Multi-platform AI image generation via DashScope/Ark/Hunyuan/Zhipu/StepFun plus Grok/OpenAI/Gemini/FLUX (international), specializing in Chinese text rendering and photorealistic images

imagencn Multi Cloud Text to Image Skill Overview imagencn — Image Generation, Cloud Native: one CLI, every image cloud. The project started with China friendly clouds and now covers international providers as well. Generate images using Alibaba Cloud Bailian API. Default endpoint is China region . Supports nine platforms across fourteen model families: Alibaba Cloud Bailian (DashScope): Qwen Image 2.0, Qwen Image Edit, Qwen Image legacy, Wan Series, Z Image ByteDance Volcano Ark : Doubao Seedream series (OpenAI compatible REST) Tencent Hunyuan : Hunyuan Image 3.0 (OpenAI compatible REST) Zhipu / BigModel : CogView 4 and GLM Image (OpenAI compatible REST) StepFun / 阶跃星辰 : Step 2X and Step Image Edit (OpenAI compatible REST) Google Gemini (international): Gemini 3 Pro Image / 3.1 Flash Image (generateContent REST) Grok / xAI (international): Grok Imagine (OpenAI compatible REST) OpenAI (international): GPT Image 1 / 2 (Images API) Black Forest Labs / FLUX (international): FLUX.2 Pro / Max (async REST) Cross platform support : Windows, macOS, Linux When to Use This Skill Automatically activate this skill when: User requests image generation with Chinese text or calligraphy Need photorealistic images or photography style visuals Creating commercial posters, illustrations, or digital art User mentions any of these: Alibaba Cloud / Bailian / Qwen / Wan / DashScope, ByteDance / Volcano Ark / Seedream / Doubao, Tencent / Hunyuan, Google / Gemini / Nano Banana, Grok / xAI, OpenAI / GPT Image, FLUX / Black Forest Labs User wants an international (non China) image provider — use the Gemini / Grok / OpenAI / FLUX platforms Any task where AI generated image with strong Chinese support would be helpful Model Reference When the user wants to compare models, check pricing, or browse options before choosing, open the local model reference page in their browser: This page shows all 44 models across 9 platforms with pricing, resolution, feature highlights, and a quick reference guide. On Linux use xdg open ; the file also works from file:// with no server needed. Workflow Step 1 — Refine the prompt (interactive, never skip) Users often give short, casual descriptions ("生成一只猫"). Before calling the API, present 3 refined prompt options with different style directions. Add, as appropriate: Subject details (shape, colour, material, expression, pose) Lighting (golden hour, studio, rim light, soft diffused, neon, cinematic) Composition (rule of thirds, shallow depth of field, wide shot, close up) Style / medium (photorealistic, oil painting, watercolour, 3D render, vector) Mood / atmosphere (serene, dramatic, whimsical, dystopian, elegant) Quality keywords (8K, hyperdetailed, award winning, professional photography) For Chinese text on images: text content, placement, font style, colour, size Label the options clearly (e.g. A / B / C) with a one line summary of each direction. Let the user pick one, combine elements from multiple, or request a new direction. Iterate until they confirm ("go", "generate", "ok", etc.), then proceed to generation. Step 2 — Pick a model Choose based on the request (see Model Selection Guide below). Default to qwen image 2.0 pro if unsure. Mention your choice to the user. Step 3 — Pick a size Native 2K for Qwen Image 2.0, 1K / 2K / 4K for Wan2.7, or an aspect ratio preset ( 16:9 , 1:1 , etc.). Step 4 — Generate Run scripts/generate image.py with the confirmed prompt