支持远程url吗

backend/internal/http/handler/v1.go

@@ -210,6 +210,25 @@ func (h *V1Handler) GetVideoContent(c *gin.Context) {
 	_, _ = io.Copy(c.Writer, body)
 }
 
+// GetImageContent — GET /v1/images/{id}/content. Streams a no-store image by
+// proxying its stored (possibly auth-gated) upstream URL. Never persisted.
+func (h *V1Handler) GetImageContent(c *gin.Context) {
+	principal, err := h.v1.Authenticate(c.Request.Context(), c.GetHeader("Authorization"))
+	if err != nil {
+		h.writeAuthError(c, err)
+		return
+	}
+	body, contentType, err := h.v1.OpenImageContent(c.Request.Context(), principal, c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		h.writeV1Error(c, err, nil)
+		return
+	}
+	defer body.Close()
+	c.Header("Content-Type", contentType)
+	c.Status(http.StatusOK)
+	_, _ = io.Copy(c.Writer, body)
+}
+
 // readMultipartImages reads the given file fields and returns each as base64.
 func readMultipartImages(c *gin.Context, keys ...string) []string {
 	var out []string

backend/internal/http/router/router.go

@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, auth *service.AuthService, handlers Handlers) *gin.
 	engine.POST("/v1/videos", handlers.V1.CreateVideo)
 	engine.GET("/v1/videos/:id", handlers.V1.GetVideo)
 	engine.GET("/v1/videos/:id/content", handlers.V1.GetVideoContent)
+	// No-store image content proxy (auth-gated upstream URLs, e.g. chatgpt).
+	engine.GET("/v1/images/:id/content", handlers.V1.GetImageContent)
 
 	publicAdmin := engine.Group("/admin/api")
 	{

backend/internal/provider/adobe/client.go

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func (c *Client) uploadImageOnce(ctx context.Context, token string, content []by
 	return body, nil, true
 }
 
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, token, modelID, prompt, aspectRatio, resolution string, blobIDs []string) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, token, modelID, prompt, aspectRatio, resolution string, blobIDs []string, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
 	// Only the generate submit goes through the proxy; polling + download run on
 	// the local IP.
 	submitSess, err := c.newTLSClient()
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, token, modelID, prompt, aspe
 	for _, payload := range candidates {
 		respBody, pollURL, err := c.submitImage(ctx, submitSess, token, prompt, endpoint, payload)
 		if err == nil {
-			meta, data, pollErr := c.pollImage(ctx, pollSess, token, pollURL)
+			meta, data, pollErr := c.pollImage(ctx, pollSess, token, pollURL, downloadResult)
 			if pollErr != nil {
 				return nil, nil, pollErr
 			}
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func (c *Client) submitImage(ctx context.Context, sess *tlsSession, token, promp
 	return respBody, "", errors.New("submit ok but no poll url")
 }
 
-func (c *Client) pollImage(ctx context.Context, sess *tlsSession, token, pollURL string) (map[string]any, []byte, error) {
+func (c *Client) pollImage(ctx context.Context, sess *tlsSession, token, pollURL string, downloadResult bool) (map[string]any, []byte, error) {
 	for {
 		if err := ctx.Err(); err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("adobe generation timed out: %w", err)
@@ -587,6 +587,11 @@ func (c *Client) pollImage(ctx context.Context, sess *tlsSession, token, pollURL
 			if first, ok := outputs[0].(map[string]any); ok {
 				if image, ok := first["image"].(map[string]any); ok {
 					if url := strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(image["presignedUrl"])); url != "" {
+						// Expose the presigned URL for callers that want it directly.
+						payload["image_url"] = url
+						if !downloadResult {
+							return payload, nil, nil
+						}
 						data, err := c.download(ctx, sess, url)
 						if err != nil {
 							return nil, nil, err

backend/internal/provider/chatgpt/client.go

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (c *Client) SetProxy(proxy string) {
 	c.proxy = strings.TrimSpace(proxy)
 }
 
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, accessToken, prompt, model, aspectRatio, resolution string, refs [][]byte) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, accessToken, prompt, model, aspectRatio, resolution string, refs [][]byte, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
 	// Everything except the generation submit egresses on the local IP. Only
 	// startImageGeneration (the /backend-api/f/conversation POST) goes through
 	// the proxy; the bootstrap / chat-requirements / reference upload / prepare
@@ -130,6 +130,17 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, accessToken, prompt, model,
 	if len(urls) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("no image urls resolved")
 	}
+	meta := map[string]any{
+		"provider":        "chatgpt",
+		"model":           model,
+		"conversation_id": conversationID,
+		"image_url":       urls[0], // auth-gated (files.oaiusercontent.com) — needs the account token to fetch
+	}
+	// downloadResult=false: skip the (auth-gated) download and return just the URL;
+	// the caller proxies it via OpenAsset with the account token.
+	if !downloadResult {
+		return nil, meta, nil
+	}
 	images, err := c.downloadBytes(ctx, session, accessToken, urls)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -137,11 +148,36 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, accessToken, prompt, model,
 	if len(images) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("download produced no bytes")
 	}
-	return images[0], map[string]any{
+	return images[0], meta, nil
-		"provider":        "chatgpt",
+}
-		"model":           model,
+
-		"conversation_id": conversationID,
+// OpenAsset streams an auth-gated ChatGPT image URL (files.oaiusercontent.com)
-	}, nil
+// using the generating account's token — a plain GET 403s. Mirrors downloadBytes
+// but returns a live stream instead of buffering.
+func (c *Client) OpenAsset(ctx context.Context, accessToken, rawURL string) (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
+	session, err := c.newDirectSession(accessToken)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, rawURL, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	req.Header = c.baseHeaders(accessToken)
+	req.Header.Set("accept", "*/*")
+	resp, err := session.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrTemporaryUpstream, err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		resp.Body.Close()
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: chatgpt asset status %d", ErrTemporaryUpstream, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	ct := strings.TrimSpace(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	if ct == "" {
+		ct = "image/png"
+	}
+	return resp.Body, ct, nil
 }
 
