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Phota API
Phota is a family of AI image models. varg runs 3 of them on one API key: Phota, Phota Edit and Phota Enhance. Between them they cover text to image and image to image; they return images.
- Price
- From $0.09 per run Phota
- Flagship id
phota
Every Phota model runs on one varg API key and one credit balance, the same as every other model here. You pay the provider's price, with no markup.
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "phota",
"prompt": "Adult woman mid-20s, long platinum-blonde hair slicked back into a tight low bun with clean center part and a few baby hairs. Fair skin with light tan, natural texture with visible pores and light freckles across nose and upper cheeks. Almond-shaped light grey-hazel eyes, soft feminine face with high prominent cheekbones, defined jawline with slightly pointed chin. Wearing a black zip-up cotton hoodie zipped to upper chest with visible silver zipper, relaxed streetwear fit. Rectangular slim black sunglasses with dark lenses. White wired earphones hanging down the front splitting at chest level. Small colorful star stickers on cheeks — one green, one pink — below the sunglasses line. Single brown backpack strap over one shoulder. Long almond nude cream manicure nails. Holding a large clear plastic cup with pale green iced drink, ice pieces, flat lid, dark green straw inserted between slightly parted lips as if sipping. Left hand holds the cup near shoulder height close to camera so it appears large in foreground, fingers wrapped around cup, nails clearly visible. Outdoor low-angle selfie, subject filling most of the frame, head upright with slight forward tilt, neutral slightly unimpressed expression, deadpan selfie vibe. Outside under a leafy tree, tree trunk on left edge, dense green leaves overhead, bright blue sky behind. Natural daylight with mild backlight, sun filtered by leaves creating rim light around hairline and subtle glow on cup lid, dappled leaf light in background. iPhone selfie camera, 1x wide 26mm equivalent, slightly low angle pointing upward emphasizing sky and leaves. Vertical 9:16 tight portrait, face centered, cup dominates left-lower quadrant. Sharp focus on lips straw sunglasses stickers and nails, background leaves slightly softer. Photorealistic.",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16"
}'Phota models and prices
Phota on varg starts from $0.09 per run (Phota). Prices are in US dollars and are the provider's own, with no markup. A "from" price is the cheapest request the catalog states for that model; each model's page has every rate and input. The descriptions are the catalog's own, shortened.
| Model | Catalog description | Takes | Price | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Photaphota | Phota image generation. High-quality photorealistic output. | Text to image | From $0.09 per run$0.09/image | ~15 s |
Phota Editphota/ | Phota image editing. Edit existing images with text prompts. | Image to image | From $0.09 per run$0.09/image | ~15 s |
Phota Enhancephota/ | Phota image enhancement. Improve quality and detail of existing images. | Image to image | From $0.13 per run$0.13/image | ~15 s |
Call the Phota API
The call below runs Phota. For another Phota model, put its id from the table in "model"; the rest of the request keeps its shape.
REST
POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call with Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY. It answers 202 with a job right away; poll GET /v2/jobs/{id} until its status is completed, then read output.outputs[0].url.
curl -X POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "phota",
"prompt": "Adult woman mid-20s, long platinum-blonde hair slicked back into a tight low bun with clean center part and a few baby hairs. Fair skin with light tan, natural texture with visible pores and light freckles across nose and upper cheeks. Almond-shaped light grey-hazel eyes, soft feminine face with high prominent cheekbones, defined jawline with slightly pointed chin. Wearing a black zip-up cotton hoodie zipped to upper chest with visible silver zipper, relaxed streetwear fit. Rectangular slim black sunglasses with dark lenses. White wired earphones hanging down the front splitting at chest level. Small colorful star stickers on cheeks — one green, one pink — below the sunglasses line. Single brown backpack strap over one shoulder. Long almond nude cream manicure nails. Holding a large clear plastic cup with pale green iced drink, ice pieces, flat lid, dark green straw inserted between slightly parted lips as if sipping. Left hand holds the cup near shoulder height close to camera so it appears large in foreground, fingers wrapped around cup, nails clearly visible. Outdoor low-angle selfie, subject filling most of the frame, head upright with slight forward tilt, neutral slightly unimpressed expression, deadpan selfie vibe. Outside under a leafy tree, tree trunk on left edge, dense green leaves overhead, bright blue sky behind. Natural daylight with mild backlight, sun filtered by leaves creating rim light around hairline and subtle glow on cup lid, dappled leaf light in background. iPhone selfie camera, 1x wide 26mm equivalent, slightly low angle pointing upward emphasizing sky and leaves. Vertical 9:16 tight portrait, face centered, cup dominates left-lower quadrant. Sharp focus on lips straw sunglasses stickers and nails, background leaves slightly softer. Photorealistic.",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16"
}'From Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor (MCP)
The varg MCP server, https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp, runs Phota with call_tool. Sign in with varg, no API key to paste. How to connect it
claude mcp add --transport http varg https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp{
"tool": "image",
"input": {
"model": "phota",
