Matrix → Crop — variations from one generation

Matrix turns one generation into several variations. Instead of paying for N separate generations, the model returns a single image tiled with N versions of your subject — one generation's credits for the whole set. The crop tool then splits that image along the same grid into separate full-resolution nodes, for free.

1. Turn on Matrix. In the chat bar on Image (text-to-image or image-to-image), toggle Matrix on. Pick a Composition — 2×2 (four), side-by-side or stacked (two), or triple side-by-side / stacked (three) — and a Creativity level (Subtle / Balanced / Wild) for how far the variations drift. The model decides what to vary from your prompt.
2. Generate. One image lands holding all the variations — a single generation's credits, not one per variation.
3. Open Crop on that node and pick the grid preset that matches your layout: 2×2 → 2×2, side-by-side → 1×2, stacked → 2×1, triple side-by-side → 1×3, triple stacked → 3×1. The splits fall exactly where the matrix tiled.
4. Keep the winners. Click individual cells, or Select all, then Crop — each selected variation becomes its own full-resolution image node on the canvas.

Note: you can re-pick the Composition and Creativity from the matrix pill before generating. Because Crop is a free local operation, sweeping wide with Matrix and culling with Crop costs the same as a single generation. See Chat bar: generating images, Crop, and the prompt-polish batch playbook.