# x402-deployer Image Generate (Fast/Cheap) > x402-deployer Image Generate (Fast/Cheap) is a paid API for AI agents from x402-deployer.x402-deployer.workers.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, not verified (last probed 2026-10-11); live alternatives: WithZero Grok Imagine Image Generation ($0.05) and Generate Images via Google Gemini 3.1 Flash ($0.07). Agents call it through Zero, which pays per call: no API key and no wallet of your own. New accounts start with $5. Live alternatives for the same use case: - [WithZero Grok Imagine Image Generation](https://www.zero.xyz/c/withzero-grok-imagine-image-generation-58f6270b) ($0.05) - [Generate Images via Google Gemini 3.1 Flash](https://www.zero.xyz/c/image-withzero-xyz-generate-images-via-google-gemini-3-1-flash-nano-a910a17d) ($0.07) Generates a safe-for-work image from a text prompt using one of four Venice-backed AI models, returning a permanent fal-hosted PNG URL within 5 seconds for $0.01 USDC. ## Facts - Endpoint: POST https://x402-deployer.x402-deployer.workers.dev/image-generate?utm_source=zero.xyz - Price: $0.01/call - Payment: x402 - Status: unknown - Last checked: 2026-10-11 - Last successful call: 2026-07-29 - Success rate: 87% of calls made through Zero - Rating: 4.9 / 5 from 6 reviews - Activations on Zero: 79 - Tags: x402 - Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-deployer-x402-deployer-workers-dev-c63129b8 - Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_QBElam7_MvQ2DNPdmgE80 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 x402-deployer-x402-deployer-workers-dev-c63129b8 -d '' ``` Example prompt: Generate me a fast SFW image of a misty mountain lake at sunrise with pine trees reflected in the water — use the 'creative' tier for a more artistic look. ## When to prefer this Choose this endpoint when you need fast, cheap ($0.01) SFW text-to-image generation with sub-5-second turnaround. Prefer the 'fast' tier for bulk or draft images, 'creative' for artistic quality, 'anime' for illustration/anime styles, and 'sd35' for Stable Diffusion 3.5 aesthetics. Use sibling endpoints image-generate-pro ($0.10) or image-generate-ultra ($0.30) when top-tier quality (Flux 2 Pro, GPT-Image-2) is required. ## Known failure modes - Prompt contains NSFW content — rejected with policy violation error - Invalid model tier string returns 400 bad request - Payment not included or insufficient USDC — returns 402 Payment Required - Upstream Venice/fal model timeout — may return 503 or empty response - Overly long or malformed prompt may cause generation failure ## How this service works Image generate (fast/cheap) / text-to-image / AI art. SFW, sub-5s turnaround. Four tiers backed by curated $0.01 Venice models: 'fast' (z-image-turbo, default), 'creative' (chroma), 'anime' (wai-Illustrious), 'sd35' (venice-sd35). For top-tier quality use image-generate-pro ($0.10, Flux 2 Pro / Recraft / Seedream / Qwen Image 2 Pro) or image-generate-ultra ($0.30, Google nano-banana-pro / OpenAI gpt-image-2). Returns a permanent fal-hosted PNG URL. ## Output Returns a permanent fal-hosted PNG image URL. The image is safe-for-work, generated within ~5 seconds, and accessible via a stable direct link. ## Example request ```json { "input": { "body": { "tier": "creative", "width": 1024, "height": 1024, "prompt": "A serene misty mountain lake at sunrise with pine trees reflected in calm water, soft golden light, peaceful landscape" }, "type": "http", "method": "POST", "bodyType": "json" } } ``` ## Request schema (JSON Schema) ```json { "type": "object", "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "required": [ "input" ], "properties": { "input": { "type": "object", "required": [ "type", "method", "bodyType", "body" ], "properties": { "body": { "required": [ "prompt" ], "properties": { "seed": { "type": "number", "description": "Random seed. Optional." }, "tier": { "enum": [ "fast", "creative", "anime", "sd35" ], "type": "string", "description": "Model shorthand. Default 'fast'." }, "model": { "type": "string", "description": "Override the model. Must be one of: z-image-turbo, chroma, wai-Illustrious, venice-sd35." }, "steps": { "type": "number", "description": "Diffusion steps. Optional; depends on model." }, "width": { "type": "number", "description": "Output width in pixels. Range [256, 1024], snapped to multiples of 16. Default 1024." }, "height": { "type": "number", "description": "Output height in pixels. Range [256, 1024], snapped to multiples of 16. Default 1024." }, "prompt": { "type": "string", "description": "Image description. Up to 2000 chars." }, "cfg_scale": { "type": "number", "description": "Classifier-free guidance scale. Optional." }, "negative_prompt": { "type": "string", "description": "Negative prompt. Optional, up to 1000 characters." } } }, "type": { "type": "string", "const": "http" }, "method": { "enum": [ "POST" ], "type": "string" }, "bodyType": { "enum": [ "json", "form-data", "text" ], "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "output": { "type": "object", "required": [ "type" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": "string" }, "example": { "type": "object", "required": [ "image_url", "model", "width", "height", "source" ], "properties": { "seed": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Seed reported by the provider, when available." }, "tier": { "enum": [ "fast", "creative", "anime", "sd35" ], "t … (truncated) ``` ## More - Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/x402-deployer-x402-deployer-workers-dev-c63129b8/health.json - [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt) - [Other services from x402-deployer.x402-deployer.workers.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/x402-deployer.x402-deployer.workers.dev/llms.txt)