--- title: "Claude image generation: can Claude generate images?" description: "Can Claude generate images? Not natively. Connect Azurade and Claude image generation works in the chat, with Nano Banana, GPT Image and Veo, no subscription" canonical: https://azurade.com/claude-image-generation/ --- ![AI-generated photo of a woman in a knit beanie hugging a brown horse in a sunlit meadow](https://azurade.com/model-demos/modes/horse-hug.webp) # Can Claude generate images? Yes, with Azurade connected Claude doesn't have an image model. Connect Azurade and it makes images and video right in the chat, paid per picture or clip with no subscription (4 free credits to start) [Try for free](https://azurade.com/login/) Free to start 35 models No limits ## Claude image generation in 2 clicks Add the connector, sign in, click Allow and ask for a picture. In the video Claude picks GPT Image 2.5 for a black French bulldog ## How to add image generation to Claude One URL, and you don't copy any API key ### Claude (web and desktop) 1. Open Customize > Connectors. 2. Click +, then Add custom connector. 3. Paste the URL. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first under Organization settings > Connectors. The free plan allows one custom connector. `https://azurade.com/mcp` ### Claude Code 1. Add the server. 2. Run /mcp in a session and pick azurade to sign in. `claude mcp add --transport http azurade https://azurade.com/mcp` On ChatGPT, Codex or Cursor? The setup for every app is in the [developer guide](https://azurade.com/developers/) ## What each image from Claude costs Claude picks a model or uses the one you name, at the same price as in the web app (dollars at the 1,000-credit pack rate) ![The same portrait prompt generated with Nano Banana](https://azurade.com/model-demos/white-haired-woman/nano-banana.webp) Nano Banana: 2 credits · $0.06 ![The same portrait prompt generated with Qwen Image 2.1](https://azurade.com/model-demos/white-haired-woman/qwen-image-2.1.webp) Qwen Image 2.1: 2 credits · $0.06 ![The same portrait prompt generated with Seedream 4.5](https://azurade.com/model-demos/white-haired-woman/seedream-4.5.webp) Seedream 4.5: 3 credits · $0.09 ![The same portrait prompt generated with Wan 2.7](https://azurade.com/model-demos/white-haired-woman/wan-2.7.webp) Wan 2.7: 3 credits · $0.09 ![The same portrait prompt generated with GPT Image 2](https://azurade.com/model-demos/white-haired-woman/gpt-image-2.webp) GPT Image 2: 6 credits · $0.18 ![The same portrait prompt generated with Nano Banana Pro](https://azurade.com/model-demos/white-haired-woman/nano-banana-pro.webp) Nano Banana Pro: 9 credits · $0.27 ## Claude can make video too It starts the clip and checks back until it's ready, usually a few minutes ![A frame from a clip made with Veo 3.1 Fast](https://azurade.com/model-demos/video-samples/veo3_1-poster.webp) Veo 3.1 Fast, 8-second clip: 30 credits · $0.90 ![A frame from a clip made with Seedance 2.5](https://azurade.com/model-demos/video-samples/seedance25-poster.webp) Seedance 2.5, 5-second clip, 720p: 160 credits · $4.80 ## Credits work like a deposit You put money in, you spend it. That is all. - Credits never expire, and there is no monthly reset or rollover cap. - Subscription credits stack on top of the balance you already have. - A failed generation is refunded automatically, without a ticket. - Credit packs need no subscription. Buy once, spend whenever. - Cancel from your profile without emailing anyone. It runs to the end of the period you paid for, and you see the date. - A person answers [support@azurade.com](mailto:support@azurade.com). The long version of why we will not sell expiring credits is [on the blog](https://azurade.com/blog/expiring-ai-credits/). ## Questions about Claude image generation Plans, prices, setup and video ### Can Claude generate images? Not natively, Claude's help center says it doesn't create photos or illustrations (it draws diagrams and charts in code). Once Azurade is connected it calls an image model like Nano Banana or GPT Image and the picture shows in the chat ### Which Claude plans can add the connector? Custom connectors work on Free, Pro, Max, Team and Enterprise, and the Free plan allows one. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first under Organization settings > Connectors ### Does it cost anything on top of my Claude plan? Your Claude plan doesn't change and every image comes out of your Azurade credit balance, 2 credits (about $0.06) for a Nano Banana image. There's no subscription and the credits never expire ### Do I need an API key? No, Claude opens an Azurade page where you sign in and click Allow. Your profile page then lists Claude's access as a key you can delete any time ### Can Claude make videos too? Yes, with Veo 3.1, Seedance and the other video models, an 8-second Veo 3.1 Fast clip is 30 credits. Claude starts the clip and checks back until it's done, which can take a few minutes ### Does it work in Claude Code? Yes, run claude mcp add --transport http azurade https://azurade.com/mcp and then /mcp in a session to sign in ### What happens when my credits run out? Claude hands you a checkout link for a credit pack and you pay on that page, it can't pay on its own. If a generation fails the credits go back to your balance automatically