 func ExtractAccountInfo(token string) map[string]any {

backend/internal/provider/custom/client.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package custom
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -61,10 +60,10 @@ func httpClient() *http.Client { return &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Minute}
 // GenerateImage calls the upstream OpenAI image API. With reference images it
 // uses /v1/images/edits (multipart); otherwise /v1/images/generations. Returns
 // the raw image bytes (decoded from b64_json, or downloaded from url).
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, baseURL, apiKey, model, prompt, size, quality string, refs [][]byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, baseURL, apiKey, model, prompt, size, quality string, refs [][]byte, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	baseURL = strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(baseURL), "/")
 	if baseURL == "" || apiKey == "" {
-		return nil, ErrAuth
+		return nil, "", ErrAuth
 	}
 	var req *http.Request
 	var err error
@@ -73,24 +72,26 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, baseURL, apiKey, model, prom
 		w := multipart.NewWriter(body)
 		_ = w.WriteField("model", model)
 		_ = w.WriteField("prompt", prompt)
+		// Ask the upstream for a URL (not base64) so we can pass it through directly.
+		_ = w.WriteField("response_format", "url")
 		if size != "" {
 			_ = w.WriteField("size", size)
 		}
 		for i, r := range refs {
 			fw, e := w.CreateFormFile("image[]", fmt.Sprintf("ref_%d.png", i+1))
 			if e != nil {
-				return nil, e
+				return nil, "", e
 			}
 			_, _ = fw.Write(r)
 		}
 		_ = w.Close()
 		req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, baseURL+"/v1/images/edits", body)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, "", err
 		}
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", w.FormDataContentType())
 	} else {
-		payload := map[string]any{"model": model, "prompt": prompt, "n": 1}
+		payload := map[string]any{"model": model, "prompt": prompt, "n": 1, "response_format": "url"}
 		if size != "" {
 			payload["size"] = size
 		}
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, baseURL, apiKey, model, prom
 		raw, _ := json.Marshal(payload)
 		req, err = http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, baseURL+"/v1/images/generations", bytes.NewReader(raw))
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, "", err
 		}
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	}
@@ -109,14 +110,14 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, baseURL, apiKey, model, prom
 
 	resp, err := httpClient().Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrTemporaryUpstream, sanitizeErr(err))
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrTemporaryUpstream, sanitizeErr(err))
 	}
 	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	if e := mapStatus(resp.StatusCode, body); e != nil {
-		return nil, e
+		return nil, "", e
 	}
-	return imageBytesFromResponse(ctx, body)
+	return imageFromResponse(ctx, body, downloadResult)
 }
 
 // GenerateVideo drives the upstream Sora-style async video API:
@@ -239,34 +240,34 @@ func (c *Client) download(ctx context.Context, url, apiKey string) ([]byte, erro
 
 // imageBytesFromResponse extracts image bytes from an OpenAI images response:
 // data[0].b64_json (preferred) or data[0].url (downloaded).
-func imageBytesFromResponse(ctx context.Context, body []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+// imageFromResponse parses an OpenAI image response and returns the upstream URL.
+// We always request response_format=url, so the response must carry a URL — a
+// base64-only response is treated as an error (no base64 pass-through). With
+// downloadResult=false the URL is returned directly (no download).
+func imageFromResponse(ctx context.Context, body []byte, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
 	var out struct {
 		Data []struct {
-			B64JSON string `json:"b64_json"`
+			URL string `json:"url"`
-			URL     string `json:"url"`
 		} `json:"data"`
 	}
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, &out); err != nil || len(out.Data) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: bad image response: %s", ErrTemporaryUpstream, clip(body, 160))
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: bad image response: %s", ErrTemporaryUpstream, clip(body, 160))
 	}
-	d := out.Data[0]
+	url := strings.TrimSpace(out.Data[0].URL)
-	if d.B64JSON != "" {
+	if url == "" {
-		raw, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(strings.TrimSpace(d.B64JSON))
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: image response had no url (upstream ignored response_format=url)", ErrTemporaryUpstream)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: bad b64: %v", ErrTemporaryUpstream, err)
-		}
-		return raw, nil
 	}
-	if d.URL != "" {
+	if !downloadResult {
-		req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, d.URL, nil)
+		return nil, url, nil
-		resp, err := httpClient().Do(req)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrTemporaryUpstream, sanitizeErr(err))
-		}
-		defer resp.Body.Close()
-		return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: image response had no b64/url", ErrTemporaryUpstream)
+	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
+	resp, err := httpClient().Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrTemporaryUpstream, sanitizeErr(err))
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	raw, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	return raw, url, err
 }
 
 func mapStatus(status int, body []byte) error {

backend/internal/provider/imagine/image.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 // the org objects feed until the batch finishes, then download the produced
 // image. styleID picks the model (41001 = 1.5 / 2K, 41004 = 1.5pro / 4K).
 // HTTP 402 → ErrQuotaExhausted. These models are pure text2img (no refs).
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cred string, styleID int, resolution, aspectRatio, prompt string) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cred string, styleID int, resolution, aspectRatio, prompt string, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
 	cr, ok := parseCred(cred)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, nil, ErrAuth
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cred string, styleID int, re
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+	meta := map[string]any{"batch_id": batchID, "image_url": imageURL, "org_id": userID}
+	if !downloadResult {
+		return nil, meta, nil
+	}
 	data, err := c.download(ctx, imageURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	return data, map[string]any{"batch_id": batchID, "image_url": imageURL, "org_id": userID}, nil
+	return data, meta, nil
 }
 
