How do I generate images through HuggingFaceChat?

HuggingChat's Omni model can generate images directly through a built-in tool, with a practical limit of about 3 images per day for free accounts, according to public information and a Hugging Face developer's explanation. The tool, observed as gr1_z_image_turbo_generate, is invoked automatically when image requests are made, and the quota is tied to ZeroGPU's 5 GPU-min/day and 3 runs/day limits, separate from the standard chat allowance.

Um, based on the public information, I think it works roughly like this: Yes — image generation currently works in HuggingChat/Omni. The simplest route is to leave Omni selected and ask for the image directly, for example: Generate an image of a small red robot reading a book in a watercolor style. This is also consistent with the current HuggingChat home page https://huggingface.co/chat/ , which includes “Generate an image.” as one of its starter prompts. There is also a useful public HuggingChat conversation showing the current behavior https://huggingface.co/chat/conversation/CsZVA3k?leafId=0ebe41df-91af-4770-b08d-fe963fa71d34 : the user asks for an image, Omni takes an agentic route, and the conversation shows: Called tool gr1 z image turbo generate So, at least in the currently observable implementation, you do not need to switch the whole conversation to an image model manually. Omni can call an image-generation tool/Space when the request calls for one. For a Free account , my best reading of the currently public information is: On the currently observed ZeroGPU image-generation route, the practical limit is probably around 3 generated images per day. There is an important caveat to that wording: I do not see an official HuggingChat page saying “Free = exactly 3 images/day.” Rather, the public information currently fits together like this: hysts explained that there is also a So the inference is roughly: Free ZeroGPU account | +-- 5 GPU-min/day | +-- 3 ZeroGPU runs/day | +-- current observed image tool: 1 run - 1 image | v roughly 3 images/day I would treat that as the current effective behavior , rather than a permanent “3-image HuggingChat plan.” The tool being selected, its implementation, and HF’s quota policy can all change. One other thing that makes this confusing: the normal HuggingChat/Omni allowance and the ZeroGPU image-generation allowance are not the same quota.