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title: Replicate
description: "*Configuring Replicate in Source* **Pro** (you pay Replicate for usage). Replicate runs many text-to-image models through *one* API key. It *generates* an image from your keywords — it does not search a photo library. Generation time ranges from a few…"
url: "https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/docs/replicate/"
updated: "2026-08-16"
category: Image Databases
---

# Replicate

*Configuring Replicate in Source*

**Pro** (you pay Replicate for usage). Replicate runs many text-to-image models through *one* API key. It *generates* an image from your keywords — it does not search a photo library. Generation time ranges from a few seconds for popular models to over a minute for slower ones.

**Do not duplicate dedicated banks here.** Flux 2, Gemini (Nano Banana), Grok and Ideogram each have their own Source bank and their own API key. Use Replicate when you want a model that only exists on Replicate (for example Flux 1.x, Google Imagen 4, or GPT Image 2 via Replicate).

![Replicate bank settings](https://magic-post-thumbnail.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/panel-replicate.png)

## Where to enable it

Open **Source**, add **Replicate** (badge **AI**, locked as **Pro** on the free plugin) to the **Automatic generation chain**, then click **Configure**. Style presets on **Automatic → Image Placement** apply when this bank generates. The Gutenberg block cannot search Replicate (photo tabs only).

## Get an API key

Create a key on your [Replicate account](https://replicate.com/account/) page. Paste it in the Replicate panel and click **API testing**. The plugin does not include Replicate credits.

## Options

- **API Key** — Required. Your Replicate token (not a Black Forest Labs, Google, xAI or Ideogram key).
- **Model** — Default: `black-forest-labs/flux-schnell` (fast and cheap). The list also includes Flux 1.1 Pro / Ultra, Flux Dev / Pro, Recraft v3, ByteDance SDXL Lightning and Seedream 4, Ideogram v2 / v2a (via Replicate), Luma Photon, MiniMax image-01, Google Imagen 3/4 and nano-banana (via Replicate), NVIDIA Sana, OpenAI GPT Image 2 (via Replicate), Stability SD 3.5, AuraFlow, SDXL, Kandinsky, Playground, RealVis, Proteus, and others. Compare quality and cost on the [Replicate text-to-image collection](https://replicate.com/collections/text-to-image).
- **Output Format** — Jpg, Png or Webp (default Webp).
- **Aspect Ratio** — 16:9 (Widescreen, default), 4:3 (Standard), 1:1 (Square), 3:2 (Photo), 9:16 (Portrait). **Applies only** to Google Imagen, ByteDance Seedream and OpenAI GPT Image 2. Other models use fixed dimensions.
- **Quality** — Auto (default), High, Medium or Low. **Applies only** to OpenAI GPT Image 2 on Replicate.
- **Moderation** — Auto (default) or Low. **Applies only** to OpenAI GPT Image 2 on Replicate.

## Time, billing and restrictions

Depending on the model, generation takes from a few seconds to over 1 minute. Previewing this bank on Source consumes Replicate tokens — the plugin warns you and asks for confirmation before an AI preview.

The plugin does not charge per image. Replicate bills the key you enter.