# NexusAPI AI Image Variations

> NexusAPI AI Image Variations is a paid API for AI agents from nexus-api-virid.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.090038/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-13).

Generates variations of an input image using AI, returning new images derived from the original

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://nexus-api-virid.vercel.app/api/ai/image/variations?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.090038/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-13
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/nexusapi-ai-image-variations-f7f20a23
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FyBz_2n5p5jkDjcnSEpcN

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 nexusapi-ai-image-variations-f7f20a23 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you generate a few AI variations of this image — use the description 'a sunset over a mountain lake with vibrant orange and purple tones' as the input and give me back the different versions?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to quickly explore multiple creative directions from a single image concept without managing API keys, and when paying per-call in USDC on Base is convenient. It is ideal for agents in creative workflows needing image diversity without setting up dedicated image generation infrastructure.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or missing query input returns an error
- Content policy violations for inappropriate image descriptions may result in refusal
- Service unavailability or timeout if the AI image generation backend is overloaded
- Insufficient USDC balance causes 402 Payment Required before generation begins
- Vague or low-quality input may produce poor or irrelevant variations

## How this service works

Crypto, AI, Social Media, Finance, Weather, Tools &amp; more. Pay per call in USDC on Base. No API keys.

## Output

Returns one or more AI-generated image variations derived from the input query or image description, typically as image URLs or base64-encoded image data representing different creative interpretations of the source material.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Search query or input parameter"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

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

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/nexusapi-ai-image-variations-f7f20a23/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from nexus-api-virid.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/nexus-api-virid.vercel.app/llms.txt)