diff --git a/vlmrun/client/predictions.py b/vlmrun/client/predictions.py
index 8ddcf07..0aff649 100644
--- a/vlmrun/client/predictions.py
+++ b/vlmrun/client/predictions.py
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 import json
+import tempfile
+import contextlib
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List, Optional, Union
+from typing import List, Optional, Union, Generator
 from PIL import Image
 from loguru import logger
 
 import time
+from vlmrun.common.utils import remote_image
 from vlmrun.common.image import encode_image, _open_image_with_exif
 from vlmrun.client.base_requestor import APIRequestor
 from vlmrun.types.abstract import VLMRunProtocol
@@ -25,6 +28,35 @@
 from cachetools.keys import hashkey
 
 
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def image_path_ctx(
+    image: Image.Image | None = None,
+    url: str | None = None,
+) -> Generator[Path, None, None]:
+    """Context manager to handle temporary image paths.
+
+    Args:
+        image: PIL Image object
+        url: URL of the image
+
+    Yields:
+        str: Path to the temporary image file
+    """
+    if not url and not image:
+        raise ValueError("Either `image` or `url` must be provided")
+    if url and image:
+        raise ValueError("Cannot provide both `image` and `url`")
+
+    # Download the image from the URL if provided
+    if url:
+        image: Image.Image = remote_image(url)
+
+    # Save the image to a temporary file, and yield the path
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".jpg") as temp_file:
+        image.save(temp_file.name, format="JPEG", quality=98)
+        yield Path(temp_file.name)
+
+
 @cachetools.cached(
     cache=cachetools.TTLCache(maxsize=100, ttl=3600),
     key=lambda _client, domain, config: hashkey(
@@ -292,6 +324,22 @@ def generate(
             raise ValueError("Either `images` or `urls` must be provided")
         if images and urls:
             raise ValueError("Only one of `images` or `urls` can be provided")
+        if batch and len(images) > 1:
+            raise ValueError("Batch mode only supports one image")
+
+        if batch:
+            assert len(images) == 1, "Batch mode only supports one image"
+            with image_path_ctx(image=images[0]) as image_path:
+                return self._client.document.generate(
+                    file=image_path,
+                    model=model,
+                    domain=domain,
+                    batch=batch,
+                    config=config,
+                    metadata=metadata,
+                    callback_url=callback_url,
+                    autocast=autocast,
+                )
 
         if images:
             # Check if all images are of the same type
diff --git a/vlmrun/version.py b/vlmrun/version.py
index 04d1c7c..198d6db 100644
--- a/vlmrun/version.py
+++ b/vlmrun/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.2.19"
+__version__ = "0.2.20"