and output path. Step 5 — Save If the output path was implicit, save into the user's current working directory. Models Qwen Image 2.0 family Latest Flagship (MultiModalConversation API) Model Description qwen image 2.0 pro Default . Latest flagship, native 2K, strongest typography and detail qwen image 2.0 pro 2026 06 22 Latest snapshot (Jun 2026): generation + editing fusion, better text rendering and prompt adherence qwen image 2.0 Standard 2.0 tier, native 2K qwen image max Previous gen flagship (Dec 2025) qwen image max 2025 12 30 qwen image max snapshot: improved realism, fewer AI artifacts Qwen Image Edit family Image Editing (MultiModalConversation API) Editing models require an input image via image (local path or URL). Omit size to match the input image dimensions. Model Description qwen image edit max Flagship editing model, strongest instruction following qwen image edit max 2026 01 16 Latest max snapshot (Jan 2026) qwen image edit plus Faster, lower cost editing Qwen Image legacy (ImageSynthesis API) Model Description qwen image plus Distilled accelerated version of qwen image max qwen image plus 2026 01 09 qwen image plus snapshot (Jan 2026): faster high quality generation qwen image Base model Wan Series Photorealistic Generation (ImageGeneration API) Model Description wan2.7 image pro Latest . Up to 4K output, unified architecture (T2I + edit + multi image) wan2.7 image Wan 2.7 standard, up to 2K wan2.6 t2i Wan 2.6, flexible sizing wan2.5 t2i preview High quality, up to 768x2700 wan2.2 t2i flash Speed optimized wan2.2 t2i plus Professional tier wanx2.1 t2i turbo Fast execution wanx2.1 t2i plus Professional tier wanx2.0 t2i turbo Earlier generation Z Image Lightweight & Fast (MultiModalConversation API) Model Description z image turbo Fast, low cost generation; bilingual (CN/EN) text rendering, high fidelity portraits and product images. Pixel area 512x512 to 2048x2048 Volcano Ark ByteDance Seedream (OpenAI compatible API) Model Description doubao seedream 5 0 260128 Ark default . Latest, up to 3K, PNG/JPEG output, best text rendering doubao seedream 4 5 251128 Seedream 4.5, up to 4K doubao seedream 4 0 250828 Seedream 4.0, up to 4K, budget friendly Tencent Hunyuan (OpenAI compatible API) Model Description hy image v3.0 Hunyuan default . Flagship 3.0, strong composition awareness, handles complex Chinese prompts up to 8K chars Zhipu / BigModel CogView 4 & GLM Image (OpenAI compatible API) Model Description cogview 4 Zhipu default . Stable alias for latest CogView 4, native Chinese text rendering cogview 4 250304 CogView 4 fixed snapshot (Mar 2025), reproducible results glm image GLM Image flagship, up to 2048x2048, hybrid autoregressive/diffusion StepFun / 阶跃星辰 Step 2X (OpenAI compatible API) Model Description step 2x large StepFun default . High quality (0.1 RMB/image), up to 1024x1024 step image edit 2 Fast & cheap (0.02 RMB/image), supports negative prompts, 8 inference steps Google Gemini International (generateContent API) Model Description gemini 3 pro image preview Gemini default . Google flagship image model, 512/1K/2K named sizes plus aspect ratio presets gemini 3 pro image Stable flagship (Nano Banana Pro), 1K/2K/4K gemini 3.1 flash image Nano Banana 2: fast generalist, 512/1K/2K/4K, strong text rendering gemini 3.1 flash lite image Nano Banana 2 Lite: fastest/cheapest, 1K only Grok / xAI International (OpenAI compatible API) Model Description grok imagine image quality Grok default . High quality Grok image model, aspect ratio + resolution presets (up to 4K) grok imagine image Standard Grok image model (alias grok imagine