Code as Canvas

LLMs write rendering code. Existing engines produce the image. 100x cheaper than diffusion.
Alexey Vidanov · July 2026

⭐ github.com/vidanov/llm-programmatic-image-gen

PRESENTATIONReveal.js slide deck · Speaker notes · The full thesis in 12 slides INTERACTIVE DEMOLive SVG generation · Cost calculator · Gallery · Game engines · Benchmarks 3D CRYSTAL GARDENThree.js · WebGL · Bloom post-processing · Orbit controls · ~3,200 tokens PARTICLE UNIVERSECanvas 2D · 3 spiral-arm galaxies · Click to explode · Mouse attraction · ~2,400 tokens