Last edited: October 13, 2026
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More reliable AI image generation, sharper image-to-template, and accurate credit balances

AI images now fall back to another model when one is unavailable and show their progress on the canvas, image-to-template builds more editable designs, and credit balances no longer count expired credits.

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This release makes AI image generation far more dependable and easier to follow, helps image-to-template build designs you can actually edit, and makes sure your credit balance only counts credits you can still spend.

AI images that keep working when a model doesn't

If the image model behind a request is unavailable, or its provider is out of capacity, your image now moves on to the next available model instead of failing. You don't need to do anything differently, and you're never charged twice for the same image. When this happens, the Generate Image dialog tells you which model made your picture.

See your images being generated

When the AI Assistant generates an image, a "Generating image…" placeholder now always appears in its spot on the canvas, including hero and section backgrounds. The AI Assistant panel shows how many images are still on their way, and if one can't be generated, it tells you why instead of leaving an empty space. The Assistant's own preview screenshots now include background images too, so it checks its work against the real design.

Sharper image-to-template

Building a template from a picture now produces a more faithful and more editable result. Backgrounds, decorations and foreground content are rebuilt as separate layers. Text is always kept as editable text rather than baked into image crops. Items that share a row can sit side by side, and a final clean-up pass fixes any slots that came out empty or failed, and replaces cut-out social icons with real ones.

Accurate credit balances

Credits that have reached their expiry date are now removed from your balance and shown as expired in your credit history. Previously an expired balance could still be displayed and then refused when you tried to spend it. If you run out of credits mid-action, you now get a clear message instead of an error.

Smaller improvements

  • Design system import works more reliably on sites that block automated access, shows upload progress, and never holds up onboarding
  • Skeleton loaders on the Projects page
  • Gallery cards are ordered left to right across rows
  • Template thumbnails refresh after you leave the builder
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