diff --git a/javascripts/discourse/components/modal/gif.gjs b/javascripts/discourse/components/modal/gif.gjs
index 73b6e0f..f2d1ff3 100644
--- a/javascripts/discourse/components/modal/gif.gjs
+++ b/javascripts/discourse/components/modal/gif.gjs
@@ -152,20 +152,22 @@ export default class Gif extends Component {
         let images;
 
         if (settings.api_provider === "giphy") {
-          // Giphy
-          images = data.data.map((gif) => ({
-            title: gif.title,
-            preview:
-              settings.giphy_file_format === "webp"
-                ? gif.images.fixed_width.webp
-                : gif.images.fixed_width.url,
-            original:
-              settings.giphy_file_format === "webp"
-                ? gif.images.original.webp
-                : gif.images.original.url,
-            width: gif.images.original.width,
-            height: gif.images.original.height,
-          }));
+          images = data.data.map((gif) => {
+            const sizeVariant = gif.images[settings.giphy_size_variant];
+            const isWebp = settings.giphy_file_format === "webp";
+
+            return {
+              title: gif.title,
+              preview:
+                settings.giphy_file_format === "webp"
+                  ? gif.images.fixed_width.webp
+                  : gif.images.fixed_width.url,
+              original:
+                isWebp && sizeVariant.webp ? sizeVariant.webp : sizeVariant.url,
+              width: parseInt(sizeVariant.width, 10),
+              height: parseInt(sizeVariant.height, 10),
+            };
+          });
         } else {
           // Tenor
           images = data.results.map((gif) => {
diff --git a/settings.yml b/settings.yml
index 4f44378..9db217d 100644
--- a/settings.yml
+++ b/settings.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,23 @@ giphy_file_format:
   choices:
     - webp
     - gif
+giphy_size_variant:
+  type: enum
+  default: downsized_medium
+  description:
+    en: >
+      GIPHY: Size variant to use. Choose based on your site's upload limit.
+      <ul>
+        <li>downsized = Under 2MB</li>
+        <li>downsized_medium = Under 5MB (recommended for most sites)</li>
+        <li>downsized_large = Under 8MB</li>
+        <li>original = Full size with no limit</li>
+      <ul>
+  choices:
+    - original
+    - downsized_large
+    - downsized_medium
+    - downsized
 giphy_content_rating:
   type: enum
   default: r
@@ -100,15 +117,15 @@ tenor_client_key:
     en: "Tenor: (optional) client-specified string that represents the integration"
 tenor_file_detail:
   type: enum
-  default: gif
+  default: mediumgif
   description:
     en: >
       Tenor: Image format to use
       <ul>
-        <li>gif = High-quality GIF format</li>
-        <li>mediumgif = same height/width with small size reduction</li>
-        <li>tinygif = up to 220px wide</li>
-        <li>nanogif = up to 90 pixels tall</li>
+        <li>gif = Full size, highest quality (largest files)</li>
+        <li>mediumgif = Full size with compression to reduce file size (recommended for most sites)</li>
+        <li>tinygif = Scaled down to 220px wide (smaller files)</li>
+        <li>nanogif = Scaled down to 90px tall (smallest files)</li>
       <ul>
   choices:
     - gif