# Recoup AI Image Generator

> Recoup AI Image Generator is a paid API for AI agents from recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01111/call, status down (last checked 2026-08-24).

Generates an image from a text prompt using AI, accessible via a pay-per-call x402 API

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/api/image/generate?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.01111/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-08-24
- Success rate: 0% of calls made through Zero
- Activations on Zero: 5
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970-vercel-app-1b99d458
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_suzN5aazaHRia9LofUJr2

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 recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970-vercel-app-1b99d458
```

Example prompt: Can you generate an image of a lone astronaut standing on a red Martian landscape at sunset, with dramatic orange clouds in the background?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need a simple, pay-per-call AI image generation capability with no subscription required, especially in agentic or automated workflows that use x402 micropayment infrastructure. It is suitable for lightweight, on-demand image generation from text prompts without needing to manage API keys or accounts.

## Known failure modes

- Missing required 'prompt' field returns a 400 validation error
- Empty or overly vague prompt may produce unexpected or low-quality images
- Payment failure or insufficient USDC balance results in a 402 payment required error
- Service unavailability on Vercel deployment returns 503 or 500 error
- Prompt containing disallowed content may be rejected with a policy violation error

## How this service works

Generate an image from a text prompt using AI

## Output

The endpoint returns an AI-generated image produced from the provided text prompt, likely as an image file or URL.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "required": [
  "prompt"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "prompt": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970-vercel-app-1b99d458/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/recoup-28x9ye415-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/llms.txt)