generator on the home page (and at /generate) is the whole product: optionally upload 0–2 reference images, write one prompt or switch to batch mode for up to 20 lines, then pick an aspect ratio, an output count per prompt, and a resolution tier. The live credit estimate is printed on the submit button before you spend anything.

  • Single mode: one prompt, quick tests.
  • Batch mode: up to 20 prompt lines × 1 or 4 outputs, 80 slots max.
  • Resolution: 1K fast preview, 2K recommended, 4K max detail (subscription).

Submit and read the contact sheet

Submitting hands you to the variants page: a fixed grid where every output keeps its VD-NNN/MM slot. Slots fill in as they finish; nothing reorders. Failed slots say so plainly and release their credit reserve.

Download, retry, repeat

Open any finished slot to download the image. Retry only the failed slots when a batch partially fails. Your batches and balance history live under History and Account whenever you need them.

Put it into practice.

Everything in this guide runs in the same workbench — open it and try the steps while they are fresh.

Open the generator