diff --git a/dist/index.d.mts b/dist/index.d.mts
index e339fe99f4d3705e8ca94f1ce9cb7444dc6ed3ed..ced38978e2fe6672abf0dce8dd8fc6c95d1a3865 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.mts
+++ b/dist/index.d.mts
@@ -4955,7 +4955,7 @@ type GenerateImagePrompt = string | {
  *
  * @returns A result object that contains the generated images.
  */
-declare function generateImage({ model: modelArg, prompt: promptArg, n, maxImagesPerCall, size, aspectRatio, seed, providerOptions, maxRetries: maxRetriesArg, abortSignal, headers, }: {
+declare function generateImage({ model: modelArg, prompt: promptArg, n, maxImagesPerCall, size, aspectRatio, seed, providerOptions, maxRetries: maxRetriesArg, abortSignal, headers, experimental_download: download, }: {
     /**
      * The image model to use.
      */
@@ -5014,6 +5014,12 @@ declare function generateImage({ model: modelArg, prompt: promptArg, n, maxImage
      * Only applicable for HTTP-based providers.
      */
     headers?: Record<string, string>;
+    /**
+     * Custom download function to use for URLs.
+     *
+     * By default, files are downloaded if the model returns URLs instead of binary data.
+     */
+    experimental_download?: DownloadFunction | undefined;
 }): Promise<GenerateImageResult>;

 /**
diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index e339fe99f4d3705e8ca94f1ce9cb7444dc6ed3ed..ced38978e2fe6672abf0dce8dd8fc6c95d1a3865 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -4955,7 +4955,7 @@ type GenerateImagePrompt = string | {
  *
  * @returns A result object that contains the generated images.
  */
-declare function generateImage({ model: modelArg, prompt: promptArg, n, maxImagesPerCall, size, aspectRatio, seed, providerOptions, maxRetries: maxRetriesArg, abortSignal, headers, }: {
+declare function generateImage({ model: modelArg, prompt: promptArg, n, maxImagesPerCall, size, aspectRatio, seed, providerOptions, maxRetries: maxRetriesArg, abortSignal, headers, experimental_download: download, }: {
     /**
      * The image model to use.
      */
@@ -5014,6 +5014,12 @@ declare function generateImage({ model: modelArg, prompt: promptArg, n, maxImage
      * Only applicable for HTTP-based providers.
      */
     headers?: Record<string, string>;
+    /**
+     * Custom download function to use for URLs.
+     *
+     * By default, files are downloaded if the model returns URLs instead of binary data.
+     */
+    experimental_download?: DownloadFunction | undefined;
 }): Promise<GenerateImageResult>;

 /**
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 556a2f63008e30aa66639665cafd1a561cca864b..9e24eb1a47a091597350b0b3d1cb387c979f8f67 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -9510,7 +9510,8 @@ async function generateImage({
   providerOptions,
   maxRetries: maxRetriesArg,
   abortSignal,
-  headers
+  headers,
+  experimental_download: download2
 }) {
   var _a21, _b;
   const model = resolveImageModel(modelArg);
@@ -9559,21 +9560,31 @@ async function generateImage({
     outputTokens: void 0,
     totalTokens: void 0
   };
+  const downloadFn = download2 != null ? download2 : createDefaultDownloadFunction();
   for (const result of results) {
-    images.push(
-      ...result.images.map(
-        (image) => {
-          var _a22;
-          return new DefaultGeneratedFile({
-            data: image,
-            mediaType: (_a22 = detectMediaType({
-              data: image,
-              signatures: imageMediaTypeSignatures
-            })) != null ? _a22 : "image/png"
-          });
+    const processedImages = await Promise.all(
+      result.images.map(async (image) => {
+        var _a22;
+        if (typeof image === "string" && (image.startsWith("http://") || image.startsWith("https://"))) {
+          const downloaded = await downloadFn([{ url: new URL(image), isUrlSupportedByModel: false }]);
+          const downloadedData = downloaded[0];
+          if (downloadedData != null) {
+            return new DefaultGeneratedFile({
+              data: downloadedData.data,
+              mediaType: downloadedData.mediaType != null ? downloadedData.mediaType : "image/png"
+            });
+          }
         }
-      )
+        return new DefaultGeneratedFile({
+          data: image,
+          mediaType: (_a22 = detectMediaType({
+            data: image,
+            signatures: imageMediaTypeSignatures
+          })) != null ? _a22 : "image/png"
+        });
+      })
     );
+    images.push(...processedImages);
     warnings.push(...result.warnings);
     if (result.usage != null) {
       totalUsage = addImageModelUsage(totalUsage, result.usage);
diff --git a/dist/index.mjs b/dist/index.mjs
index 1d7de52171511fbe596f9bc8a25bc058a821e867..dab6b4dde15daea0172cef3f252a93a0b8ffbb87 100644
--- a/dist/index.mjs
+++ b/dist/index.mjs
@@ -9444,7 +9444,8 @@ async function generateImage({
   providerOptions,
   maxRetries: maxRetriesArg,
   abortSignal,
-  headers
+  headers,
+  experimental_download: download2
 }) {
   var _a21, _b;
   const model = resolveImageModel(modelArg);
@@ -9493,21 +9494,31 @@ async function generateImage({
     outputTokens: void 0,
     totalTokens: void 0
   };
+  const downloadFn = download2 != null ? download2 : createDefaultDownloadFunction();
   for (const result of results) {
-    images.push(
-      ...result.images.map(
-        (image) => {
-          var _a22;
-          return new DefaultGeneratedFile({
-            data: image,
-            mediaType: (_a22 = detectMediaType({
-              data: image,
-              signatures: imageMediaTypeSignatures
-            })) != null ? _a22 : "image/png"
-          });
+    const processedImages = await Promise.all(
+      result.images.map(async (image) => {
+        var _a22;
+        if (typeof image === "string" && (image.startsWith("http://") || image.startsWith("https://"))) {
+          const downloaded = await downloadFn([{ url: new URL(image), isUrlSupportedByModel: false }]);
+          const downloadedData = downloaded[0];
+          if (downloadedData != null) {
+            return new DefaultGeneratedFile({
+              data: downloadedData.data,
+              mediaType: downloadedData.mediaType != null ? downloadedData.mediaType : "image/png"
+            });
+          }
         }
-      )
+        return new DefaultGeneratedFile({
+          data: image,
+          mediaType: (_a22 = detectMediaType({
+            data: image,
+            signatures: imageMediaTypeSignatures
+          })) != null ? _a22 : "image/png"
+        });
+      })
     );
+    images.push(...processedImages);
     warnings.push(...result.warnings);
     if (result.usage != null) {
       totalUsage = addImageModelUsage(totalUsage, result.usage);