AnimeAPI
AnimeAPI nodes for ComfyUI: anime image generation at $0.003 per image, no local model or GPU needed.
ComfyUI-AnimeAPI
Anime image generation inside ComfyUI with AnimeAPI at $0.003 per image, one of the cheapest anime image APIs. No checkpoint to download and no GPU needed: the node sends your prompt to AnimeAPI and returns a normal IMAGE in about 4 seconds, ready for upscalers, detailers, img2img or anything else in your graph.
Prepaid balance from $5 that never expires, no subscription; new accounts get 3 free images without a card.
Install
In ComfyUI/custom_nodes:
git clone https://github.com/animeapi-ai/ComfyUI-AnimeAPI
Restart ComfyUI. There are no extra Python packages to install.
Key
Create a key at https://animeapi.ai/dashboard/api-keys (it starts with ank_) and set it before starting ComfyUI:
export ANIMEAPI_KEY=ank_your_key
You can paste the key into the node's api_key input instead, but ComfyUI then saves it inside the workflow file and in generated images' metadata, so prefer the environment variable for anything you share.
The node
AnimeAPI → AnimeAPI Generate Image
| Input | Values | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| prompt | text | Plain English, up to 1,000 characters. |
| model | anime, ultra, ultra-max | See prices below. |
| orientation | portrait, square, landscape | Same price for every shape. |
| seed | number | Not sent to the API. ComfyUI only re-runs a node when an input changes, so change the seed (or leave it on randomize) to get a new image for the same prompt. Each run costs one image. |
| enhance | on / off | On: plain English is rewritten into tags for the anime model. Off: your own tags are sent as written. |
| api_key | text | Optional; see above. |
AnimeAPI does not generate adult content. Explicit prompts are refused and not charged.
Outputs: image (IMAGE), image_url (STRING) and enhanced_prompt (STRING, what the model read).
An example in API format is in examples/animeapi_basic.json: AnimeAPI Generate Image → Save Image.
Prices
| Model | Price per image | Use it for |
| --- | --- | --- |
| anime | $0.003 | Characters, portraits, avatars, scenes. About 4 seconds. |
| ultra | $0.01 | Long, detailed prompts; legible text in the image. |
| ultra-max | $0.02 | Highest detail. |
Failed generations are refunded. Errors (wrong key, empty balance, refused prompt) show as the node's error message.
Tested
Run on ComfyUI 0.33.1 (CPU only): the example workflow produced and saved a 1280x832 image through the live API.
Licence
MIT