What is Sharpen API?
Sharpening model for enhancing image clarity and reducing blur
Technical Specifications
- Supported inputs: Image, Text
- Output: Image
- Endpoint: /images/generations
Performance Benchmarks
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Sharpen API Pricing
- Pricing on request
Where to Use Sharpen
High-volume image generation
Produce product visuals, thumbnails, and marketing assets programmatically at scale.
Creative and concept art
Turn text prompts into illustrations, mockups, and design explorations.
Image editing and variations
Provide a reference image to guide edits, restyles, or variations.
Code Sample
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Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.
Use for all-purpose sharpening of images with slight amounts of lens and motion blur. Use for very blurry and out-of-focus images. Use to correct the streaked or smeared effect caused by camera or subject movement during exposure. Use to sharpen objects while keeping texture looking natural.
import requests r = requests.post( "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}, json={ "model": "topaz-labs/sharpen", "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello" }, ) print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", { method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "model": "topaz-labs/sharpen", "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello" }), }); console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"model":"topaz-labs/sharpen","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'
OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.
| Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Output | |
Sharpen takes image, text as input and returns image.
Sharpen is priced at $0.13 / token.
Sharpen is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.
Yes, Sharpen accepts image input as well as a text prompt.
Sharpen was built by Topaz Labs.
Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with topaz-labs/sharpen as the model id.
Yes. Sharpen is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.
Sharpen enhances image clarity and reduces blur.
Sharpen is listed as an image generation model.
