Inconsistent Identity
Off-the-shelf models (Midjourney, DALL-E) frequently hallucinated colors or styles that violated strict corporate brand guidelines, requiring heavy manual retouching.
High Inference Latency
Early prototypes suffered from 30+ second generation times, causing friction for designers used to rapid iteration cycles.
Uncontrollable Costs
Running dedicated GPU instances 24/7 for sporadic design workload resulted in excessive cloud bills with <10% utilization.