Qwen-Image 3.0: the default image tier
What you get for free covers the free sheets every account has before this tier starts charging.
Where you pick it
Settings → Model Preferences → Image Model. The choice applies to every sheet you generate from then on — character, location and prop images in step 2, regenerations, state images — until you change it. Sheets already made keep their pixels; nothing is re-rendered by switching.
If you have never changed the preference, this is the tier your sheets come from.
What a sheet on this tier looks like
Character sheets are full-length portraits on a plain background at 9:16; location and prop images are 16:9. The tier renders at a resolution suited to reference use rather than print: sharp enough for the video tiers to read a face, a costume and a room, with about half the pixels of the SeedDream tiers. Skin and fabric read as real; very fine texture is where the Pro tiers pull ahead.
How it reads your description
Two habits worth knowing. First, it weights the beginning of a description more than the end: put the things that identify the character — face shape, eyes, hair, the one feature nobody else has — before clothing and mood. Second, it does not reliably follow negatives: no hat can even pull a hat into the picture, while bare head, hair tied back works. Write what you want to see. Write the cause, not the result has more on phrasing that these tiers follow.
Drawing from a reference
Two different things happen when a reference image is involved. A state image — the same character in another costume, a location after the fire — is drawn from the base sheet with a short edit instruction, so it keeps the face or the room and changes only what the state describes. Your own photo works differently: the site reads the photo, combines what it sees with the description from your script, and draws a proper reference sheet from scratch, on a plain background in the standard framing. That redraw is always charged at this tier’s price and does not use the free sheets.
What it costs
Every account has 15 free sheets in total (across projects, any type) on a project whose script has been read; after that each sheet on this tier costs 7 credits (about $0.04 at the lowest credit price). A rejected generation is not charged, and most failures are refunded automatically; a few kinds of failure are held until support checks them. Regenerating a sheet is a new charge; the old image stays until you replace it.
For comparison: Qwen-Image 3.0 Pro is 18 per sheet, SeedDream 5.0 Pro 25.
Content checks
The description is checked before rendering. A flagged description is not charged; edit the wording rather than retrying the same text. See content rules and checks.
Common errors
What you may meet on this tier:
| What you see | Usual cause | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| “Blocked by content safety rules — edit the script or description and retry.” | A word or phrase in the character or scene description tripped the check | Edit the description and generate again |
| “The generation service hit a temporary problem. You weren’t charged — feel free to try again.” | The service was saturated; the site already tried again once | Generate again in a few minutes |
| A sheet that ignores part of the description | Long description; this tier follows the start more reliably than the end | Put identity details first; trim decoration |
| Generate All stops partway | Balance ran out; the remaining sheets were not charged | Top up, then generate the rest |
When to switch tier
To Qwen-Image 3.0 Pro when a face needs more identity in close-up. To SeedDream 5.0 Pro for the most realistic skin and for descriptions so long that the end matters. Switching does not touch sheets already made; regenerate the ones you want on the new tier.
| This tier | |
|---|---|
| Role | Default for character, location and prop sheets |
| Price per sheet | 7 credits |
| Long descriptions | Start followed more reliably than the end |
| Negative phrasing | Unreliable; write what to draw |
| State images | Edited from the base sheet |
| Redraw from your photo | Always charged; not from the free sheets |
| Free sheets | 15 per account, any tier |
FAQ
Why is the default the cheapest tier?
Because sheets are references for the video tiers, not final art; this tier gives the video tiers what they need at the lowest cost.
Do the free sheets only work on this tier?
No. The free allowance is per account and applies to whichever image tier you have selected.
Can I use one tier for characters and another for scenes?
Not at the same time; the preference is one setting. Switch before generating each group.
Does switching tiers regenerate my existing sheets?
No. Existing images stay. Regenerate the ones you want on the new tier.
Why did my sheet ignore a detail at the end of the description?
This tier follows the start more reliably than the end. Move the detail up, or use a tier that reads the whole description.
Generate your cast on the default tier
Read a script, approve the descriptions, and generate the sheets; the first ones are free.
Updated September 27, 2026
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