# ManyLives AI Image Generator

> ManyLives AI Image Generator is a paid API for AI agents from api.manylives.me, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Generates a JPEG image from a text prompt using the Flux-1-Schnell model, returning a base64-encoded result for $0.01 USDC per call with no account required.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.manylives.me/paid/ai/image?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/manylives-ai-image-generator-ed0bb19c
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_yOA3AiYVZ7TO_Ao33R7Dh

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 manylives-ai-image-generator-ed0bb19c -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Draw me a red bicycle on a beach at sunset in watercolour style, using 6 steps for extra sharpness and seed 42 so I can reproduce it.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need pay-per-call image generation with no account setup, want a fast and cheap ($0.01 USDC) pipeline-friendly base64 JPEG output, need reproducible results via seeding, or are building an AI agent workflow that requires on-demand image creation with crypto micropayments via the x402 protocol.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'prompt' field returns an error
- Steps value outside 1-8 range may be rejected or clamped
- Payment failure (insufficient USDC balance) blocks the call with a 402 response
- Very long or complex prompts may produce unexpected results
- Invalid seed value (non-numeric string) may cause errors

## How this service works

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## Output

A JSON object containing the base64-encoded JPEG image string, the model name used (flux-1-schnell), the image format (jpeg), and the file size in bytes. The agent can decode the base64 string directly to obtain the image file.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "seed": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "optional number for repeatable output"
  },
  "steps": {
   "type": "string",
   "examples": [
    4
   ],
   "description": "optional 1-8 (default 4; more is slower and sharper)"
  },
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string",
   "examples": [
    "a red bicycle on a beach at sunset, watercolour"
   ],
   "description": "what to draw (required)"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "bytes": 81234,
  "model": "flux-1-schnell",
  "format": "jpeg",
  "image_base64": "/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQ…"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/manylives-ai-image-generator-ed0bb19c/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.manylives.me](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.manylives.me/llms.txt)