01
Sequence is part of the request.
Generate one to twenty panels or define a multi-page structure. Receive pages, panels, captions, and asset references your interface can use.
1–20 panels
AI comic generation infrastructure
The AI comic generation API for complete comics.
Turn prompts, scripts, images, characters, and locations into structured multi-panel comics for products, publishing workflows, and AI agents.
Generates new comics—not catalog or publisher metadata. Powered by LlamaGen.AI.
No credit card required. Account and API access open on LlamaGen.AI.
Live API shape
POST /v1/comics/generationscurl -X POST \
https://api.llamagen.ai/v1/comics/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LLAMAGEN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "A courier crosses a flooded city",
"fixPanelNum": 4
}'Generated outputProcessed
- Panels
- 4
- Size
- 1024²
- Cost
- 150 cr.
- Interfaces
- REST + MCP
- Comic structure
- 1–20 panels
- Lifecycle
- Async + webhooks
- Response
- Structured JSON
Start here
Pick the question you actually need answered.
Begin with a definition, a format hub, or a working integration path. Every page states what the API does and what it does not do.
Definition
01What is a comic API?
Separate generation APIs from catalog APIs before you pick a vendor or write a spec.
Product category
02AI comic generator API
See the application contract: panels, characters, REST or MCP, and observable job state.
Interface choice
03Comic API vs image API
Use a comic API when the next system needs pages, captions, and a generation ID—not one picture.
Formats
04Manga, strip, webtoon, story, image
Choose the output shape first, then verify inputs, response fields, and limits.
Guides
05JavaScript, Python, Next.js, webhooks
Keep the key on the server, persist the generation ID, and plan polling or callbacks.
Use cases
06Stores, gifts, print, serialized creators
Start from the job a customer pays to finish, including review and delivery.
Comic-first primitives
More than an image endpoint.
Comics need sequence, recurring characters, locations, captions, and a lifecycle your application can observe. Those concerns are part of the API shape.
02
Characters stay in context.
Send character and location references with identity, wardrobe, relationships, and scene details to support continuity across the story.
Reusable context
03
One tool for products and agents.
Call the REST lifecycle from application code or connect an MCP-compatible client so an agent can create comic assets directly.
REST + MCP
04
Async work remains observable.
Track queued, processing, completed, failed, and cancelled states. Poll by generation ID or continue through signed webhook events.
Polling + webhooks
Predictable lifecycle
Story context in. Usable assets out.
Your application owns the customer experience. The API manages generation and returns enough structure for preview, approval, publishing, or fulfillment.
Explore the API referenceresponse.json200 OK
{
"id": "gen_abc123",
"status": "PROCESSED",
"comics": [{
"page": 0,
"panels": [{
"panel": 0,
"caption": "Milo finds the map.",
"assetUrl": "https://cdn.../panel-1.webp"
}]
}]
}- 01
Send context
Prompt or file, roles, locations, style, size, and panel count.
- 02
Track generation
Poll the generation ID or receive signed webhook events.
- 03
Route the result
Render pages, store panel assets, or start the next workflow.
Where it fits
One API. Different products at the other end.
Use the same generation lifecycle in customer-facing products, editorial systems, and agent workflows.
Shopify commerce
01Customer input to a paid comic product.
Connect a Shopify product-page brief to paid-order generation, merchant review, protected download, or print handoff.
CUSTOMIZE → PAY → REVIEW → DELIVER
Independent creators
02Series bible to a reviewable issue.
Generate bounded page batches with recurring characters and locations, then review continuity, revise selected panels, and assemble the release.
BIBLE → ISSUE → REVIEW → RELEASE
Agents
03Plans to visual stories through a tool call.
Let a copilot or agent create structured comic assets and pass the result into the next action in its workflow.
PLAN → TOOL CALL → ASSETS
Production boundaries
Details your pipeline needs.
- Inputs
- Prompt text, signed file URLs, images, characters, locations, and style presets.
- Formats
- Square, portrait, landscape, and tall comic canvases with structured panels.
- Language
- Set a preferred language for captions, dialogue, and lettering.
- Observability
- Generation IDs, request logs, state changes, and credit usage.
- Failure handling
- Explicit statuses and documented recovery paths for application logic.
- Delivery
- Polling plus webhook events for created, updated, completed, and failed jobs.