 // pollImage polls the org objects feed until the entry for our batch finishes,

backend/internal/provider/krea/image.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func (c *Client) uploadImage(ctx context.Context, cookie string, img []byte) (st
 // GenerateImage runs the full Krea image pipeline: ensure a project, (for i2i)
 // upload reference images, submit the job, poll until done, then resolve and
 // download the produced image. 402 INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE → ErrQuotaExhausted.
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cookie, prompt string, width, height int, refImages [][]byte) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cookie, prompt string, width, height int, refImages [][]byte, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
 	// Ensure the daily free balance is granted (load /app) before generating, so a
 	// not-yet-activated account doesn't 402 INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE. Lock-guarded and
 	// once-per-daily-reset — concurrent gens wait for the first activation, already
@@ -169,11 +169,15 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cookie, prompt string, width
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
+	meta := map[string]any{"job_id": jobID, "image_url": imageURL, "project": projectID}
+	if !downloadResult {
+		return nil, meta, nil
+	}
 	data, err := c.download(ctx, imageURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	return data, map[string]any{"job_id": jobID, "image_url": imageURL, "project": projectID}, nil
+	return data, meta, nil
 }
 
 // pollImage polls job-status until the job leaves the queue, then matches the

backend/internal/provider/leonardo/image.go

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (c *Client) uploadInitImage(ctx context.Context, accessToken string, img []
 // mint a JWT, (for image-to-image) upload each reference image, submit the
 // Generate mutation, poll until COMPLETE, then download the first produced image.
 // Returns the image bytes, an info map, and a classified error.
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cookie, model, prompt string, width, height int, styleIDs []string, refImages [][]byte) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cookie, model, prompt string, width, height int, styleIDs []string, refImages [][]byte, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
 	sess, err := c.GetSession(ctx, cookie)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -226,16 +226,19 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, cookie, model, prompt string
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 
-	// 3. download bytes
-	data, err := c.downloadImage(ctx, imageURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
 	info := map[string]any{
 		"generation_id": genID,
 		"image_url":     imageURL,
 		"user_id":       sess.UserID,
 	}
+	if !downloadResult {
+		return nil, info, nil
+	}
+	// 3. download bytes
+	data, err := c.downloadImage(ctx, imageURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	return data, info, nil
 }
 

backend/internal/provider/runway/image.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 // anything else → workflow_gemini_image / gemini-3-pro-image-preview. imageSize
 // is the "1K"/"2K"/"4K" tier. teamID is the workspace id; if empty it's derived
 // from the token. refs may be empty (pure text-to-image).
-func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, token, teamID, modelID, prompt, aspectRatio, imageSize string, refs [][]byte) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
+func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, token, teamID, modelID, prompt, aspectRatio, imageSize string, refs [][]byte, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, map[string]any, error) {
 	token = strings.TrimSpace(strings.TrimPrefix(token, "Bearer "))
 	if token == "" {
 		return nil, nil, ErrAuth
@@ -86,16 +86,21 @@ func (c *Client) GenerateImage(ctx context.Context, token, teamID, modelID, prom
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
-	data, err := c.download(ctx, directClient, artifactURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
 	meta := map[string]any{
 		"provider":  "runway",
 		"task_id":   taskID,
 		"team_id":   teamID,
 		"image_url": artifactURL,
 	}
+	// downloadResult=false (API-key url-only mode): return the upstream artifact
+	// URL without downloading the PNG.
+	if !downloadResult {
+		return nil, meta, nil
+	}
+	data, err := c.download(ctx, directClient, artifactURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
 	return data, meta, nil
 }
 

backend/internal/repo/event_repo.go

@@ -552,6 +552,16 @@ func (r *EventRepository) MarkVideoReady(ctx context.Context, eventID, fileURL s
 	return res.Error
 }
 
+// SetFile stores an arbitrary file reference (relative path OR upstream URL) on
+// an event WITHOUT touching status/counters — used for already-succeeded no-store
+// events whose auth-gated upstream URL is proxied on demand.
+func (r *EventRepository) SetFile(ctx context.Context, eventID, fileURL string) error {
+	return r.db.WithContext(ctx).
+		Model(&model.EventLog{}).
+		Where("id = ?", eventID).
+		Update("file", fileURL).Error
+}
+
 func (r *EventRepository) UpdateStatus(ctx context.Context, eventID, status, errMsg string, elapsedMS int) error {
 	patch := map[string]any{
 		"status":     status,

