diff --git a/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts b/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts
index 81b2eb029..07c47506c 100644
--- a/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts
+++ b/lib/canvas/generate-image.ts
@@ -3128,6 +3128,22 @@ function getCanvasScaleAdjustFailoverPriority(item: CanvasModelWithProvider) {
   );
 }
 
+function isCanvasScaleAdjustEmergencyFalEditModel(item: CanvasModelWithProvider) {
+  if (item.provider.type !== "fal-image") return false;
+  const descriptor = JSON.stringify([
+    item.model.modelId,
+    item.model.displayName,
+    item.model.capabilities,
+    item.model.defaultParams,
+  ]).toLowerCase();
+  return (
+    descriptor.includes("image-edit") ||
+    descriptor.includes("image_urls") ||
+    descriptor.includes("/edit") ||
+    descriptor.includes(" edit")
+  );
+}
+
 interface CanvasImageGenConfig {
   maxImages?: number;
   supports1K?: boolean;
@@ -3349,16 +3365,28 @@ function findCanvasFailoverModel(params: {
     .map((item) => String(item || "").trim())
     .filter(Boolean);
 
-  const isUsableFallback = (item: CanvasModelWithProvider) => {
+  const isUsableFallback = (
+    item: CanvasModelWithProvider,
+    options: { allowEmergencyFalEdit?: boolean } = {}
+  ) => {
     const isSameFamilyScaleAdjustFallback = strictScaleAdjustModelFamily
       ? getCanvasScaleAdjustModelFamily(item) === strictScaleAdjustModelFamily
       : false;
+    const isEmergencyFalEditFallback =
+      options.allowEmergencyFalEdit === true &&
+      params.preferLowCostSameNameProviders &&
+      isCanvasScaleAdjustEmergencyFalEditModel(item);
     const isSameNameScaleAdjustFallback =
       params.preferLowCostSameNameProviders &&
       (isSameFamilyScaleAdjustFallback ||
+        isEmergencyFalEditFallback ||
         scoreModelNameSimilarity(params.selectedModel, item) >=
           CANVAS_FAILOVER_SAME_NAME_THRESHOLD);
-    if (strictScaleAdjustModelFamily && !isSameFamilyScaleAdjustFallback) {
+    if (
+      strictScaleAdjustModelFamily &&
+      !isSameFamilyScaleAdjustFallback &&
+      !isEmergencyFalEditFallback
+    ) {
       return false;
     }
     if (
@@ -3403,7 +3431,18 @@ function findCanvasFailoverModel(params: {
     }
   }
 
-  const usableModels = params.imageModels.filter(isUsableFallback);
+  let usingEmergencyFalEditFallback = false;
+  let usableModels = params.imageModels.filter((item) => isUsableFallback(item));
+  if (
+    usableModels.length === 0 &&
+    strictScaleAdjustModelFamily &&
+    params.preferLowCostSameNameProviders
+  ) {
+    usingEmergencyFalEditFallback = true;
+    usableModels = params.imageModels.filter((item) =>
+      isUsableFallback(item, { allowEmergencyFalEdit: true })
+    );
+  }
   const scoredModels = usableModels
     .map((item, index) => ({
       item,
@@ -3412,6 +3451,12 @@ function findCanvasFailoverModel(params: {
       sameProviderType: item.provider.type === params.selectedModel.provider.type,
     }))
     .sort((left, right) => {
+      if (usingEmergencyFalEditFallback) {
+        const leftPriority = getCanvasScaleAdjustFailoverPriority(left.item);
+        const rightPriority = getCanvasScaleAdjustFailoverPriority(right.item);
+        if (leftPriority !== rightPriority) return leftPriority - rightPriority;
+        return left.index - right.index;
+      }
       if (strictScaleAdjustModelFamily) {
         const leftPriority = getCanvasScaleAdjustFailoverPriority(left.item);
         const rightPriority = getCanvasScaleAdjustFailoverPriority(right.item);