# utunumus studio – Image Generation

> utunumus studio – Image Generation is a paid API for AI agents from studio.utunumus.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Generates an image from a text prompt, billed per-image via x402 micropayment settled on Base.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://studio.utunumus.com/v1/image.generate
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/utunumus-studio-image-generation-f1d31f37
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_k-3J8nFBHCU3xJaRBGuE_

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 utunumus-studio-image-generation-f1d31f37 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Generate an image of a futuristic city skyline at sunset with neon lights reflecting on rain-soaked streets.

## When to prefer this

Choose this endpoint when you need per-call, pay-as-you-go AI image generation settled via x402 micropayment on Base, with no subscription or API key overhead — especially suited for autonomous agent workflows that require on-demand image generation billed directly from an agent wallet.

## Known failure modes

- Empty or missing prompt returns a 422 validation error
- Payment not settled or x402 header missing returns a 402 Payment Required response
- Prompt contains disallowed content and is rejected by content policy
- Model timeout or upstream generation failure returns a 5xx error
- Insufficient USDC balance causes payment failure and request rejection

## How this service works

x402-paid media utilities for agents: background removal, upscaling, text-to-speech, image generation. Paid per deliverable, settled on Base.

## Output

Returns a generated image (likely as a URL or binary payload) corresponding to the submitted text prompt, produced by an AI image generation model and billed at $0.01 USDC via x402 on Base.

## 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/utunumus-studio-image-generation-f1d31f37/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from studio.utunumus.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/studio.utunumus.com/llms.txt)