{
  "page": "https://x402-list.com/apis/image-generation-api",
  "title": "Image generation APIs you can pay per call",
  "answer": "As of October 26, 2026, x402-list compares 9 image generation services with a priced text-to-image endpoint. The median selected call costs $0.05. Compare size, model, output format and delivery before comparing prices.",
  "date_modified": "2026-10-26",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "cite_as": "x402-list, \"Image generation APIs you can pay per call\", https://x402-list.com/apis/image-generation-api, data as of 2026-10-26. Licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "how_to_cite": "Quote the number with its date and link the page URL. Data is CC BY 4.0: attribution to x402-list is required.",
  "methodology": "https://x402-list.com/methodology",
  "criteria": {
    "listed": "online, payment-ready, 30-day uptime >= 90%, known price, description >= 80 characters",
    "price": "cheapest current image generation endpoint of each service, USD per call (not its cheapest tool of any kind); services without one are left out",
    "generalist": "a gateway matching more than three unrelated capabilities: listed, never called the cheapest",
    "buyers_30d": "distinct wallets that paid the service on-chain in the last 30 days (measured floor)",
    "best": "most distinct buyers in 30 days; ties go to higher 30-day uptime"
  },
  "in_index": true,
  "stats": {
    "services": 9,
    "with_buyers_30d": 6,
    "median_price_usd": 0.05,
    "min_price_usd": 0.001,
    "max_price_usd": 0.26,
    "generalists": 2,
    "left_out_no_task_endpoint": 1
  },
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "Is a zero-price option available?",
      "answer": "The 9 listed services have positive per-call prices for their task endpoints. Check the exact input shape and provider terms; a free status URL or a sample does not establish a zero-price paid route."
    },
    {
      "question": "What do 100,000 calls cost?",
      "answer": "At the median selected quote, 100,000 calls total $5,000.00 at $0.05 per call. This reference calculation assumes the same request shape and excludes larger sizes, extra images and retries."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does HTTP 402 establish a correct paid answer?",
      "answer": "It establishes a payment requirement for the request. A stored challenge, an observed payment and an accurate response are different evidence. Inspect the resource and request schema before using payment terms."
    },
    {
      "question": "Is image editing the same as image generation?",
      "answer": "Editing starts from an image you supply and changes it; generation starts from a prompt. They take different inputs, so the comparison prices generation on its own route."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does the same model name mean the same images?",
      "answer": "A model family name is the provider's statement. Versions, settings and filters can differ between services, so compare results from your own prompts before choosing."
    },
    {
      "question": "What does an asynchronous image route return?",
      "answer": "It returns a job id and a status URL instead of the image. Your workflow polls the status and downloads the image when the job finishes, or records the failure."
    },
    {
      "question": "Why is a QR code route not counted?",
      "answer": "A QR code encodes text or a link in a fixed pattern. It is an image, but it is not generated from a creative prompt, so it cannot qualify a service for this comparison."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I use generated images commercially?",
      "answer": "Usage rights depend on the provider's terms and on the model behind the route. Read both before publishing or selling an image, and keep the record of which route made it."
    }
  ],
  "services": [
    {
      "name": "Cluster Protocol",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/cluster-protocol",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.02,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 100,
      "latency_ms": 264,
      "buyers_30d": 719,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:01:04.873Z",
      "what_it_does": "Inference gateway with one image generation route next to chat, embeddings, speech and agent runs.",
      "generalist": true,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/v1/images/generations"
      },
      "task_endpoints": [
        {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/v1/images/generations",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.02
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 9
    },
    {
      "name": "MapleAI",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/mapleai",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.001,
      "networks": [
        "Base",
        "POL",
        "SOL"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 99.9,
      "latency_ms": 194,
      "buyers_30d": 81,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:03:17.713Z",
      "what_it_does": "LLM reseller that also lists image generation and image-to-image editing, each priced per image and size.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/api/v1/images/generations"
      },
      "task_endpoints": [
        {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/api/v1/images/generations",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.001
        },
        {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/api/v1/images/image2image",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.001
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 8
    },
    {
      "name": "CoinopAI ImageGen",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/coinopai-imagegen",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.25,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 100,
      "latency_ms": 221,
      "buyers_30d": 15,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:03:39.811Z",
      "what_it_does": "Image service with four FLUX tiers: standard, transparent cutout, HD upscale and a premium transparent job.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/generate"
      },
      "task_endpoints": [
        {
          "method": "GET",
          "path": "/generate",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.25
        },
        {
          "method": "GET",
          "path": "/generate/clean",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.35
        },
        {
          "method": "GET",
          "path": "/generate/hd",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.5
        },
        {
          "method": "GET",
          "path": "/generate/pro",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.75
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 5
    },
    {
      "name": "CoinOpAI Kronos Market Intelligence",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/coinopai-kronos-market-intelligence",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.25,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 100,
      "latency_ms": 180,
      "buyers_30d": 13,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:03:18.453Z",
      "what_it_does": "Market-intelligence gateway that also lists a Flux text-to-image route and mentions style presets.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/api/image/generate"
      },
      "task_endpoints": [
        {
          "method": "GET",
          "path": "/api/image/generate",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.25
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 22
    },
    {
      "name": "AmanChain Relay",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/amanchain-relay",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.007476,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 96.5,
      "latency_ms": 466,
      "buyers_30d": 3,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:10:31.781Z",
      "what_it_does": "Node relay that lists one 1024x1024 text-to-image route next to crypto, gas and text tools.",
      "generalist": true,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/api/x402/aman-image-gen"
      },
      "task_endpoints": [
        {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/api/x402/aman-image-gen",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.007476
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 10
    },
    {
      "name": "ThumbnailCreator",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/thumbnailcreator",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.26,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 100,
      "latency_ms": 1029,
      "buyers_30d": 2,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:10:20.748Z",
      "what_it_does": "YouTube thumbnail generator that runs several named image models side by side on one prompt.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/api/x402/generations"
      },
      "task_endpoints": [
        {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/api/x402/generations",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.26
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "GPUOps AI Inference",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/gpuops-ai-inference",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.02,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 100,
      "latency_ms": 203,
      "buyers_30d": 0,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:10:19.085Z",
      "what_it_does": "OpenAI-compatible inference API whose image route names FLUX-2 and SDXL.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "POST",
        "path": "/v1/images/generations"
      },
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        {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/v1/images/generations",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.02
        }
      ],
      "endpoints_listed": 4
    },
    {
      "name": "Grawwww Studio — AI Character Video & Image API",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/grawwww-studio-ai-character-video-image-api",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.05,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 99.1,
      "latency_ms": 521,
      "buyers_30d": 0,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:03:13.616Z",
      "what_it_does": "Character studio with an asynchronous Krea 2 still-image job next to a separate video route.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/api/render/image"
      },
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        {
          "method": "GET",
          "path": "/api/render/image",
          "price_usd_per_call": 0.05
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "name": "Compacthost AI Tools",
      "reseller_of_brand_via": null,
      "url": "https://x402-list.com/services/compacthost-ai-tools",
      "price_usd_per_call": 0.05,
      "networks": [
        "Base"
      ],
      "uptime_30d": 97.4,
      "latency_ms": 763,
      "buyers_30d": 0,
      "last_checked_at": "2026-10-26T19:10:17.646Z",
      "what_it_does": "Generative tools host with a text-to-image route next to a separate song generator.",
      "generalist": false,
      "price_endpoint": {
        "method": "GET",
        "path": "/image"
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        {
          "method": "GET",
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          "price_usd_per_call": 0.05
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  ]
}