Z Image API — Photorealistic Image Generation

Fast photorealistic AI image generation with Alibaba Z Image through VicSee API. Text-to-image with multiple aspect ratios, only 2 credits.

Pricing

Mode	Credits	Price (Pro Yearly)	Price (Pro Monthly)
Generate	2	$0.012	$0.024

Credits are deducted only on successful generation.

Endpoint

POST https://vicsee.com/api/v1/generate

See Authentication for API key setup.

Text to Image

Generate photorealistic images from text descriptions.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
model	string	Yes	`z-image-text-to-image`
input.prompt	string	Yes	Description of the image to generate (max 1000 chars)
input.aspect_ratio	string	No	`1:1`, `4:3`, `3:4`, `16:9`, `9:16` (default: `1:1`)

Example Request

curl -X POST https://vicsee.com/api/v1/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "z-image-text-to-image",
    "input": {
      "prompt": "A serene mountain landscape at sunset, golden light reflecting on a calm lake, photorealistic",
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
    }
  }'

Response

Success (200)

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "task_abc123xyz",
    "model": "z-image-text-to-image",
    "status": "pending",
    "creditsUsed": 2,
    "creditsRemaining": 998,
    "createdAt": "2026-02-11T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

Poll for completion using Tasks API.

Task Complete

{
  "taskId": "task_abc123xyz",
  "status": "completed",
  "output": {
    "url": "https://cdn.vicsee.com/outputs/image_xyz.png",
    "width": 1024,
    "height": 1024,
    "format": "png"
  }
}

Notes

Output resolution is fixed at 1024x1024 for 1:1 aspect ratio
Prompt max length is 1000 characters
Generation time is approximately 10 seconds
Text-to-image only (no image-to-image or upscale)

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