ming-image-0.1-design - API in Egypt, billed in EGP
LiveDesign-native, open-weight text-to-image (6B) — ranked #1 among open-weight models on Artificial Analysis's UI/UX Design leaderboard. Renders legible UI and poster text plus cohesive graphics, illustration and photography in ~1.7s. MIT-licensed.
Modality
image
Region
US
Weights
Open weights
Published
24 Sept 2026
Pricing
Price
0.5693 EGP per 1024p image
The provider reports the exact charge on every response.
- Priced per image unit, not per image: one unit is a 1024p image at 12 steps, and a default request costs 0.5693 EGP.
- Charge = unit price x (width / 1024) x (height / 1024) x (steps / 12). Smaller images cost less; larger images and more steps cost more.
- The exact charge is reported by the provider on every response and is what you pay.
Use it via the API
ming-image-0.1-design works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.
Run inference
OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/images/generations — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.
import base64
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)
response = client.images.generate(
model="ming-image-0.1-design",
prompt='Aerial night photo of the floodlit Giza pyramids under a starry sky, an Egyptian flag spread on the sand, and a glowing "SovereignEG" wordmark in a clean geometric typeface across the sky',
)
with open("image.png", "wb") as f:
f.write(base64.b64decode(response.data[0].b64_json))import fs from "node:fs"
import OpenAI from "openai"
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
})
const response = await client.images.generate({
model: "ming-image-0.1-design",
prompt: 'Aerial night photo of the floodlit Giza pyramids under a starry sky, an Egyptian flag spread on the sand, and a glowing "SovereignEG" wordmark in a clean geometric typeface across the sky',
})
fs.writeFileSync("image.png", Buffer.from(response.data[0].b64_json, "base64"))curl https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1/images/generations \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "ming-image-0.1-design",
"prompt": "Aerial night photo of the floodlit Giza pyramids under a starry sky, an Egyptian flag spread on the sand, and a glowing \"SovereignEG\" wordmark in a clean geometric typeface across the sky"
}'Frequently asked questions
Where is ming-image-0.1-design hosted?
ming-image-0.1-design is served from US (US-hosted inference).
Is ming-image-0.1-design an open-weights model?
Yes — ming-image-0.1-design is an open-weights model. You call it through the SovereignEG API like any other catalog model, with per-token EGP billing.
How do I use ming-image-0.1-design via the API?
ming-image-0.1-design is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "ming-image-0.1-design" and your API key.