ElevenLabs Pricing in 2026: Where Costs Spike and What to Do About It

import requests

API_KEY = "your_nexaapi_key"  # One key for all 50+ models

# Generate text with Gemini 2.5 Pro
def generate_text(prompt: str) -> str:
    response = requests.post(
        "https://gemini-2-5-pro.p.rapidapi.com/chat",
        headers={
            "x-rapidapi-key": API_KEY,
            "x-rapidapi-host": "gemini-2-5-pro.p.rapidapi.com",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        json={"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": prompt}]}
    )
    return response.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]

# Generate image with Flux Schnell ($0.001/image)
def generate_image(prompt: str) -> str:
    response = requests.post(
        "https://flux-2-turbo.p.rapidapi.com/generate",
        headers={
            "x-rapidapi-key": API_KEY,
            "x-rapidapi-host": "flux-2-turbo.p.rapidapi.com",
            "Content-Type": "application/json"
        },
        json={"prompt": prompt, "num_inference_steps": 4}
    )
    return response.json()["image_url"]

# Example: AI content pipeline
article = generate_text("Write a 200-word blog intro about sustainable architecture 2026")
image_url = generate_image("Modern sustainable architecture, green building, photorealistic")

# Both use the same API key — one bill, one dashboard
print("Article:", article[:100], "...")
print("Image:", image_url)