backend/internal/service/v1.go

@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 	if !noStore {
 		fileURL, relativePath = s.allocateOutput(principal, "png", in.BaseURL)
 	}
+	// upstreamURL is the provider's original artifact URL. For API-key (source
+	// "v1") requests we return it instead of base64. When gatedURL is true the URL
+	// is auth-gated (chatgpt files.oaiusercontent.com — a plain GET 403s), so we
+	// store it on the event and hand the caller a proxy URL
+	// ({base}/v1/images/{eventID}/content) that re-fetches with the account token.
+	var upstreamURL string
+	var gatedURL bool
 	eventID, err := s.logPendingEvent(ctx, "image", modelItem, principal, in.Prompt, aspectRatio, resolution, "", refCount, price, relativePath, source, refFiles, in.DeAI)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.cleanupReferenceImages(ctx, "", refFiles)
@@ -470,7 +477,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 	var imageBytes []byte
 	switch s.effectiveProvider(genCtx, modelItem) {
 	case "adobe":
-		b, execErr := s.generateAdobeImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateAdobeImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -486,8 +493,9 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
 	case "chatgpt":
-		b, execErr := s.generateChatGPTImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateChatGPTImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -503,8 +511,10 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
+		gatedURL = true // chatgpt URL needs the account token → proxy it
 	case "leonardo":
-		b, execErr := s.generateLeonardoImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateLeonardoImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -520,8 +530,9 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
 	case "krea":
-		b, execErr := s.generateKreaImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateKreaImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -537,8 +548,9 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
 	case "imagine":
-		b, execErr := s.generateImagineImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateImagineImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -554,8 +566,9 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
 	case "runway":
-		b, execErr := s.generateRunwayImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateRunwayImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -571,8 +584,9 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
 	case "custom":
-		b, execErr := s.generateCustomImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution)
+		b, u, execErr := s.generateCustomImage(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, noStore)
 		if execErr != nil {
 			_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 			_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", execErr.Error(), 0)
@@ -588,6 +602,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 			}
 		}
 		imageBytes = b
+		upstreamURL = u
 	default:
 		_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 		_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", "provider not implemented", 0)
@@ -626,6 +641,32 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareImageExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 		_ = s.maybeGrantInviteReward(ctx, principal)
 	}
 	if noStore {
+		// Prefer the provider's original URL — return it directly, no base64.
+		// (API-key requests don't support DeAI, so there's no post-processing that
+		// would invalidate the upstream URL.)
+		if strings.TrimSpace(upstreamURL) != "" {
+			outURL := upstreamURL
+			if gatedURL {
+				// Auth-gated URL (chatgpt): store it on the event and return a proxy
+				// URL that re-fetches with the account token (see OpenImageContent).
+				_ = s.events.SetFile(ctx, eventID, upstreamURL)
+				if base := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(in.BaseURL), "/"); base != "" {
+					outURL = base + "/v1/images/" + eventID + "/content"
+				}
+			}
+			return map[string]any{
+				"created":    time.Now().Unix(),
+				"data":       []map[string]any{{"url": outURL}},
+				"model":      modelItem.EffectiveName(),
+				"provider":   modelItem.Provider,
+				"kind":       "image",
+				"url":        outURL,
+				"elapsed_ms": elapsedMS,
+				"charged":    price,
+				"credits":    principalCredits(principal),
+			}, nil
+		}
+		// Fallback: providers without an upstream URL still return base64.
 		b64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(imageBytes)
 		return map[string]any{
 			"created":    time.Now().Unix(),
@@ -716,17 +757,24 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareVideoExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 	defer s.cleanupReferenceImages(ctx, eventID, refFiles)
 	startedAt := time.Now()
 
+	// API-key (noStore) requests return the upstream video URL directly.
+	// downloadResult=false skips the download. grok asset URLs are auth-gated
+	// (a plain GET 403s) → gatedVideoURL routes them through the /content proxy.
+	prov := s.effectiveProvider(genCtx, modelItem)
+	urlOnly := noStore
+	gatedVideoURL := prov == "grok"
 	var videoBytes []byte
+	var videoURL string
 	var execErr error
-	switch s.effectiveProvider(genCtx, modelItem) {
+	switch prov {
 	case "adobe":
-		videoBytes, _, execErr = s.generateAdobeVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, parseDurationSeconds(duration), true)
+		videoBytes, videoURL, execErr = s.generateAdobeVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, parseDurationSeconds(duration), !urlOnly)
 	case "runway":
-		videoBytes, _, execErr = s.generateRunwayVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, parseDurationSeconds(duration), true)
+		videoBytes, videoURL, execErr = s.generateRunwayVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, parseDurationSeconds(duration), !urlOnly)
 	case "grok":
-		videoBytes, _, execErr = s.generateGrokVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, parseDurationSeconds(duration), true)
+		videoBytes, videoURL, execErr = s.generateGrokVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, parseDurationSeconds(duration), !urlOnly)
 	case "custom":
-		videoBytes, _, execErr = s.generateCustomVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, parseDurationSeconds(duration), true)
+		videoBytes, videoURL, execErr = s.generateCustomVideo(genCtx, eventID, modelItem, in, aspectRatio, resolution, parseDurationSeconds(duration), !urlOnly)
 	default:
 		_ = s.refundIfNeeded(ctx, principal, eventID, price)
 		_ = s.events.UpdateStatus(ctx, eventID, "failed", "provider not implemented", 0)
@@ -777,6 +825,28 @@ func (s *V1Service) prepareVideoExecution(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPri
 	if charge {
 		_ = s.maybeGrantInviteReward(ctx, principal)
 	}
+	if noStore && strings.TrimSpace(videoURL) != "" {
+		// Return the upstream video URL. grok URLs are auth-gated → store on the
+		// event and hand back the /content proxy (re-fetches with the account token).
+		outURL := videoURL
+		if gatedVideoURL {
+			_ = s.events.SetFile(ctx, eventID, videoURL)
+			if base := strings.TrimRight(strings.TrimSpace(in.BaseURL), "/"); base != "" {
+				outURL = base + "/v1/videos/" + eventID + "/content"
+			}
+		}
+		return map[string]any{
+			"created":    time.Now().Unix(),
+			"data":       []map[string]any{{"url": outURL}},
+			"model":      modelItem.EffectiveName(),
+			"provider":   modelItem.Provider,
+			"kind":       "video",
+			"url":        outURL,
+			"elapsed_ms": elapsedMS,
+			"charged":    price,
+			"credits":    principalCredits(principal),
+		}, nil
+	}
 	if noStore {
 		b64 := base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(videoBytes)
 		return map[string]any{
@@ -952,6 +1022,55 @@ func (s *V1Service) OpenVideoContent(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPrincipa
 	return resp.Body, ct, nil
 }
 
