# KiteEndpoints.ai AI Image Generation

> KiteEndpoints.ai AI Image Generation is a paid API for AI agents from kite-endpoints.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.11/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Generates an AI-created image from a text prompt, paid per request via USDC on Base chain

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-endpoints.vercel.app/api/ai-image
- Price: $0.11/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-ai-image-generation-fbab0b7b
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_shq0hk3TRCqg-oydoYv5N

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 kiteendpoints-ai-ai-image-generation-fbab0b7b -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Generate an AI image of a serene Japanese zen garden at sunset with cherry blossoms falling, photorealistic style.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-use AI image generation without a subscription, want to pay with USDC on Base chain, and need a simple POST-based API without complex setup. Suitable for agents that need on-demand image generation billed per call.

## Known failure modes

- Insufficient USDC balance or payment failure returns a 402 Payment Required error
- Vague or empty prompt may result in a generic or low-quality image
- Content policy violations in the prompt may cause the request to be rejected
- Service unavailability on the Vercel-hosted endpoint may return 5xx errors
- Malformed request body may return a 400 Bad Request error

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a result object containing the generated image data, likely as a URL or base64-encoded image, produced by an AI image model in response to the submitted prompt.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/kiteendpoints-ai-ai-image-generation-fbab0b7b/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-endpoints.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-endpoints.vercel.app/llms.txt)