# Recoup AI Image Generator

> Recoup AI Image Generator is a paid API for AI agents from recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3556-9d6261-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01111/call, status down (last checked 2026-08-24).

Generates an AI image from a text prompt and returns the resulting image

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3556-9d6261-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/api/x402/image/generate?utm_source=zero.xyz
- 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-f5ff96a6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_w7IJIrZBu5FU18A2pVBeM

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-f5ff96a6 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you generate an AI image of a misty mountain landscape at sunrise with golden light breaking through the clouds?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to generate a single image from a text prompt and are operating in an x402 micropayment-enabled context. Suitable for lightweight, low-cost ($0.01111 USDC) AI image generation without requiring API keys or subscriptions.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing prompt returns an error
- Prompt violates content policy and is rejected
- Payment of 0.01111 USDC via x402 not provided or fails, resulting in 402 Payment Required
- Server-side AI model timeout or failure
- Invalid request body format

## How this service works

Generate an image from a text prompt using AI

## Output

Returns an AI-generated image produced from the input 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-generator-f5ff96a6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3556-9d6261-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/recoup-api-git-sweetmantech-myc-3556-9d6261-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/llms.txt)