Imagen 3 API

google/imagen-3.0-generate-002
Text-to-Image model with enhanced realism
Output
$0.052 / gen (variable)
Released
Oct 13, 2025

How to use Imagen 3 API

Install any OpenAI-compatible SDK, point it at api.aimlapi.com/v1, and set the model to google/imagen-3.0-generate-002.
import requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY},
    json={
      "model": "google/imagen-3.0-generate-002",
      "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
    },
)
print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "model": "google/imagen-3.0-generate-002",
    "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello"
  }),
});
console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"google/imagen-3.0-generate-002","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'

OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.

Imagen 3 API Pricing

TypePrice
Output
$0.052 / gen (variable)

Imagen 3 Benchmarks

BenchmarkScoreWhat it measuresSourceRetrieved
Text-to-Image Arena
916
Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated images, measured independently by Artificial AnalysisSourceSeptember 21, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

Imagen 3 takes image, text as input and returns image.

Imagen 3 became available on October 13, 2025.

Imagen 3 is priced at $0.052 / gen (variable).

Imagen 3 is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.

Yes, Imagen 3 accepts image input as well as a text prompt.

Imagen 3 was built by Google.

Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with google/imagen-3.0-generate-002 as the model id.

Yes. Imagen 3 is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.

Imagen 3 is accessed via the endpoint https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations.

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