diff --git a/scripts/test-vip98k-image-models.ts b/scripts/test-vip98k-image-models.ts
index 9f2fd03a3..8199907c0 100644
--- a/scripts/test-vip98k-image-models.ts
+++ b/scripts/test-vip98k-image-models.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,17 @@ function extractTaskId(payload: unknown) {
   return String(data.taskId || data.task_id || data.id || root.id || "");
 }
 
+function extractImmediateOutputUrl(payload: unknown) {
+  const root = asRecord(payload);
+  const data = Array.isArray(root.data) ? root.data : [];
+  for (const item of data) {
+    const record = asRecord(item);
+    const url = String(record.url || record.image_url || "").trim();
+    if (url.startsWith("http")) return url;
+  }
+  return "";
+}
+
 async function fetchCatalog(apiKey: string) {
   const [catalogPayload, authorizedPayload] = await Promise.all([
     readJson(
@@ -265,6 +276,7 @@ async function analyzeImage(url: string, modelId: string) {
 }
 
 async function testModel(apiKey: string, model: JsonRecord) {
+  const startedAt = Date.now();
   const modelId = String(model.id || "");
   const invocations = (Array.isArray(model.invocations)
     ? model.invocations
@@ -307,14 +319,24 @@ async function testModel(apiKey: string, model: JsonRecord) {
       signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),
     }),
   );
+  const immediateOutputUrl = extractImmediateOutputUrl(submitted);
   const taskId = extractTaskId(submitted);
-  if (!taskId) throw new Error(`${modelId} returned no task ID`);
-  const resultPath = String(invocation.result_path || "").replace(
-    "{task_id}",
-    encodeURIComponent(taskId),
-  );
-  if (!resultPath) throw new Error(`${modelId} publishes no result path`);
-  const completed = await pollTask(apiKey, taskId, resultPath);
+  let completed: { durationMs: number; outputUrl: string };
+  if (immediateOutputUrl) {
+    completed = {
+      durationMs: Date.now() - startedAt,
+      outputUrl: immediateOutputUrl,
+    };
+  } else {
+    if (!taskId) throw new Error(`${modelId} returned neither a task ID nor an image URL`);
+    const resultPath = String(invocation.result_path || "").replace(
+      "{task_id}",
+      encodeURIComponent(taskId),
+    );
+    if (!resultPath) throw new Error(`${modelId} publishes no result path`);
+    completed = await pollTask(apiKey, taskId, resultPath);
+    completed.durationMs = Date.now() - startedAt;
+  }
   const image = await analyzeImage(completed.outputUrl, modelId);
   const passed = USES_CUSTOM_REFERENCES || image.bothReferencesDetected;
   return {