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Meta Muse Image overview
Meta Muse Image by Meta
Meet Meta Muse Image -- Meta's first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs.
Meta Muse Image specs
- Model ID
meta/muse-image- Developer
- Meta
- Input
- Text
- Output
- Image
- Endpoint
POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations
What Is Meta Muse Image API?
Meta Muse Image is the first image generation model from Meta Superintelligence Labs. Unlike models that map a prompt straight to pixels, Muse Image reasons through the request first, planning composition, then generating, and reviews its own draft inside its chain of thought, making local edits or full regenerations when something's off. The practical result is more reliable text-in-image, layouts, and multi-step prompts than a pure diffusion model tends to produce.
Marketing and Product Visuals
Generate on-brand imagery, ads, and product mockups from text prompts, with legible in-image text and consistent styling across a series.
Infographics and UI Mockups
Accurate text rendering makes it a practical fit for step-by-step graphics and interface mockups, areas pure diffusion models tend to fumble.
Consistent Multi-Image Series
Anchored composition keeps character, style, and setting consistent from one generation to the next, useful for storyboards or campaign sets.
Use cases
Muse Image is documented for general image generation and editing, including creating images from text prompts, editing existing images while keeping the rest intact, and refining results through an ongoing conversation. It is also described as suited to instruction-following creative work, such as following complex prompts faithfully and composing images from multiple references.
It is documented for grounded, real-world image creation, including redesigning a room with real products from the web or Marketplace. It is also described as useful for advertiser workflows, including producing on-brand ad variations, swapping styles, and creating campaign creative with fewer iterations.
It is documented for social and app-integrated image workflows, including generating images in direct chats, powering Instagram Stories effects, and creating edits that use photos as inputs. Meta also describes it as capable of using web search to ground generated images in factual and real-time information and visual references.
Meta Muse Image benchmarks by 
Artificial Analysis
Human-preference results for Meta Muse Image in text to image, next to models available on AI/ML API. Data retrieved Nov 3, 2026.
AI/ML API price
USD per generation
Models on AI/ML API
Arena results for models you can call with the same API key.
Text to image
Blind pairwise human votes on images generated from text prompts. Meta Muse Image ranks #8 of 98.
Meta Muse Image API pricing
| Usage | Price | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Image generation | $0.01 | per generation |
Prices from the AI/ML API price list, checked on Nov 4, 2026.
Meta Muse Image vs other image models: prices
AI/ML API rates for 5 models, per generation.
| Model | Per generation |
|---|---|
 Meta Muse Image | $0.01 |
| Meta Muse Image Edit | $0.01 |
 Grok Imagine | $0.02 |
 FLUX.1 Dev | $0.025 |
 Wan 2.2 Flash | $0.025 |
How to use the Meta Muse Image API
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1Get your API key
Create API keyexport AIMLAPI_KEY="8f2b4c7d9a1e6b3f…"2Make your first request
curl 'https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations' \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"model": "meta/muse-image",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}'import os
import requests
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['AIMLAPI_KEY']}",
"Content-Type": "application/json",
}
payload = {
"model": "meta/muse-image",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}
response = requests.post("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", headers=headers, json=payload, timeout=120)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())const response = 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": "meta/muse-image",
"prompt": "A ginger cat asleep on a stack of exactly three hardcover books in a rainy bookshop window at dusk. Gold lettering on the glass reads OPEN LATE. Warm lamp light inside, raindrops and blurred neon reflections outside, 35mm film photo."
}),
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
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Meta Muse Image FAQ
What inputs and outputs does Meta Muse Image support?
Meta Muse Image takes text as input and returns image.
When was Meta Muse Image released?
Meta Muse Image became available on August 26, 2026.
How much does Meta Muse Image cost?
Meta Muse Image costs $0.01 per generation on AI/ML API, billed as you go with no subscription.
How is Meta Muse Image billed?
Meta Muse Image is billed per generation, a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.
Who created Meta Muse Image?
Meta Muse Image was built by Meta.
How do I call Meta Muse Image on AI/ML API?
Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with meta/muse-image as the model id.
Is Meta Muse Image available through a single API key?
Yes. Meta Muse Image is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.
Does Muse Image produce QR codes that look accurate?
Muse Image renders fine details like text, plots and QR codes accurately, according to its description.
How well does Muse Image follow the wording of a prompt?
Meta describes Muse Image as having faithful instruction-following, meaning it closely follows the details given in a prompt.
What is the Meta Muse Image model ID?
Use meta/muse-image as the model parameter. Requests go to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with your AI/ML API key.