diff --git a/packages/ai/src/background-removal.ts b/packages/ai/src/background-removal.ts
index 387df72d..2a82b97f 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/background-removal.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/background-removal.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { runPythonScript } from "./bridge.js";
+import { runPythonWithProgress, type ProgressCallback } from "./bridge.js";
 import { writeFile, readFile, unlink } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export async function removeBackground(
   inputBuffer: Buffer,
   outputDir: string,
   options: RemoveBackgroundOptions = {},
+  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
 ): Promise<Buffer> {
   const id = randomUUID();
   const inputPath = join(tmpdir(), `rembg_in_${id}.png`);
@@ -22,11 +23,11 @@ export async function removeBackground(
   try {
     // BiRefNet models need longer timeout (up to 10 min for first load)
     const timeout = options.model?.startsWith("birefnet") ? 600000 : 300000;
-    const { stdout } = await runPythonScript("remove_bg.py", [
+    const { stdout } = await runPythonWithProgress("remove_bg.py", [
       inputPath,
       outputPath,
       JSON.stringify(options),
-    ], timeout);
+    ], { onProgress, timeout });
 
     const result = JSON.parse(stdout);
     if (!result.success) {
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/face-detection.ts b/packages/ai/src/face-detection.ts
index 3535c171..05695592 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/face-detection.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/face-detection.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { runPythonScript } from "./bridge.js";
+import { runPythonWithProgress, type ProgressCallback } from "./bridge.js";
 import { writeFile, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
@@ -24,16 +24,17 @@ export async function blurFaces(
   inputBuffer: Buffer,
   outputDir: string,
   options: BlurFacesOptions = {},
+  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
 ): Promise<BlurFacesResult> {
   const inputPath = join(outputDir, "input_faces.png");
   const outputPath = join(outputDir, "output_faces.png");
 
   await writeFile(inputPath, inputBuffer);
-  const { stdout } = await runPythonScript("detect_faces.py", [
+  const { stdout } = await runPythonWithProgress("detect_faces.py", [
     inputPath,
     outputPath,
     JSON.stringify(options),
-  ]);
+  ], { onProgress });
 
   const result = JSON.parse(stdout);
   if (!result.success) {
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/index.ts b/packages/ai/src/index.ts
index 6a7d54a3..e6d1736d 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export { runPythonScript } from "./bridge.js";
+export { runPythonWithProgress } from "./bridge.js";
+export type { ProgressCallback } from "./bridge.js";
 export { removeBackground } from "./background-removal.js";
 export type { RemoveBackgroundOptions } from "./background-removal.js";
 export { upscale } from "./upscaling.js";
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/inpainting.ts b/packages/ai/src/inpainting.ts
index b4810d53..44b8884a 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/inpainting.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/inpainting.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { runPythonScript } from "./bridge.js";
+import { runPythonWithProgress, type ProgressCallback } from "./bridge.js";
 import { writeFile, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export async function inpaint(
   inputBuffer: Buffer,
   maskBuffer: Buffer,
   outputDir: string,
+  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
 ): Promise<Buffer> {
   const inputPath = join(outputDir, "input_inpaint.png");
   const maskPath = join(outputDir, "mask_inpaint.png");
@@ -14,11 +15,11 @@ export async function inpaint(
   await writeFile(inputPath, inputBuffer);
   await writeFile(maskPath, maskBuffer);
 
-  const { stdout } = await runPythonScript("inpaint.py", [
+  const { stdout } = await runPythonWithProgress("inpaint.py", [
     inputPath,
     maskPath,
     outputPath,
-  ]);
+  ], { onProgress });
 
   const result = JSON.parse(stdout);
   if (!result.success) {
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/ocr.ts b/packages/ai/src/ocr.ts
index da950cb4..f490f383 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/ocr.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/ocr.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { runPythonScript } from "./bridge.js";
+import { runPythonWithProgress, type ProgressCallback } from "./bridge.js";
 import { writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
@@ -16,14 +16,15 @@ export async function extractText(
   inputBuffer: Buffer,
   outputDir: string,
   options: OcrOptions = {},
+  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
 ): Promise<OcrResult> {
   const inputPath = join(outputDir, "input_ocr.png");
 
   await writeFile(inputPath, inputBuffer);
-  const { stdout } = await runPythonScript("ocr.py", [
+  const { stdout } = await runPythonWithProgress("ocr.py", [
     inputPath,
     JSON.stringify(options),
-  ]);
+  ], { onProgress });
 
   const result = JSON.parse(stdout);
   if (!result.success) {
diff --git a/packages/ai/src/upscaling.ts b/packages/ai/src/upscaling.ts
index f082e4e1..5b9b176b 100644
--- a/packages/ai/src/upscaling.ts
+++ b/packages/ai/src/upscaling.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { runPythonScript } from "./bridge.js";
+import { runPythonWithProgress, type ProgressCallback } from "./bridge.js";
 import { writeFile, readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { join } from "node:path";
 
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@ export async function upscale(
   inputBuffer: Buffer,
   outputDir: string,
   options: UpscaleOptions = {},
+  onProgress?: ProgressCallback,
 ): Promise<UpscaleResult> {
   const inputPath = join(outputDir, "input_upscale.png");
   const outputPath = join(outputDir, "output_upscale.png");
 
   await writeFile(inputPath, inputBuffer);
-  const { stdout } = await runPythonScript("upscale.py", [
+  const { stdout } = await runPythonWithProgress("upscale.py", [
     inputPath,
     outputPath,
     JSON.stringify(options),
-  ]);
+  ], { onProgress });
 
   const result = JSON.parse(stdout);
   if (!result.success) {