Generate images in your document

When Generate Images is enabled, AI for Docs creates images and inserts them into your Google Doc along with the written content.

What gets inserted?

• A thumbnail-style image near the top of the inserted draft.
• Section images for some H2 headings in longer drafts.

How do I enable it?

1. Open the Writer sidebar.
2. Turn on Generate Images.
3. Enter your prompt and click Run.

How do I guide the image style?

Add style guidance directly in your prompt, or set it in Custom instructions. For example:

Write an SEO blog post about "<topic>".
Generate images in a clean flat illustration style with simple colors.

Costs and speed

Image generation uses more credits and can take longer than text-only runs. The Writer sidebar shows the exact credit cost before you run. See Credits and usage limits.

If images are missing

• Confirm Generate Images is enabled before you run.
• Check you have enough credits for the run cost.
• Try again with a shorter prompt, or generate text first and images second.