"prompt": "Adult woman mid-20s, long platinum-blonde hair slicked back into a tight low bun with clean center part and a few baby hairs. Fair skin with light tan, natural texture with visible pores and light freckles across nose and upper cheeks. Almond-shaped light grey-hazel eyes, soft feminine face with high prominent cheekbones, defined jawline with slightly pointed chin. Wearing a black zip-up cotton hoodie zipped to upper chest with visible silver zipper, relaxed streetwear fit. Rectangular slim black sunglasses with dark lenses. White wired earphones hanging down the front splitting at chest level. Small colorful star stickers on cheeks — one green, one pink — below the sunglasses line. Single brown backpack strap over one shoulder. Long almond nude cream manicure nails. Holding a large clear plastic cup with pale green iced drink, ice pieces, flat lid, dark green straw inserted between slightly parted lips as if sipping. Left hand holds the cup near shoulder height close to camera so it appears large in foreground, fingers wrapped around cup, nails clearly visible. Outdoor low-angle selfie, subject filling most of the frame, head upright with slight forward tilt, neutral slightly unimpressed expression, deadpan selfie vibe. Outside under a leafy tree, tree trunk on left edge, dense green leaves overhead, bright blue sky behind. Natural daylight with mild backlight, sun filtered by leaves creating rim light around hairline and subtle glow on cup lid, dappled leaf light in background. iPhone selfie camera, 1x wide 26mm equivalent, slightly low angle pointing upward emphasizing sky and leaves. Vertical 9:16 tight portrait, face centered, cup dominates left-lower quadrant. Sharp focus on lips straw sunglasses stickers and nails, background leaves slightly softer. Photorealistic.",
"aspect_ratio": "9:16"
},
"wait": true
}From a terminal (CLI)
vargai is the varg command line: every tool of the MCP server is a command. Install and log in
curl -fsSL https://varg.ai/install | sh
vargai call_tool --tool image '{"model":"phota","prompt":"Adult woman mid-20s, long platinum-blonde hair slicked back into a tight low bun with clean center part and a few baby hairs. Fair skin with light tan, natural texture with visible pores and light freckles across nose and upper cheeks. Almond-shaped light grey-hazel eyes, soft feminine face with high prominent cheekbones, defined jawline with slightly pointed chin. Wearing a black zip-up cotton hoodie zipped to upper chest with visible silver zipper, relaxed streetwear fit. Rectangular slim black sunglasses with dark lenses. White wired earphones hanging down the front splitting at chest level. Small colorful star stickers on cheeks — one green, one pink — below the sunglasses line. Single brown backpack strap over one shoulder. Long almond nude cream manicure nails. Holding a large clear plastic cup with pale green iced drink, ice pieces, flat lid, dark green straw inserted between slightly parted lips as if sipping. Left hand holds the cup near shoulder height close to camera so it appears large in foreground, fingers wrapped around cup, nails clearly visible. Outdoor low-angle selfie, subject filling most of the frame, head upright with slight forward tilt, neutral slightly unimpressed expression, deadpan selfie vibe. Outside under a leafy tree, tree trunk on left edge, dense green leaves overhead, bright blue sky behind. Natural daylight with mild backlight, sun filtered by leaves creating rim light around hairline and subtle glow on cup lid, dappled leaf light in background. iPhone selfie camera, 1x wide 26mm equivalent, slightly low angle pointing upward emphasizing sky and leaves. Vertical 9:16 tight portrait, face centered, cup dominates left-lower quadrant. Sharp focus on lips straw sunglasses stickers and nails, background leaves slightly softer. Photorealistic.","aspect_ratio":"9:16"}'How billing works
Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01. varg's fee is on the top-up, not on the run: 5.5% of the credits you buy ($0.80 at the least), or 8% for a team workspace. Pricing
How to use Phota
Step-by-step pages on varg how to.
Phota API: questions
- How much does the Phota API cost on varg?
- The lowest price the catalog states in the Phota family is from $0.09 per run, on Phota and Phota Edit. Every model is billed at its provider's price with no markup, from one credit balance: 1 credit is $0.01. For the exact price of a request before you run it, send the same body to POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/estimate.
- Which Phota models are on varg?
- 3: Phota (from $0.09 per run), Phota Edit (from $0.09 per run) and Phota Enhance (from $0.13 per run). Each has its own page with the parameters and a call to copy.
- Which Phota models take an image?
- 2 of the 3: Phota Edit and Phota Enhance. The catalog lists image to image for them; pass the image as a URL in "files".
- How long do Phota requests take?
- Typically about 15 s, by the catalog's estimates for each model's fastest route. The API answers at once with a job id, so nothing waits on an open connection while it runs.
- How do I call the Phota API?
- Send POST https://api.varg.ai/v2/tools/image/call with the header "Authorization: Bearer $VARG_API_KEY" and a JSON body that includes "model", for example "model": "phota". The call answers 202 with a job right away. Poll GET https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{id} until "status" is "completed", then read output.outputs[0].url, or pass options.webhook_url to be called back.
- Can I use Phota from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor?
- Yes. Add the varg MCP server (https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp) to Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any other MCP client and sign in with varg, with no API key to paste. The agent runs a model with call_tool, passing tool "image" and the model id, for example "model": "phota".
More model APIs
Same API key, same request shape: change the model string to switch.
For AI agents: each model above has its full spec as Markdown at varg.ai/models/phota.md (swap the id), and every model is listed in varg.ai/models/llms.txt.