+// OpenImageContent streams a no-store image by proxying the stored upstream URL.
+// chatgpt URLs are auth-gated (files.oaiusercontent.com — a plain GET 403s), so
+// they're fetched through the generating account's token; other providers'
+// URLs are public and proxied directly. Never persisted.
+func (s *V1Service) OpenImageContent(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPrincipal, id string) (io.ReadCloser, string, error) {
+	ev, err := s.events.GetByID(ctx, strings.TrimSpace(id))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	if ev == nil || ev.Kind != "image" {
+		return nil, "", ErrVideoJobNotFound
+	}
+	if principal != nil && principal.User != nil && ev.UserID != principal.User.ID {
+		return nil, "", ErrVideoJobNotFound
+	}
+	if ev.Status != "success" || strings.TrimSpace(ev.File) == "" {
+		return nil, "", ErrVideoNotReady
+	}
+	if ev.Provider == "chatgpt" && s.chatgpt != nil {
+		if s.settings != nil {
+			if proxy, perr := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); perr == nil {
+				s.chatgpt.SetProxy(proxy)
+			}
+		}
+		acct, _ := s.tokens.Get(ctx, "chatgpt", ev.AccountID)
+		if acct == nil || strings.TrimSpace(acct.Value) == "" {
+			return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: chatgpt account no longer available for this image", ErrProviderTemporary)
+		}
+		return s.chatgpt.OpenAsset(ctx, acct.Value, ev.File)
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, ev.File, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", err
+	}
+	resp, err := (&http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Minute}).Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: fetch upstream image: %v", ErrProviderTemporary, err)
+	}
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		resp.Body.Close()
+		return nil, "", fmt.Errorf("%w: upstream image status %d", ErrProviderTemporary, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	ct := strings.TrimSpace(resp.Header.Get("Content-Type"))
+	if ct == "" {
+		ct = "image/png"
+	}
+	return resp.Body, ct, nil
+}
+
 func (s *V1Service) videoEventForUser(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPrincipal, id string) (*model.EventLog, error) {
 	ev, err := s.events.GetByID(ctx, strings.TrimSpace(id))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1532,9 +1651,12 @@ func adobeErrClass(e error) (bool, bool, bool, bool) {
 	return errors.Is(e, adobe.ErrAuth), errors.Is(e, adobe.ErrQuotaExhausted), errors.Is(e, adobe.ErrTemporaryUpstream), errors.Is(e, adobe.ErrDeadUpstream)
 }
 
-func (s *V1Service) generateAdobeImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+// noStore url-only mode: adobe returns a presigned image URL (meta["image_url"]);
+// skip the download and return it directly.
+func (s *V1Service) generateAdobeImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.adobe == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("adobe client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("adobe client not configured")
 	}
 	if s.settings != nil {
 		if proxy, err := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); err == nil {
@@ -1544,7 +1666,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateAdobeImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mode
 
 	items, err := s.tokens.ListByPool(ctx, "adobe")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	var active []model.TokenAccount
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -1558,20 +1680,21 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateAdobeImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mode
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(items, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	s.rotateRoundRobin("adobe", active)
 
 	refs, err := decodeReferenceImages(in.ReferenceImages, max(1, modelItem.MaxReferenceImages))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
 	// Round-robin order. Adobe uses tempFailover=true: a temporary upstream error
 	// ("system under load") fails over to the next account without penalizing the
 	// current one, capped at maxTempDeadAccounts; auth/quota also fail over
-	// (see runPoolWithFailover).
+	// (see runPoolWithFailover). imageURL is captured from the successful attempt.
-	return s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "adobe", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
+	var imageURL string
+	data, err := s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "adobe", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
 		var blobIDs []string
 		for _, ref := range refs {
 			id, upErr := s.adobe.UploadImage(ctx, token.Value, ref, "image/png", "")
@@ -1580,11 +1703,15 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateAdobeImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mode
 			}
 			blobIDs = append(blobIDs, id)
 		}
-		data, _, genErr := s.adobe.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, modelItem.ID, in.Prompt, aspectRatio, resolution, blobIDs)
+		d, meta, genErr := s.adobe.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, modelItem.ID, in.Prompt, aspectRatio, resolution, blobIDs, !urlOnly)
-		return data, genErr
+		if genErr == nil {
+			imageURL = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(meta["image_url"]))
+		}
+		return d, genErr
 	}, adobeErrClass, func(id string) (model.TokenAccount, bool) {
 		return s.refreshAdobeToken(ctx, id)
 	}, true)
+	return data, imageURL, err
 }
 
 func (s *V1Service) generateAdobeVideo(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1VideoRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, durationSeconds int, downloadResult bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
@@ -1827,21 +1954,22 @@ func (s *V1Service) effectiveProvider(ctx context.Context, modelItem *model.Mode
 // generateCustomImage forwards an image generation to an OpenAI-compatible
 // upstream. The upstream (custom account) is matched by model id; calls go direct
 // (no proxy). Billing uses the local model price.
-func (s *V1Service) generateCustomImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (s *V1Service) generateCustomImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.custom == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("custom client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("custom client not configured")
 	}
 	refs, err := decodeReferenceImages(in.ReferenceImages, max(1, modelItem.MaxReferenceImages))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	active, err := s.customActive(ctx, modelItem.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(active, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	size := upstreamSize(aspectRatio, resolution)
 	quality := upstreamQuality(resolution)
@@ -1853,17 +1981,19 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateCustomImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 			continue
 		}
 		var data []byte
+		var imgURL string
 		done, failover := func() (bool, bool) {
 			defer s.acctRelease(ctx, token.ID, eventID)
 			_ = s.events.SetAccount(ctx, eventID, token.ID, token.AccountEmail)
 			_ = s.tokens.TouchLastUsed(ctx, token.ID)
 			baseURL := stringValue(token.Meta["base_url"])
-			d, genErr := s.custom.GenerateImage(ctx, baseURL, token.Value, modelItem.ID, in.Prompt, size, quality, refs)
+			d, u, genErr := s.custom.GenerateImage(ctx, baseURL, token.Value, modelItem.ID, in.Prompt, size, quality, refs, !urlOnly)
 			if genErr == nil {
 				_, _ = s.tokens.Update(ctx, "custom", token.ID, map[string]any{
 					"last_used_at": time.Now(), "success_total": gorm.Expr("success_total + 1"), "fails": 0,
 				})
 				data = d
+				imgURL = u
 				return true, false
 			}
 			lastErr = genErr
@@ -1881,20 +2011,20 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateCustomImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 			}
 		}()
 		if done {
-			return data, nil
+			return data, imgURL, nil
 		}
 		if failover {
 			continue
 		}
-		return nil, lastErr
+		return nil, "", lastErr
 	}
 	if lastErr == nil {
 		if busy > 0 {
-			return nil, ErrConcurrencyFull
+			return nil, "", ErrConcurrencyFull
 		}
 		lastErr = ErrProviderExecution
 	}
-	return nil, lastErr
+	return nil, "", lastErr
 }
 
