- DeepSeek API does not support vision (only chat UI supports images)
- Google Gemini Vision supports native image analysis via inline_data
- Images are sent directly as base64 with proper MIME type detection
- No more OCR pipeline needed - Gemini sees the image directly
- Supports: JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, AVIF
- Updated .env.example to use GEMINI_API_KEY instead of DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
- Also: log OTP code in server log for easier debugging