image 2026 03 02 ) grok 2 image Legacy JPG model, no size control OpenAI GPT Image (Images API) Model Description gpt image 1 OpenAI default . Multimodal image model; 1024x1024 / 1536x1024 / 1024x1536 only gpt image 1 mini Fast, cheap GPT image variant gpt image 1.5 Improved GPT image generation quality gpt image 2 Latest flagship; arbitrary WxH sizes (edges divisible by 16) up to 4K Black Forest Labs / FLUX International (async REST API) FLUX uses an asynchronous API: submit a request, poll for completion, then save. Prompt upsampling is built in (disable with disable pup when needed). Model Description flux 2 pro preview FLUX default . Latest rolling FLUX.2 Pro, recommended for new use cases flux 2 pro Fixed snapshot of FLUX.2 Pro for reproducible workflows flux 2 max Highest quality FLUX.2, search grounding for real time information FLUX 3 : image generation is not yet publicly available via API (early access only, no public endpoint as of Aug 2026). Watch bfl.ai for the general release. Usage Basic Usage Size Options Size Presets Qwen Image 2.0 (native 2K): 1:1 2048x2048 (default) 16:9 2688x1536 9:16 1536x2688 4:3 2304x1728 3:4 1728x2304 1K 1024x1024 2K 2048x2048 Qwen Image legacy: 1:1 1328x1328 16:9 1664x928 9:16 928x1664 4:3 1472x1104 3:4 1104x1472 Z Image (pixel area 512x512 to 2048x2048): 1:1 1024x1024 (default) 16:9 1280x720 9:16 720x1280 2:3 1024x1536 3:2 1536x1024 1K 1024x1024 Wan Series (Wan2.7 also accepts 1K / 2K / 4K ): 1:1 1024x1024 1:1 large 1280x1280 16:9 1280x720 9:16 720x1280 4:3 1200x900 3:4 900x1200 2:1 1440x720 Volcano Ark (Seedream): 1:1 2048x2048 16:9 2848x1600 9:16 1600x2848 4:3 2304x1728 3:4 1728x2304 3:2 2496x1664 2:3 1664x2496 1K / 2K / 3K / 4K (model dependent max resolution) Tencent Hunyuan (colon separated format): 1:1 1024:1024 16:9 1920:1080 9:16 1080:1920 4:3 1600:1200 3:4 1200:1600 Zhipu (CogView 4 / GLM Image): 1:1 1024x1024 (default) 16:9 1344x768 9:16 768x1344 4:3 1152x864 3:4 864x1152 2:1 1440x720 1:2 720x1440 StepFun (Step 2X): 1:1 1024x1024 (default) 1:1 small 512x512 16:9 1280x800 9:16 800x1280 Google Gemini (named sizes + aspect ratios): 512 / 1K (default) / 2K / 4K named output size (4K on Pro / 3.1 Flash; Lite is 1K only) 1:1 , 16:9 , 9:16 , 4:3 , 3:4 aspect ratio (no exact pixel sizes) Grok / xAI (aspect ratio + resolution): 1:1 , 16:9 , 9:16 , 4:3 , 3:4 , 2:1 sent as aspect ratio (default: 1:1) 1K / 2K / 4K sent as resolution OpenAI (GPT Image): 1:1 1024x1024 (default) 16:9 1536x1024, 9:16 1024x1536 4:3 1344x1024, 3:4 1024x1344 1K 1024x1024, 2K 2048x2048 (gpt image 2 only), 4K 3840x2160 (gpt image 2 only) FLUX (Black Forest Labs): 1:1 1024x1024 (default) 16:9 1344x768, 9:16 768x1344 4:3 1152x864, 3:4 864x1152 2:1 1440x720, 1:2 720x1440 1K 1024x1024, 2K 2048x2048 (flexible WxH also accepted) Advanced Options Requirements Environment Variables Get API Keys: DashScope: <https://bailian.console.aliyun.com/ Volcano Ark: <https://console.volcengine.com/ark/region:ark+cn beijing/apikey Tencent Hunyuan: <https://console.cloud.tencent.com/tokenhub/apikey Zhipu: <https://bigmodel.cn StepFun: <https://platform.stepfun.com/interface key Google Gemini: <https://aistudio.google.com/ Grok / xAI: <https://console.x.ai/ OpenAI: <https://platform.openai.com/api keys Black Forest Labs / FLUX: <https://api.bfl.ai/ Config File (Optional) Create ~/.imagencn.json for personal defaults, or .imagencn.json in a project directory for per project overrides. API keys stay in environment variables for security. All keys are optional. Priority (highest first): 1. CLI arguments ( platform , model , size ) 2. Project config ( .imagencn.jso