diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/og/image-generator.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/og/image-generator.ts
index 2f5273d..8e5a945 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/og/image-generator.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/og/image-generator.ts
@@ -24,33 +24,32 @@ function getOpenAIClient(): OpenAI {
 export async function generateOGImage(prompt: string): Promise<Buffer> {
   try {
     const client = getOpenAIClient();
+    console.log('[OG] Calling OpenAI image generation...');
+
     const response = await client.images.generate({
       model: 'gpt-image-1-mini',
       prompt,
       n: 1,
-      size: '1536x1024', // Closest aspect ratio to 1200x630, will serve as-is
-      quality: 'low', // Use low for faster generation and lower cost
+      size: '1024x1024',
+      quality: 'low',
     });
 
+    console.log('[OG] OpenAI response received');
+
     if (!response.data || response.data.length === 0) {
       throw new Error('No data returned from OpenAI');
     }
 
-    const imageUrl = response.data[0]?.url;
-    if (!imageUrl) {
-      throw new Error('No image URL returned from OpenAI');
+    // gpt-image-1-mini returns base64 encoded image
+    const b64 = response.data[0]?.b64_json;
+    if (!b64) {
+      throw new Error('No base64 image data returned from OpenAI');
     }
 
-    // Fetch the image
-    const imageResponse = await fetch(imageUrl);
-    if (!imageResponse.ok) {
-      throw new Error(`Failed to fetch generated image: ${imageResponse.status}`);
-    }
-
-    const arrayBuffer = await imageResponse.arrayBuffer();
-    return Buffer.from(arrayBuffer);
+    console.log(`[OG] Got base64 image (${b64.length} chars)`);
+    return Buffer.from(b64, 'base64');
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('OpenAI image generation failed:', error);
+    console.error('[OG] OpenAI image generation failed:', error);
     throw error;
   }
 }