 // generateCustomVideo forwards a video generation to an OpenAI-compatible
@@ -2144,9 +2274,14 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateGrokVideo(ctx context.Context, eventID string, model
 // 401 — marked dead (status=disabled) and skipped — because Runway credits don't
 // refill daily, so a "quota" mark (which the maintenance loop would revive) is
 // wrong. Reference images (up to the model's max) are uploaded per attempt.
-func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+// noStore url-only mode (API-key requests without DeAI): skip the artifact
+// download and return the upstream image URL directly, no bytes.
+func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	// API-key (noStore) requests don't support DeAI (only the web drawing board
+	// does), so url-only mode == noStore — skip the download, return the URL.
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.runway == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("runway client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("runway client not configured")
 	}
 	if s.settings != nil {
 		if proxy, err := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); err == nil {
@@ -2156,12 +2291,12 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 
 	refs, err := decodeReferenceImages(in.ReferenceImages, max(1, modelItem.MaxReferenceImages))
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
 	items, err := s.tokens.ListByPool(ctx, "runway")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	var active []model.TokenAccount
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -2178,7 +2313,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(items, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	s.rotateRoundRobin("runway", active)
 
@@ -2195,6 +2330,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 			continue
 		}
 		var data []byte
+		var artURL string
 		done, failover := func() (bool, bool) {
 			defer s.acctRelease(ctx, token.ID, eventID)
 			_ = s.events.SetAccount(ctx, eventID, token.ID, token.AccountEmail)
@@ -2203,7 +2339,9 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 			if token.Meta != nil {
 				teamID = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(token.Meta["team_id"]))
 			}
-			d, _, genErr := s.runway.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, teamID, modelItem.ID, in.Prompt, aspectRatio, imageSize, refs)
+			// downloadResult=false in url-only mode → skip the artifact download and
+			// just return meta["image_url"].
+			d, meta, genErr := s.runway.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, teamID, modelItem.ID, in.Prompt, aspectRatio, imageSize, refs, !urlOnly)
 			if genErr == nil {
 				_, _ = s.tokens.Update(ctx, "runway", token.ID, map[string]any{
 					"last_used_at":  time.Now(),
@@ -2211,6 +2349,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 					"fails":         0,
 				})
 				data = d
+				artURL = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(meta["image_url"]))
 				return true, false
 			}
 			lastErr = genErr
@@ -2228,20 +2367,20 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateRunwayImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mod
 			}
 		}()
 		if done {
-			return data, nil
+			return data, artURL, nil
 		}
 		if failover {
 			continue
 		}
-		return nil, lastErr
+		return nil, "", lastErr
 	}
 	if lastErr == nil {
 		if busy > 0 {
-			return nil, ErrConcurrencyFull
+			return nil, "", ErrConcurrencyFull
 		}
 		lastErr = ErrProviderExecution
 	}
-	return nil, lastErr
+	return nil, "", lastErr
 }
 
 // reconcileChatGPTQuota re-reads OpenAI's image_gen remaining right after a
@@ -2277,9 +2416,13 @@ func (s *V1Service) reconcileChatGPTQuota(ctx context.Context, tokenID, accessTo
 	_, _ = s.tokens.Update(ctx, "chatgpt", tokenID, patch)
 }
 
-func (s *V1Service) generateChatGPTImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+// chatgpt image URLs are auth-gated (files.oaiusercontent.com — a plain GET
+// 403s), so url-only mode returns the URL for the caller to proxy via
+// OpenImageContent using the generating account's token.
+func (s *V1Service) generateChatGPTImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.chatgpt == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("chatgpt client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("chatgpt client not configured")
 	}
 	if s.settings != nil {
 		if proxy, err := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); err == nil {
@@ -2289,7 +2432,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateChatGPTImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mo
 
 	items, err := s.tokens.ListByPool(ctx, "chatgpt")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	var active []model.TokenAccount
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -2299,7 +2442,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateChatGPTImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mo
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(items, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	s.rotateRoundRobin("chatgpt", active)
 
@@ -2309,24 +2452,27 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateChatGPTImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mo
 	}
 	refs, err := decodeReferenceImages(in.ReferenceImages, refLimit)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
 	// Round-robin order; on a transient upstream error (e.g. "image generation
 	// did not start (no async marker)") FAIL OVER to the next account
 	// (tempFailover=true, capped at maxTempDeadAccounts) — never mark the
 	// account dead. Auth/quota fail over immediately (see runPoolWithFailover).
-	return s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "chatgpt", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
+	var imageURL string
-		data, _, genErr := s.chatgpt.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, in.Prompt, modelItem.ID, aspectRatio, resolution, refs)
+	data, err := s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "chatgpt", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
+		d, meta, genErr := s.chatgpt.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, in.Prompt, modelItem.ID, aspectRatio, resolution, refs, !urlOnly)
 		if genErr == nil {
+			imageURL = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(meta["image_url"]))
 			// Sync the real OpenAI quota BEFORE the concurrency gate releases, so the
 			// freshly-decremented remaining (and 限额 flip at 0) gates the next pick.
 			s.reconcileChatGPTQuota(ctx, token.ID, token.Value)
 		}
-		return data, genErr
+		return d, genErr
 	}, func(e error) (bool, bool, bool, bool) {
 		return errors.Is(e, chatgpt.ErrAuth), errors.Is(e, chatgpt.ErrQuotaExhausted), errors.Is(e, chatgpt.ErrTemporaryUpstream), false
 	}, nil, true) // chatgpt token IS the credential — no cookie to refresh; switch accounts on transient errors
+	return data, imageURL, err
 }
 