Complete API pricing
Compare here. Purchase on LlamaGen.AI.
All current Comic API subscriptions are shown below, including both billing cycles. ComicsAPI.com does not run checkout or store billing details.
Published usage rate
150 credits per output comic
Last verified:
01
Free
Monthly
$0
per month
Annual
$0
no annual charge
02
Starter
Monthly
$9
per month
Annual
$90
per year · $7.50/mo
$108 regular · 2 months free
Everything in Free, plus
- 4,500 API credits/month
- Up to 30 comics generation
- 1 concurrent run
- Custom style only
- Full REST API access
03
Creator
Monthly
$30
per month
Annual
$300
per year · $25/mo
$360 regular · 2 months free
Everything in Starter, plus
- 15,000 API credits/month
- Up to 100 comics generation
- Image To Comic
- 2 concurrent runs
- Up to 3 characters upload
- Partial pre-made styles + custom style
- Full REST API access
- High-resolution outputs
04
Pro
Monthly
$100
per month
Annual
$1,000
per year · $83.33/mo
$1,200 regular · 2 months free
Everything in Creator, plus
- 50,000 API credits/month
- Up to 330 comics generation
- 4 concurrent runs
- Up to 3 characters upload
- 500+ pre-made styles
- Video to Comic
- Epub/ODT/PDF/Word to Comic
- Full REST API access
- High-resolution outputs
05
Scale
Monthly
$400
per month
Annual
$4,000
per year · $333.33/mo
$4,800 regular · 2 months free
Everything in Pro, plus
- 200,000 API credits/month
- Up to 1330 comics generation
- 10 concurrent runs
- Unlimited characters
- 500+ pre-made styles
- Video to Comic
- Epub/ODT/PDF/Word to Comic
- Full REST API access
- 20+ languages support
- High-resolution outputs
- Priority support
- Dedicated account manager
- SLA guarantees
06
Enterprise
Contract
Custom pricing
Everything in Scale, plus
- Custom number of credits and concurrent runs
- Custom terms & assurance around DPA/SLAs
- Custom SSO
- More comicbook templates and style
- Elevated concurrency limits
- Significant discounts at scale
- Priority support
Additional API credits
One-time credit packs
Add-on availability and eligibility are confirmed during purchase on LlamaGen.AI.
Starter
$15.00
5,000 credits
Pro
$30.00
10,000 credits
Max
$60.00
20,000 credits
Mega
$120.00
40,000 credits
Prices are shown in USD. LlamaGen.AI remains the authoritative source for current eligibility, taxes, renewal terms, refunds, discounts, and checkout. If a value differs, the LlamaGen checkout value applies.
Questions
Before your first request.
01What is a comic API?
A comic API is an HTTP interface for comic work. A generation API creates new multi-panel pages from prompts, scripts, and references. A catalog API returns metadata about published titles, issues, or characters. This site documents LlamaGen's generation API.
02Is this a comic database API?
No. Comics API generates new multi-panel comic output from prompts, scripts, files, and references. It is not a catalog API for titles, issues, or publisher metadata.
03How is a comic API different from a generic image API?
A generic image API usually returns one picture. A comic API returns pages, panels, captions, asset URLs, and a generation ID with explicit job states so a product can preview, approve, and deliver a story.
04Where do I create an account and get an API key?
LlamaGen.AI provides accounts, API keys, playground access, usage, and billing. Every Get API key action on this site opens the official LlamaGen Comic API experience.
05Can it support character consistency across panels?
The API accepts roles, characters, locations, and image attachments so you can provide identity, wardrobe, relationship, and environment context. Review generated output against your own production requirements.
06Does it support both REST and MCP?
Yes. Product code can use the REST generation lifecycle, while compatible agent clients can connect through the remote MCP server. LlamaGen documents both interfaces.
07How is usage priced?
The complete current plan and credit-pack matrix is summarized above for comparison. Every purchase, subscription change, eligibility check, and billing action continues on LlamaGen.AI, which remains the final pricing authority.
08Can generated output be used commercially?
LlamaGen states that output can be used in paid products and commercial workflows. Your use must still follow its terms, content policy, and the rights attached to any source material you submit.
Ready to build
Give your product a comic generation endpoint.
Make a real request, review the output, and move to production through the official LlamaGen Comic API.