Prefect Pony Xl LoRA API Documentation

Prefect Pony Xl LoRA API Documentation

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High-quality anime-style images from Prefect Pony XL with LoRA support for personalized characters and styles. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Prefect Pony XL LoRA is an anime-focused text-to-image model with on-the-fly LoRA loading. It keeps the vibrant, stylized look of Prefect Pony XL and lets you apply up to 3 LoRAs in a single request for consistent characters, signature art styles, or specific concepts.

Why Choose This?

  • Anime and illustration quality: Tuned for character art, expressive faces, clean linework, and bold color.
  • LoRA support: Load up to 3 LoRAs per request, each with its own scale, for targeted style and subject control.
  • Custom dimensions: Set any width and height to match your target format.
  • Prompt adherence control: Adjust guidance_scale to trade off between creativity and strict prompt following.
  • Reproducible results: Fix the seed to recreate an image or explore controlled variations.
  • Multiple output formats: Export as JPEG, PNG, or WebP.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
promptYesText description of the image you want to generate.
sizeNoOutput dimensions in pixels, as width*height. Default: 1024*1024.
lorasNoUp to 3 LoRA objects. Each object uses {path, scale}, where path is a direct .safetensors URL and scale controls LoRA intensity. Scale range: 0–4. Default: 1.
guidance_scaleNoHow closely the image follows the prompt. Range: 0–20. Default: 3.5.
seedNoRandom seed for reproducibility. Use -1 for a random seed.
output_formatNoOutput file format: jpeg, png, or webp. Default: jpeg.

How to Use

  1. Write your prompt — describe the subject, style, colors, and mood. Tag-style prompts work well.
  2. Set dimensions — choose the width and height for your target format.
  3. Add LoRAs (optional) — provide up to 3 LoRAs, each with its own path and scale.
  4. Adjust guidance scale (optional) — raise it for stricter prompt following, lower it for looser, more creative results.
  5. Set seed (optional) — use -1 for random, or a fixed number to reproduce a result.
  6. Choose output format — JPEG for smaller files, PNG for lossless quality, WebP for a balance of both.
  7. Run — submit the request and download your image.

Pricing

Flat rate per image generation. Adding LoRAs does not change the price.

OutputCost
Per image$0.02

Best Use Cases

  • Consistent characters — apply a character LoRA to keep the same look across many images.
  • Signature art styles — use a style LoRA to match a specific illustrator look or series aesthetic.
  • Anime portraits and key art — generate expressive character portraits, covers, and posters.
  • Concept and fan art — explore outfits, poses, and scenes quickly and affordably.
  • Stickers and social content — produce eye-catching stylized visuals at volume.

Pro Tips for Best Results

  • Use LoRAs trained for Pony-family SDXL models. LoRAs built for other base models will not load correctly.
  • Include the LoRA’s trigger words in your prompt when the LoRA requires them.
  • Start with a LoRA scale around 0.7–1.0. Lower it if the style overpowers your prompt, and raise it if the effect is too subtle.
  • When stacking multiple LoRAs, reduce each scale slightly so they do not compete.
  • Quality tags such as score_9, score_8_up, score_7_up at the start of the prompt often improve results.
  • Keep the seed fixed while tuning LoRA scale or guidance so you can compare changes directly.

Notes

  • The LoRA path must be a publicly accessible direct download URL to a .safetensors file.
  • Generation time may vary with resolution, the number of LoRAs, and current queue load.
  • For generation without LoRAs, see Prefect Pony XL.

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result

set -euo pipefail

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
  "prompt": "A cinematic ocean wave at sunrise, highly detailed",
  "size": "1024*1024",
  "guidance_scale": 3.5,
  "output_format": "jpeg"
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction once. Never retry this request automatically:
# a retry after an unclear failure can create a second, billed task.
CHECK='The task may already exist. Check History or the predictions list before submitting again.'
if ! SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/wavespeed-ai/prefect-pony-xl-lora" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}"); then
  printf 'Submit failed. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
  exit 1
fi

TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"

# 2. Poll until the prediction reaches a final status.
BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "${BODY_FILE}"' EXIT
while true; do
  # Transient errors (429, 5xx) are retried, honoring Retry-After.
  HTTP_CODE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 \
    --output "${BODY_FILE}" --write-out '%{http_code}' \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" || true)
  case "${HTTP_CODE}" in
    2??) ;;
    000|429|5??)  # dropped connection or temporary error: keep polling
      printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s, polling again in 10s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
      sleep 10; continue ;;
    *) printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
      cat "${BODY_FILE}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
  esac
  RESULT=$(jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end' "${BODY_FILE}")
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

  case "${STATUS}" in
    completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
    failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted)
      printf 'Task %s ended with status %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${STATUS}" >&2
      printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
    *) sleep 2 ;;
  esac
done

Retry temporary errors only while polling, never the submit request. Errors, retries and timeouts

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultRangeDescription
promptstringYes-The positive prompt for the generation.
sizestringNo1024*1024256 ~ 1536The size of the generated media in pixels (width*height).
lorasarray<object>No0 ~ 3 itemsList of LoRAs to apply (max 3).
loras[].pathstringYes--URL or the path to the LoRA weights.
loras[].scalenumberNo10 ~ 4The scale of the LoRA weights. This is used to scale the LoRA weight before merging it with the base model.
guidance_scalenumberNo3.50 ~ 20The guidance scale to use for the generation.
seedintegerNo--The random seed to use for the generation. -1 means a random seed will be used.
output_formatstringNojpegjpeg, png, webpThe format of the output image.

Every model also accepts the global request options enable_sync_mode and enable_base64_output; see their pages for details.

Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction, Task Id
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarrayOutput values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed)
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.statusstringTask status. completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses.
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”)
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds

Result Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
idstringYes-Task ID

Result Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
dataobjectThe prediction data object containing all details
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarray<string | object>Array of generated outputs (empty when status is not completed). Items are usually URL strings, but may be text strings or structured result objects, depending on the model.
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.statusstringStatus: completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds
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