 // leonardoResetAfter returns when a Leonardo account's daily free tokens renew.
@@ -2380,9 +2526,10 @@ func leonardoDimensions(resolution, aspectRatio string) (int, int) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.leonardo == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("leonardo client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("leonardo client not configured")
 	}
 	if s.settings != nil {
 		if proxy, err := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); err == nil {
@@ -2392,7 +2539,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, m
 
 	items, err := s.tokens.ListByPool(ctx, "leonardo")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	var active []model.TokenAccount
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -2408,7 +2555,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, m
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(items, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	s.rotateRoundRobin("leonardo", active)
 
@@ -2424,12 +2571,13 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, m
 	}
 	refs, err := decodeReferenceImages(in.ReferenceImages, refLimit)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
 	// token.Value is the cookie; GenerateImage mints a fresh JWT each attempt, so an
 	// auth failure means the cookie itself is dead — no refresher (nil).
-	return s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "leonardo", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
+	var imageURL string
+	data, err := s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "leonardo", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
 		// Atomically pre-deduct the per-generation cost so concurrent picks of the
 		// same near-empty account can't over-commit it. A known-insufficient
 		// balance surfaces as quota → the driver fails over to the next account.
@@ -2440,7 +2588,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, m
 		if !allowed {
 			return nil, leonardo.ErrQuotaExhausted
 		}
-		data, _, genErr := s.leonardo.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, upstreamModel, in.Prompt, width, height, nil, refs)
+		data, meta, genErr := s.leonardo.GenerateImage(ctx, token.Value, upstreamModel, in.Prompt, width, height, nil, refs, !urlOnly)
 		if genErr != nil {
 			// Release the hold so a failed render doesn't burn credits.
 			if deducted {
@@ -2448,6 +2596,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, m
 			}
 			return nil, genErr
 		}
+		imageURL = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(meta["image_url"]))
 		// Success → overwrite the held value with the REAL upstream balance and
 		// sink to 限额 if below the floor (best-effort; never fails a done render).
 		s.reconcileLeonardoCredits(ctx, token.ID, token.Value)
@@ -2455,6 +2604,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateLeonardoImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, m
 	}, func(e error) (bool, bool, bool, bool) {
 		return errors.Is(e, leonardo.ErrAuth), errors.Is(e, leonardo.ErrQuotaExhausted), errors.Is(e, leonardo.ErrTemporaryUpstream), false
 	}, nil, true)
+	return data, imageURL, err
 }
 
 // reconcileLeonardoCredits re-fetches an account's real token balance after a
@@ -2536,9 +2686,10 @@ func kreaDimensions(resolution, aspectRatio string) (int, int) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *V1Service) generateKreaImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (s *V1Service) generateKreaImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.krea == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("krea client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("krea client not configured")
 	}
 	if s.settings != nil {
 		if proxy, err := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); err == nil {
@@ -2548,7 +2699,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateKreaImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, model
 
 	items, err := s.tokens.ListByPool(ctx, "krea")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	var active []model.TokenAccount
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -2560,7 +2711,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateKreaImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, model
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(items, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	s.rotateRoundRobin("krea", active)
 
@@ -2571,21 +2722,26 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateKreaImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, model
 	}
 	refs, err := decodeReferenceImages(in.ReferenceImages, refLimit)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 
-	return s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "krea", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
+	var imageURL string
+	data, err := s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "krea", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
 		// Refresh the (rotating) Supabase token if expired and persist the new
 		// cookie, then generate with the fresh cookie.
 		cookie, rerr := kreaRefreshAndPersist(ctx, s.krea, s.tokens, token.ID, token.Value)
 		if rerr != nil {
 			return nil, rerr
 		}
-		data, _, genErr := s.krea.GenerateImage(ctx, cookie, in.Prompt, width, height, refs)
+		data, meta, genErr := s.krea.GenerateImage(ctx, cookie, in.Prompt, width, height, refs, !urlOnly)
+		if genErr == nil {
+			imageURL = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(meta["image_url"]))
+		}
 		return data, genErr
 	}, func(e error) (bool, bool, bool, bool) {
 		return errors.Is(e, krea.ErrAuth), errors.Is(e, krea.ErrQuotaExhausted), errors.Is(e, krea.ErrTemporaryUpstream), false
 	}, nil, true)
+	return data, imageURL, err
 }
 
 // imagineRefreshAndPersist ensures the account's Imagine credential has a valid
@@ -2613,9 +2769,10 @@ func imagineStyle(modelID string) (int, string) {
 	return 41001, "2K"
 }
 
-func (s *V1Service) generateImagineImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string) ([]byte, error) {
+func (s *V1Service) generateImagineImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, modelItem *model.ModelConfig, in V1ImageRequest, aspectRatio, resolution string, noStore bool) ([]byte, string, error) {
+	urlOnly := noStore
 	if s.imagine == nil {
-		return nil, errors.New("imagine client not configured")
+		return nil, "", errors.New("imagine client not configured")
 	}
 	if s.settings != nil {
 		if proxy, err := s.settings.GetValue(ctx, "proxy.url"); err == nil {
@@ -2625,7 +2782,7 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateImagineImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mo
 
 	items, err := s.tokens.ListByPool(ctx, "imagine")
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, "", err
 	}
 	var active []model.TokenAccount
 	for _, item := range items {
@@ -2637,28 +2794,31 @@ func (s *V1Service) generateImagineImage(ctx context.Context, eventID string, mo
 	}
 	active = pinTestAccount(items, active, in.AccountID)
 	if len(active) == 0 {
-		return nil, ErrNoProviderAccount
+		return nil, "", ErrNoProviderAccount
 	}
 	s.rotateRoundRobin("imagine", active)
 
