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Claude AI Image Generator — make images right inside Claude

Claude writes great prompts but has no image model of its own. Add Kenerate as a connector and Claude makes the picture too — posters, product shots, illustrations and edits — on GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2.1, Seedream 5.0 and more.

  • A navy jazz night poster with a gold line-art saxophone and the title JAZZ AFTER DARK
  • A matte sage-green coffee mug on an oak table with coffee beans and a linen napkin in soft window light
  • A gouache illustration of a red fox reading a book under a giant red mushroom in a mossy forest at golden hour
  • A sunny home-office desk with a laptop, notebook, tea and plants by a window over a city
  • claude.ai, Desktop and Claude Code
  • Sign in, no key needed
  • 29 tools, not just images
  • Same credits as the app

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Quick answer

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Can Claude AI generate images?

Claude can't generate images on its own — it's a text model that can read images and draw diagrams, charts or SVG, but not photos or illustrations. To make real images in Claude, add an image tool through a connector (MCP). With the Kenerate connector you paste one URL into Claude, sign in, and ask: Claude calls `generate_image`, picks a model like GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, and the picture shows up in the chat. Every image on this page was made that way.

Key facts

Native image model in Claude
No — text, diagrams and SVG only
How to add one
Custom connector (MCP)
Works in
claude.ai, Claude Desktop, mobile, Claude Code
Setup
Paste URL → sign in → switch on
Image models
GPT Image 2.5, Nano Banana 2.1, Seedream 5.0, Recraft…

Gallery

Four images made from a Claude chat

Claude called Kenerate's generate_image tool with these prompts on GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst — one try each, 7.2 credits each. The poster text came out exactly as written.

How to

How to use the claude AI image generator

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Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Add the connector

    In Claude open Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector. Name it Kenerate and paste https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp — or use the “Add to Claude” button on /app/mcp, which fills both in.

  2. Step 2

    Sign in to Kenerate

    Click Add, then Connect. A Kenerate page opens: sign in and click Allow. No API key needed; new accounts get starter credits.

  3. Step 3

    Switch it on in a chat

    In a chat click + → Connectors and turn on Kenerate. Claude Code instead: run claude mcp add --transport http kenerate https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp, then /mcp → Authenticate.

  4. Step 4

    Ask for an image

    “Use Kenerate to make a 4:5 poster for…”. Claude picks the model, runs generate_image and shows the result in the chat; it's also saved in your Kenerate history.

1Describe your image2Pick an image model3Set the aspect ratio and size4Click Create5Open and download your image
Kenerate AI Image Studio with a text prompt typed into the prompt box

Open Image Studio and type what you want to see — subject, style, lighting and mood.

1 / 5 · Describe your image

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Prompts, styles, references, edit, Arena & chat

Chapters

Tips

Get better images out of Claude

What worked when we drove Kenerate from Claude.

  • Let Claude write the prompt: describe the goal (“a poster for my jazz night”) and ask it to add subject, light, style and composition.

  • Put exact on-image words in quotes — GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst rendered “JAZZ AFTER DARK” letter for letter.

  • Name the model when it matters: GPT Image 2.5 for text and photoreal, Nano Banana 2.1 for the same product or face across shots, Seedream 5.0 for illustration.

  • Ask Claude to call estimate_cost first if you want the price before anything is spent.

  • For an edit, share the image in the chat and say only what should change and what must stay.

  • Avoid words the safety filter refuses (our first fox prompt said “children's book” and was blocked) — “storybook” worked.

Models

Image models Claude can use through Kenerate

What each model is good at. Open any one straight in the generator.

  • GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst title card — glowing sunburst-coloured 3D lettering on a bold magazine-cover-style layout

    OpenAI

    GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

    Reference images
    Up to 16
    Output
    1K–4K

    Best for

    Text, posters, photoreal — made this page

    Open GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst

  • Google

    Nano Banana 2.1

    Reference images
    Up to 14
    Output
    Up to 4K

    Best for

    Same product or face across shots

    Open Nano Banana 2.1
  • Seedream 5.0 Pro title card — a gallery-worthy photoreal portrait of a fictional adult woman with freckles in golden-hour light

    ByteDance

    Seedream 5.0 Pro

    Reference images
    Up to 10
    Output
    1K · 2K

    Best for

    Illustration, all-round

    Open Seedream 5.0 Pro
  • Recraft V4.1 title card — a flat vector illustration of a city park with geometric trees

    Recraft

    Recraft V4.1

    Reference images
    None
    Output
    —

    Best for

    Logos and design

    Open Recraft V4.1
  • Qwen Image 3.0 title card — neatly written on a café blackboard menu board in a sunlit café
    Free plan

    Alibaba

    Qwen Image 3.0

    Reference images
    Up to 3
    Output
    1K · 2K

    Best for

    Free plan

    Open Qwen Image 3.0

FAQ

Claude AI Image Generator questions

Can Claude AI generate images?

Not by itself. Claude reads images and can draw diagrams, charts and SVG graphics as code, but it has no model for photos or illustrations. Add an image tool as a connector (MCP) and Claude can make them: it writes the prompt, calls the tool and shows the picture in the chat. For the longer explanation, see our post on whether Claude can generate images.

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How do I add an image generator to Claude?

Open Customize → Connectors → + Add → Add custom connector, name it Kenerate and paste https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp. Click Add, then Connect, sign in to Kenerate and click Allow. Then switch Kenerate on in a chat with + → Connectors. The “Add to Claude” button on kenerateai.com/app/mcp fills in the name and URL for you.

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Is the Claude AI image generator free?

You can start free. Claude's free plan can add one custom connector, and a new Kenerate account gets starter credits; Qwen Image 3.0 is on Kenerate's free plan. Other models use credits — the four images on this page cost 7.2 credits each on GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. Calls through Claude cost the same as in the Kenerate app.

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Does it work in Claude Code and Claude Desktop?

Yes. A connector added on claude.ai syncs to Claude Desktop and mobile. In Claude Code run claude mcp add --transport http kenerate https://mcp.kenerateai.com/mcp (add --scope user for every project), start claude, type /mcp and pick kenerate → Authenticate.

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Which image models can Claude use?

Through Kenerate: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and Flare and GPT Image 2 (OpenAI), Nano Banana 2.1 (Google), Seedream 5.0 Pro (ByteDance), Recraft V4.1, Qwen Image 3.0 and more. Claude can call list_models or pick_model to see them and choose; you can also name one in your message.

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Can Claude edit my photos too?

Yes. Share a photo in the chat and ask for the change — Claude uploads it with upload_media and runs generate_image as an edit, or a dedicated tool: remove_background, upscale_image, expand_image, change_camera_angle, apply_filter or split_layers.

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Do I need an API key?

Not for claude.ai, Claude Desktop or Claude Code — they sign in with OAuth: you click Allow on a Kenerate page. Keys (starting ken_) are for apps without sign-in and for scripts. Either way, the connection shows in your key list on /app/mcp and deleting it disconnects Claude.

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Can Claude make videos with Kenerate?

Yes, with a paid Kenerate plan — the same rule as in the app. The same connector gives Claude generate_video, talking_avatar, generate_music, generate_speech, generate_3d and more, 29 tools in all.

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What does Claude refuse to make?

Kenerate applies the same rules as its app whatever the client: content involving minors, sexual content of real people and illegal content are always refused. Some words trip the filter on their own — our prompt with “children's book” was blocked and “storybook” went through.

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In depth

Claude AI Image Generator, explained

What works, what to avoid, and how to pick a model.

On this page

Why Claude needs a connector to make images

Claude is a language model: it reads text and images and writes text. It can draw with code — an SVG icon, a chart, a diagram in an Artifact — but it can't paint a photo or an illustration pixel by pixel.

The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is how Claude uses outside tools. A connector is an MCP server Claude can call. Add an image connector and Claude does what it is good at — turning a vague idea into a precise prompt — then hands the prompt to an image model and shows you the result.

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We build and run the Kenerate generator. Every example is a real output of the model named under it; models and presets were checked against the app's code.

Sources: Kenerate MCP — connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT and more · Claude Help Center — Get started with custom connectors using remote MCP · Claude Code docs — connect to MCP servers · Model Context Protocol

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