Choose the control that matches the change you want

Manage image mode through Ask

In a supported Premium conversation, open Ask and inspect Image Generation Toggle. Disabling it stops generation in that mode and hides its suggestions; enabling it restores that image option. The image preference carries between sessions.

This is not a universal spending switch. Calls, clips, packs and other selected actions keep their own access and token requirements. Check the actual media control instead of assuming turning off one picture mode makes every action in the conversation ordinary text.

Use the proactive controls offered beside the gift icon

Some companions in Realistic chat mode show proactive-media toggles next to the gift icon. Switch the relevant option from green to gray to disable proactive pictures, voice notes or videos for that option. Inspect what is available in the current conversation.

Realistic here refers to chat mode, not the visual-style choice in character creation. Profiles do not all expose identical toggles. A control found in another conversation should not be assumed to exist merely because the selected portrait looks realistic.

Read the permanent-change warning for Roleplay Mode

For a supported custom character, the upper-right three-dot menu can offer Switch to Roleplay Mode. The documented switch is permanent for that character. Do not use it as though it were a temporary style toggle that can simply be reversed after one scene.

If you only want a different tone, ask for it in chat. That instruction guides a response without saving a new personality. Use the supported character editor for available saved changes and do not assume every mode includes an intensity slider.

Keep your persona distinct from the companion

Where offered, profile settings let you create or activate a user persona. Premium Plus biography, relationship and intimacy fields describe your side of the fiction. They can establish why your character is present without rewriting the companion's identity.

Use fictional details you are comfortable submitting. A realistic role does not require confidential records. Updating your persona is not a redesign of the bot's appearance or a promise that every conversation will retain all earlier facts automatically.

Ask for the detail you want, then leave your turn open

Request a specific improvement: more of the companion's dialogue, a clearer account of the surroundings or the reason behind its choice. Read the next response before adding other instructions. More words alone do not expand memory or guarantee an exact word count or a larger output limit.

Use two short paragraphs: describe what your character notices, then write their spoken reply. End with one question for me. Leave my character's answer and movement unwritten so that I can decide them next.

For an out-of-character (OOC) note, write: Out of character: please use shorter narration and leave my dialogue to me. Treat this as an ordinary language request, not a special setting or an exemption from content rules. If a reply is unfinished, ask it to continue; use regeneration only where offered. Neither promises an exact word count.

Your questions

Does disabling image mode stop every token charge?

No. The toggle concerns the supported image mode and its suggestions. Other deliberately chosen media actions retain their own costs and conditions. Inspect calls, generation and prepared-content unlocks individually rather than treating one switch as control of all spending.

Can I turn Roleplay Mode back after switching?

The documented switch for a supported custom character is permanent. Read its confirmation before accepting. A simple conversational style request may meet your need without changing the character's mode, and it should not be confused with a reversible mode toggle.

Whose identity belongs in a user persona?

Your fictional role belongs there. The companion has a separate character definition. Persona fields supply context about your part and relationship, not an automatic edit to the bot's personality, appearance or voice.

How do I ask for a longer reply but keep my own turn?

Say which detail to expand and ask the companion to leave your speech and decisions unwritten. You can request continuation of an unfinished point. These directions help communicate your preference but cannot promise an exact length or larger context window.