 	// Each model supports exactly one resolution (2K / 4K) — force it per model.
 	styleID, res := imagineStyle(modelItem.ID)
 
-	return s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "imagine", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
+	var imageURL string
+	data, err := s.runPoolWithFailover(ctx, eventID, "imagine", active, "image", func(token model.TokenAccount) ([]byte, error) {
 		// Refresh the (rotating) access token if expired and persist the new
 		// credential, then generate with the fresh token.
 		cred, rerr := imagineRefreshAndPersist(ctx, s.imagine, s.tokens, token.ID, token.Value)
 		if rerr != nil {
 			return nil, rerr
 		}
-		data, _, genErr := s.imagine.GenerateImage(ctx, cred, styleID, res, aspectRatio, in.Prompt)
+		data, meta, genErr := s.imagine.GenerateImage(ctx, cred, styleID, res, aspectRatio, in.Prompt, !urlOnly)
 		if genErr != nil {
 			return nil, genErr
 		}
+		imageURL = strings.TrimSpace(stringValue(meta["image_url"]))
 		return data, nil
 	}, func(e error) (bool, bool, bool, bool) {
 		return errors.Is(e, imagine.ErrAuth), errors.Is(e, imagine.ErrQuotaExhausted), errors.Is(e, imagine.ErrTemporaryUpstream), false
 	}, nil, true)
+	return data, imageURL, err
 }
 
 func (s *V1Service) refundIfNeeded(ctx context.Context, principal *APIPrincipal, eventID string, price float64) error {

frontend/src/views/DocsView.vue

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ const examples = computed(() => [
   {
     title: '文生图 · Python (openai SDK)',
     code:
-`import base64
+`import urllib.request
 from openai import OpenAI
 
 client = OpenAI(api_key="${keyHint.value}", base_url="${base.value}/v1")
@@ -123,9 +123,8 @@ resp = client.images.generate(
     prompt="a corgi running in a golden wheat field, cinematic",
     size="2048x2048",   # 2K · 1:1,见下方对照表
 )
-# 结果是 base64(无 URL)
+# 结果是图片 URL(上游原始直链,会过期 → 尽快下载/转存)
-with open("out.png", "wb") as f:
+urllib.request.urlretrieve(resp.data[0].url, "out.png")`,
-    f.write(base64.b64decode(resp.data[0].b64_json))`,
   },
   {
     title: '图生图 / 参考图 · curl (multipart)',
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ with open("out.png", "wb") as f:
   {
     title: '图生图 · Python (openai SDK)',
     code:
-`import base64
+`import urllib.request
 from openai import OpenAI
 
 client = OpenAI(api_key="${keyHint.value}", base_url="${base.value}/v1")
@@ -151,8 +150,8 @@ resp = client.images.edit(
     image=open("input.png", "rb"),     # 多张:image=[open("a.png","rb"), open("b.png","rb")]
     prompt="把这张图改成赛博朋克风格",
 )
-with open("out.png", "wb") as f:
+# 结果是图片 URL(上游原始直链,会过期 → 尽快下载/转存)
-    f.write(base64.b64decode(resp.data[0].b64_json))`,
+urllib.request.urlretrieve(resp.data[0].url, "out.png")`,
   },
   {
     title: '视频 · curl(创建 → 轮询 → 下载)',
@@ -424,7 +423,7 @@ async function copy(text) {
     <section>
       <h2 class="text-lg font-semibold mb-3">响应 & 计费</h2>
       <div class="card p-6 space-y-3 text-sm text-white/70">
-        <p><strong class="text-white/90">图像</strong>(generations / edits)返回 OpenAI 图片格式:<code class="text-white/85 font-mono">{{ '{ "created": ..., "data": [{ "b64_json": "..." }] }' }}</code> —— 产物以 <strong class="text-white/90">base64</strong> 直接放在 <code class="text-white/85 font-mono">data[0].b64_json</code>(原始 base64、无 <code class="text-white/70">data:</code> 前缀),自行解码保存为图片。<strong class="text-white/90">不返回 URL、服务端不留存</strong>。</p>
+        <p><strong class="text-white/90">图像</strong>(generations / edits)返回 OpenAI 图片格式:<code class="text-white/85 font-mono">{{ '{ "created": ..., "data": [{ "url": "..." }] }' }}</code> —— <code class="text-white/85 font-mono">data[0].url</code> 是产物 URL,服务端不留存(<strong class="text-white/90">不返回 base64</strong>)。多数模型返回上游<strong class="text-white/90">原始直链</strong>;少数上游需鉴权的(如 gpt-image)会返回一个本站转发链 <code class="text-white/85 font-mono">/v1/images/{id}/content</code>,由服务端带账号凭据取回。<strong class="text-white/90">两种链接都会过期</strong>,请<strong class="text-white/90">尽快下载或转存到你自己的存储</strong>。</p>
         <p><strong class="text-white/90">视频</strong>(异步,Sora 风格三步):</p>
         <ol class="list-decimal list-inside space-y-1 text-white/65 pl-1">
           <li><code class="text-white/85 font-mono">POST /v1/videos</code> 立即返回任务对象 <code class="text-white/85 font-mono">{{ '{ "id": "...", "object": "video", "status": "queued", ... }' }}</code></li>