diff --git a/components/agents/AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2.tsx b/components/agents/AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2.tsx
index 42e717273..4127047d6 100644
--- a/components/agents/AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2.tsx
+++ b/components/agents/AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2.tsx
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ const VIRTUAL_OPTION_GRID_GAP = 16;
 const VIRTUAL_OPTION_GRID_MAX_HEIGHT = 640;
 const VIRTUAL_OPTION_GRID_MIN_CARD_HEIGHT = 122;
 const VIRTUAL_OPTION_GRID_THRESHOLD = 12;
-const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_WIDTH = 512;
-const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_QUALITY = 62;
-const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_EAGER_COUNT = 10;
-const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_PREFETCH_COUNT = 12;
-const WORKFLOW_OPTION_NEXT_PREVIEW_PREFETCH_COUNT = 24;
-const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREFETCH_CACHE_LIMIT = 320;
+const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_WIDTH = 360;
+const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_QUALITY = 58;
+const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_EAGER_COUNT = 4;
+const WORKFLOW_OPTION_NEXT_PREVIEW_PREFETCH_COUNT = 6;
+const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREFETCH_CACHE_LIMIT = 48;
+const WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREFETCH_BATCH_SIZE = 2;
 
 function isLikelyStoredWorkflowPreview(url: string, sourceUrl?: string | null) {
   const source = String(sourceUrl || "").trim();
@@ -182,10 +182,81 @@ function trimWorkflowPreviewImageCache(
   while (cache.size > limit) {
     const firstKey = cache.keys().next().value;
     if (!firstKey) return;
+    const image = cache.get(firstKey);
+    if (image) {
+      image.src = "";
+    }
     cache.delete(firstKey);
   }
 }
 
+function shouldSkipWorkflowPreviewPrefetch() {
+  if (typeof document !== "undefined" && document.visibilityState === "hidden") {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const connection = (typeof navigator !== "undefined"
+    ? (navigator as Navigator & {
+        connection?: { saveData?: boolean };
+      }).connection
+    : null);
+  return Boolean(connection?.saveData);
+}
+
+function preloadWorkflowOptionPreviewImages(params: {
+  urls: string[];
+  cache: Map<string, HTMLImageElement>;
+  markPrefetched: Set<string>;
+}) {
+  if (typeof window === "undefined" || params.urls.length === 0) {
+    return () => {};
+  }
+
+  let cancelled = false;
+  let cleanupIdleTask: (() => void) | null = null;
+  const urls = params.urls.slice();
+
+  const preloadNextBatch = () => {
+    if (cancelled || shouldSkipWorkflowPreviewPrefetch()) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const batch = urls.splice(0, WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREFETCH_BATCH_SIZE);
+    for (const src of batch) {
+      if (cancelled || params.cache.has(src)) {
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      const image = new Image();
+      image.decoding = "async";
+      (
+        image as HTMLImageElement & {
+          fetchPriority?: "high" | "low" | "auto";
+        }
+      ).fetchPriority = "low";
+      image.onerror = () => {
+        params.cache.delete(src);
+        params.markPrefetched.delete(src);
+      };
+      image.src = src;
+      params.cache.set(src, image);
+    }
+
+    trimWorkflowPreviewImageCache(params.cache);
+
+    if (urls.length > 0) {
+      cleanupIdleTask = scheduleWorkflowIdleTask(preloadNextBatch, 900);
+    }
+  };
+
+  cleanupIdleTask = scheduleWorkflowIdleTask(preloadNextBatch, 700);
+
+  return () => {
+    cancelled = true;
+    cleanupIdleTask?.();
+  };
+}
+
 interface WorkflowPanelDerivedState {
   progress: ReturnType<typeof getAgentWorkflowProgress>;
 }
@@ -1177,12 +1248,6 @@ function AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2Component({
     const urls = new Set<string>();
 
     if (embedded) {
-      appendWorkflowOptionPreviewUrls(
-        urls,
-        activeEmbeddedOptionLevel?.options,
-        WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_PREFETCH_COUNT
-      );
-
       const currentSelectedOption =
         activeEmbeddedOptionLevel?.selectedOption || null;
       appendWorkflowOptionPreviewUrls(
@@ -1227,11 +1292,6 @@ function AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2Component({
         }
       }
     } else {
-      appendWorkflowOptionPreviewUrls(
-        urls,
-        flattenedResolvedSteps[0]?.step.options,
-        WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_PREFETCH_COUNT
-      );
       appendWorkflowOptionPreviewUrls(
         urls,
         flattenedResolvedSteps[1]?.step.options,
@@ -1361,24 +1421,23 @@ function AgentWorkflowPanelDarkV2Component({
       workflowPreviewPrefetchedUrlsRef.current.add(src);
     });
 
-    scheduleWorkflowIdleTask(() => {
-      urlsToPrefetch.forEach((src, index) => {
-        const image = new Image();
-        image.decoding = "async";
-        (
-          image as HTMLImageElement & {
-            fetchPriority?: "high" | "low" | "auto";
-          }
-        ).fetchPriority =
-          index < WORKFLOW_OPTION_PREVIEW_EAGER_COUNT ? "high" : "low";
-        image.src = src;
-        workflowPreviewImageCacheRef.current.set(src, image);
-      });
-
-      trimWorkflowPreviewImageCache(workflowPreviewImageCacheRef.current);
-    }, 80);
+    return preloadWorkflowOptionPreviewImages({
+      urls: urlsToPrefetch,
+      cache: workflowPreviewImageCacheRef.current,
+      markPrefetched: workflowPreviewPrefetchedUrlsRef.current,
+    });
   }, [workflowOptionPreviewPrefetchUrls]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    return () => {
+      workflowPreviewImageCacheRef.current.forEach((image) => {
+        image.src = "";
+      });
+      workflowPreviewImageCacheRef.current.clear();
+      workflowPreviewPrefetchedUrlsRef.current.clear();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!embedded || !activeEmbeddedStepEntry) {
       return;