# Recoup AI Image Generator

> Recoup AI Image Generator is a paid API for AI agents from recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3562-37a0ab-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01111/call, status down (last checked 2026-08-24).

Generates an image from a user-supplied text prompt using AI, billed per request via x402 micropayment.

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3562-37a0ab-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-generator-46eb5d51
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_o0sBbR124BCHo5QMefUNM

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-generator-46eb5d51
```

Example prompt: Can you generate an image of a serene mountain lake at sunset with golden reflections on the water and pine trees in the foreground?

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need to generate a single image from a text prompt and are operating in an x402 micropayment-enabled environment. Best suited for agents that need quick, low-cost per-image generation without managing API keys, relying instead on USDC micropayments.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing prompt returns a 400 bad request error
- Payment not provided or insufficient funds results in a 402 payment required response
- Prompt violates content policy resulting in a rejection error
- AI model unavailable or overloaded returns a 503 service error
- Malformed request body returns validation error

## How this service works

Generate an image from a text prompt using AI

## Output

Returns a generated image (likely as a URL or base64-encoded image data) produced by an AI model based on the provided text prompt. Each call costs $0.01111 USDC via x402 micropayment.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-ai-image-generator-46eb5d51/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3562-37a0ab-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3562-37a0ab-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/llms.txt)