$ man image-generate
/image-generate
PRICE / CALL
$0.01
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
synthforgeCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
image-generate — generate an image from text in under 5 seconds
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/image-generate
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Generate an image from text in under 5 seconds. Four style tiers backed by curated $0.01 Venice models: 'fast' (z-image-turbo, default), 'creative' (chroma), 'anime' (wai-Illustrious), 'sd35' (venice-sd35). Returns a permanent fal-hosted PNG URL. SFW text-to-image / AI art at the cheapest tier; for higher quality use image-generate-pro ($0.05), image-generate-ultra ($0.20), or named model endpoints like flux-2-pro, seedream, recraft, qwen-image, gpt-image, and nano-banana.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Image description. Up to 2000 chars. | required |
| width | number | Output width in pixels. Range [256, 1024], snapped to multiples of 16. Default 1024. | optional |
| height | number | Output height in pixels. Range [256, 1024], snapped to multiples of 16. Default 1024. | optional |
| tier | string | Model shorthand. Default 'fast'. enum: fast · creative · anime · sd35 | optional |
| model | string | Override the model. Must be one of: z-image-turbo, chroma, wai-Illustrious, venice-sd35. | optional |
| steps | number | Diffusion steps. Optional; depends on model. | optional |
| cfg_scale | number | Classifier-free guidance scale. Optional. | optional |
| seed | number | Random seed. Optional. | optional |
| negative_prompt | string | Negative prompt. Optional. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| image_url | string | Permanent fal-hosted PNG URL of the generated image. |
| model | string | Underlying Venice model that produced the image (z-image-turbo, chroma, wai-Illustrious, or venice-sd35). |
| width | string | Pixel width of the returned PNG as a string. |
| height | string | Pixel height of the returned PNG as a string. |
| tier | string | Which tier was used: fast, creative, anime, or sd35. |
| prompt | string | Text prompt that was sent to the image model. |
| seed | number | Numeric seed used for generation, useful for reproducing the same image. |
| elapsed_ms | number | Wall-clock time in milliseconds from request to PNG URL ready. |
| venice_request_id | string | Upstream Venice request ID for tracing or support lookups. |
| source | string | Backend provider tag, e.g. venice, identifying who actually ran the model. |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/image-generate \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# Install the MCP package for this endpoint's cluster npx -y @agentutility/mcp-<cluster> # Required: EVM private key with USDC on Base export X402_PRIVATE_KEY=0x... # Then call the image-generate tool from your MCP-aware agent.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- image-generationtext-to-imageai-artsynthforgevenicez-image-turbochromaanime
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- synthforge
- price
- $0.01 USDC per call
ADJACENT — other endpoints in synthforge
| endpoint | description | price |
|---|---|---|
| ad-creative-image-generate | Generates ad creative images: SFW marketing visuals, concept images, and campaign thumbnails from prompts. | $0.01 |
| app-icon-image-generate | Generates SFW square app icon concepts, product marks, and launch visuals. | $0.01 |
| blog-header-image-generate | Generates blog header images: SFW header images, newsletter visuals, and documentation illustrations from prompts. | $0.01 |
| book-cover-image-generate | Generates SFW book cover art concepts, genre mood boards, and launch visuals from a prompt. | $0.01 |
| brand-logo-concept-image | Generates SFW logo concept boards, abstract marks, and brand direction visuals from prompts. | $0.01 |
| course-thumbnail-image-generate | Generates SFW course thumbnails, lesson covers, learning-path artwork, and academy launch visuals, without text rendering. | $0.01 |
| ecommerce-lifestyle-image-generate | Generates SFW ecommerce lifestyle scenes and ad visuals around product prompts. | $0.01 |
| event-poster-image-generate | Generates SFW event artwork, launch posters, and campaign backgrounds without relying on stock art. | $0.01 |
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