# Recoup AI Image Generation

> Recoup AI Image Generation is a paid API for AI agents from recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3550-b3eea0-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01111/call, status down (last checked 2026-08-24).

Generates an image from a natural language text prompt using AI, paid per-call via x402 micropayment protocol

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3550-b3eea0-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/api/x402/image/generate
- Price: $0.01111/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-08-24
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-ai-image-generation-ffa09604
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_e2eMyENPocNoQYVHCck7f

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-ai-image-generation-ffa09604 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Generate an image of a golden retriever puppy playing in autumn leaves in a sunny park, with a warm painterly art style.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to generate a single image from a text prompt with a simple per-call micropayment via x402 USDC, especially in agentic or automated workflows where pay-per-use billing is preferred over subscription APIs.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing prompt returns a 400 error
- Insufficient USDC payment or failed x402 payment flow results in 402 Payment Required
- Prompt violates content policy and is rejected
- Model timeout or Vercel cold start causes a 500 error
- Image generation fails due to upstream AI provider error

## How this service works

Generate an image from a text prompt using AI

## Output

Returns an AI-generated image produced from the submitted text prompt, likely as an image URL or binary image data.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-ai-image-generation-ffa09604/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3550-b3eea0-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3550-b3eea0-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/llms.txt)