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Delx Budget Image Generation (SDXL Lightning)
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Delx Budget Image Generation (SDXL Lightning) is a paid API for AI agents from api.delx.ai, paid per call via x402, $0.005/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Generates a low-cost commercial image via SDXL Lightning from a text prompt, returning a public WebP URL and SHA-256 hash for $0.005 USDC per call.
Price / call$0.005
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Budget commercial images via SDXL Lightning for $0.005 USDC. Call when you need a quick concept, thumbnail, or low-cost draft under the $0.01 FLUX SKU—paid commercial Replicate only (never mediagen). Public WebP URL + SHA-256 + explicit markup via x402 on Base.
Output
Returns a public WebP image URL, a SHA-256 hash of the image for integrity verification, and explicit markup metadata. Payment is processed via x402 on Base for $0.005 USDC per call.
Example use cases
Quick thumbnail for a blog draft
“Can you make me a cheap concept image of a futuristic city skyline at night in 16:9 format? It's just for a draft blog post thumbnail, so budget quality is totally fine.”
Square placeholder for UI wireframe
“I need a fast low-cost image of a smiling customer holding a coffee cup in a square 1:1 format — it's a placeholder for a wireframe, so use the balanced profile and keep it under a cent.”
Vertical social media draft visual
“Generate a budget 9:16 image of a tropical beach at sunset for a social post draft I'm mocking up — raw quality profile is fine, I just need something quick and cheap to show the team.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://api.delx.ai/api/v1/x402/image-budgetWhen to prefer
Choose this endpoint when you need a fast, inexpensive AI-generated image for concepts, drafts, thumbnails, or placeholders and cost is a priority (half the price of the $0.01 FLUX SKU). Ideal for prototyping, wireframes, or any workflow where image quality is secondary to speed and cost. Use the higher-tier FLUX endpoint when final production quality is required.
Side effects
- Prompt too short (minLength 1) or exceeds 2000 characters — request rejected
- Invalid aspect_ratio or quality_profile enum value — validation error
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance via x402 — 402 Payment Required
- Replicate/SDXL Lightning backend timeout or generation failure — upstream error
- Prompt triggers content policy violation — generation refused
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| prompt | string | Text description of the budget image to generate. |
| aspect_ratio | string | |
| quality_profile | string |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"tier": "budget",
"bytes": 80000,
"model": "bytedance/sdxl-lightning-4step",
"width": 1024,
"height": 1024,
"sha256": "b1fee3065c234364feb056ee4ad06f135c0d30039eaff0e92e52e371e884cb29",
"provider": "replicate",
"image_url": "https://api.delx.ai/api/v1/generated-images/d61c158acd974528be6af43a3bfac50f.webp",
"media_type": "image/webp",
"aspect_ratio": "1:1",
"generation_id": "budget-sample-generation-id",
"provider_source": "commercial_api",
"quality_profile": "balanced",
"sale_price_usdc": 0.005,
"gross_margin_usd": 0.0038,
"upstream_cost_usd": 0.0012,
"prompt_policy_version": "balanced/v1"
}
}Tags
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