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Anime images in an n8n workflow for $0.003 each.

Install the n8n-nodes-animeapi community node on self-hosted n8n, or call the API from the HTTP Request node on any n8n including Cloud. Either way an image costs $0.003 and takes about 4 seconds, $5 buys 1,666 images, and there is no subscription. A new account has 3 free images and needs no card.
$0.003
per image, any shape
1,666
images for $5
~4s
per image
3
free images, no card

01What a workflow costs

A daily post

1 image a day

$0.003 a day · $0.09 per 30 days

A chat bot built in n8n

50 images a day

$0.15 a day · $4.50 per 30 days

An illustration for every new row in a sheet

300 rows a day

$0.90 a day · $27.00 per 30 days

A one-off backfill

1,000 items

$3.00 in total

Each item that reaches the node is one charged image. Check how many items the previous node sends before you run a workflow on a large list.

02With the community node

  1. Install the node

    In self-hosted n8n: Settings → Community Nodes → Install, then enter:

    npm package name
    n8n-nodes-animeapi

  2. Add the credential

    Create an AnimeAPI API credential and paste a key from your keys page. Test confirms the key without spending anything.

  3. Add the node and map the prompt

    Add AnimeAPI → Image → Generate and set Prompt to an expression such as {{ $json.message.text }}. The image is downloaded into the binary field data, ready for a Telegram, Discord, Slack or storage node. The JSON output has image_url, cost_usd and balance_usd.

A complete bot is three nodes: Telegram Trigger → AnimeAPI → Telegram Send Photo with binary field data.

03With the HTTP Request node

Works on every n8n, including Cloud. Add an HTTP Request node with these settings:

Method
POST
URL
https://animeapi.ai/api/generateNot www.
Authentication
Generic → Header AuthName Authorization, value Bearer ank_...
Body (JSON)
{ "prompt": "{{ $json.text }}", "model": "anime", "orientation": "square" }

The reply is JSON with image_url. To pass the picture on as a file, add a second HTTP Request node that GETs {{ $json.image_url }} with Response Format set to File. This is the request the node sends:

the same request in curl
curl https://animeapi.ai/api/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANIMEAPI_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"prompt": "a girl in a yellow raincoat feeding koi at a temple pond, morning light", "model": "anime", "orientation": "square"}'

04What comes back

The request above, made through the API for this page, unedited.

05Limits to know first

06Questions

What is the cheapest way to generate anime images in n8n?
One of the cheapest is AnimeAPI at $0.003 per image, with no subscription. A workflow that makes one image a day costs $0.09 per 30 days; 50 a day costs $4.50. Use the n8n-nodes-animeapi community node or a plain HTTP Request node.
Does the AnimeAPI node work on n8n Cloud?
Not yet. On 12 November 2026 the node was waiting for n8n's review, and n8n Cloud installs only reviewed community nodes. Self-hosted n8n can install it now; on n8n Cloud the HTTP Request node does the same job at the same price.
How is a workflow charged?
Each item that reaches the node is one image, $0.003 on the anime model. Ten items in, ten images out, $0.03. Failed generations are refunded, and the node's test of your credential costs nothing.
Can an n8n AI Agent use it as a tool?
Yes, on self-hosted n8n. Community nodes are available to AI Agents as tools when n8n runs with N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ALLOW_TOOL_USAGE=true.

07Links

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