# Recoup AI Image Generator

> Recoup AI Image Generator is a paid API for AI agents from recoup-rketqmcdu-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 x402 micropayment protocol

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://recoup-rketqmcdu-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/api/image/generate
- Price: $0.01111/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: down
- Last checked: 2026-08-24
- Activations on Zero: 3
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-rketqmcdu-recoupable-ad724970-vercel-app-eb373a40
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_RFEA3MYRtx16KmKwnOXft

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-rketqmcdu-recoupable-ad724970-vercel-app-eb373a40 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Generate an AI image of a serene mountain lake at sunrise with golden light reflecting on the water and pine trees in the foreground.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to generate a single image from a text prompt via a lightweight micropayment (x402) API, especially in agentic workflows where per-call billing is preferred over subscriptions.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing prompt returns a 400 error
- Prompt contains disallowed or unsafe content and is rejected
- Payment not provided or invalid x402 payment header returns a 402 error
- Service timeout if image generation takes too long
- Invalid request format returns a 422 or 400 error

## How this service works

Generate an image from a text prompt using AI

## Output

Returns an AI-generated image based on the provided text prompt, likely as an image URL or binary image data.

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/recoup-rketqmcdu-recoupable-ad724970-vercel-app-eb373a40/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from recoup-rketqmcdu-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/recoup-rketqmcdu-recoupable-ad724970.vercel.app/llms.txt)