# GPT Image 1 Mini Low — Fast Cheap Text-to-Image

> GPT Image 1 Mini Low — Fast Cheap Text-to-Image is a paid API for AI agents from www.amnt.io, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-10).

Generates a low-quality 1024×1024 image from a text prompt using GPT Image 1 Mini, returning a PNG or JPEG URL for ~$0.003 per call in about 15 seconds.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://www.amnt.io/api/agent/amnt/gpt-image-1-mini-low?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-10
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/gpt-image-1-mini-low-fast-cheap-text-to-image-eec3577d
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_-SMLr7-FSolhrlyJ7JT3B

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability gpt-image-1-mini-low-fast-cheap-text-to-image-eec3577d -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Draw me a quick draft image of a friendly robot waving hello with a transparent PNG background — I just need a cheap rough version to test my layout.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need the cheapest and fastest AI image generation available — ideal for prototyping, drafts, placeholders, or any scenario where quality is secondary to speed and cost. At $0.003 per call and ~15 seconds, it is the most economical option on this platform. Prefer it over higher-quality tiers when you are iterating on concepts, need transparent PNG output for UI assets, or are generating images in bulk on a tight budget.

## Known failure modes

- Prompt too long (>1000 characters) — request rejected with validation error
- Invalid format enum value (not 'png' or 'jpeg') — schema validation error
- Transparent background requested with JPEG format — may produce opaque result or error
- Upstream model timeout — rare but possible if GPT Image 1 Mini is under load
- Insufficient USDC balance — x402 payment failure before generation begins

## How this service works

GPT Image 1 Mini Low - GPT Image 1 Mini, low quality: text to picture. The cheapest. Quick drafts and simple pictures. Square 1024x1024, transparent PNG or JPEG. $0.003, about 15 s.

## Output

Returns a JSON object containing an array with one image URL, the model name used, the quality setting ('low'), and the image dimensions ('1024x1024'). The image is either a transparent PNG or a JPEG depending on the requested format.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method",
    "bodyType",
    "body"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "body": {
     "type": "object",
     "required": [
      "prompt"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "format": {
       "enum": [
        "png",
        "jpeg"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "default": "png",
       "description": "Format"
      },
      "prompt": {
       "type": "string",
       "examples": [
        "a red fox mascot waving, flat colours"
       ],
       "maxLength": 1000,
       "description": "What to draw, in plain words."
      },
      "background": {
       "enum": [
        "auto",
        "transparent",
        "opaque"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "default": "auto",
       "description": "Transparent gives a real see-through PNG."
      },
      "compression": {
       "type": "integer",
       "maximum": 100,
       "minimum": 0,
       "examples": [
        "100"
       ],
       "description": "JPEG only. Lower is smaller."
      }
     }
    },
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "POST"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "bodyType": {
     "enum": [
      "json",
      "form-data",
      "text"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
      "size": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Width x height in pixels."
      },
      "model": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The model that drew it."
      },
      "images": {
       "type": "array",
       "description": "One link to the picture."
      },
      "quality": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "The quality it was drawn at."
      }
     }
    }
   }
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/gpt-image-1-mini-low-fast-cheap-text-to-image-eec3577d/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from www.amnt.io](https://www.zero.xyz/host/www.amnt.io/llms.txt)