diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/admin/SystemSettingsClient.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/admin/SystemSettingsClient.tsx
index aeaf39a..afd467c 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/admin/SystemSettingsClient.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/admin/SystemSettingsClient.tsx
@@ -1181,13 +1181,15 @@ export function SystemSettingsClient() {
                     Model <InfoTooltip content="Gemini model for image generation. The default model supports image output." />
                   </span>
                 </label>
-                <input
-                  type="text"
+                <select
                   className={INPUT_CLASS}
-                  value={geminiModel}
+                  value={geminiModel || "gemini-2.5-flash-image"}
                   onChange={(e) => setGeminiModel(e.target.value)}
-                  placeholder="gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation"
-                />
+                >
+                  <option value="gemini-2.5-flash-image">Gemini 2.5 Flash Image — fast, high-volume</option>
+                  <option value="gemini-3-pro-image-preview">Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview — high-fidelity</option>
+                  <option value="gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview">Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview — latest</option>
+                </select>
               </div>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/packages/api/src/gemini-client.ts b/packages/api/src/gemini-client.ts
index d0d558a..d84757a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/gemini-client.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/gemini-client.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function isGeminiConfigured(settings: GeminiSettings | null | undefined):
 export async function generateGeminiImage(
   apiKey: string,
   prompt: string,
-  model = "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
+  model = "gemini-2.5-flash-image",
 ): Promise<string> {
   const fullPrompt = `Generate a professional, cinematic cover image for a 3D production project. ${prompt}`;
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/assistant-tools.ts b/packages/api/src/router/assistant-tools.ts
index 00366ae..81acd7d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/assistant-tools.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/assistant-tools.ts
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ export const TOOL_DEFINITIONS: ToolDef[] = [
     type: "function",
     function: {
       name: "generate_project_cover",
-      description: "Generate an AI cover art image for a project using DALL-E. The image will be stored as the project's cover. Requires manageProjects permission and DALL-E to be configured.",
+      description: "Generate an AI cover art image for a project. Uses the configured image provider (DALL-E or Google Gemini). The image will be stored as the project's cover. Requires manageProjects permission.",
       parameters: {
         type: "object",
         properties: {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/router/settings.ts b/packages/api/src/router/settings.ts
index d1ddba5..59a75ed 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/router/settings.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/router/settings.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const settingsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
       azureDalleEndpoint: settings?.azureDalleEndpoint ?? null,
       hasDalleApiKey: !!settings?.azureDalleApiKey,
       // Gemini
-      geminiModel: settings?.geminiModel ?? "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
+      geminiModel: settings?.geminiModel ?? "gemini-2.5-flash-image",
       hasGeminiApiKey: !!settings?.geminiApiKey,
       // Image provider
       imageProvider: settings?.imageProvider ?? "dalle",
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ export const settingsRouter = createTRPCRouter({
 
     try {
       const { generateGeminiImage } = await import("../gemini-client.js");
-      const model = settings.geminiModel ?? "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation";
+      const model = settings.geminiModel ?? "gemini-2.5-flash-image";
 
       // Generate a tiny test image with a simple prompt
       const dataUrl = await generateGeminiImage(
diff --git a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
index ce12af6..ed25f65 100644
--- a/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/packages/db/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ model SystemSettings {
   azureDalleApiKey        String?  // Optional: separate API key for DALL-E
   // Gemini image generation
   geminiApiKey            String?
-  geminiModel             String?  @default("gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation")
+  geminiModel             String?  @default("gemini-2.5-flash-image")
   imageProvider           String?  @default("dalle")  // "dalle" | "gemini"
   updatedAt               DateTime @updatedAt