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BudgetPixel AI Images is the official WordPress plugin. It adds a BudgetPixel AI Image panel to the post sidebar: the prompt is pre-filled from the post’s title and excerpt, you pick a model and aspect ratio, see the exact credit cost, generate, and set the result as the featured image or insert it into the post. A WP-CLI command fills every missing featured image in one run. The plugin is a thin client for this API. Every call happens server-side from your WordPress install, so your API key never reaches the browser.
API access is included in every paid plan; the plugin itself is free (GPL-2.0-or-later). Images are billed in credits at the same prices as budgetpixel.com — see the price index for every model.

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Install

  1. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New, search for BudgetPixel AI Images, and install it — or upload the release zip from the GitHub repository.
  2. Create an API key in the developer console.
  3. Open Settings → BudgetPixel, paste the key, pick a default model and aspect ratio, and press Test connection.

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Use it in the editor

Open any post. In the Post sidebar, expand BudgetPixel AI Image:
  • Prompt — pre-filled from the title and excerpt with a “no lettering” style hint; edit it freely (once you edit, the plugin stops updating it from the title).
  • Model and Aspect ratio — the live model list and prices come from your account.
  • Cost line — the exact credit cost of one image, and your current balance.
  • Generate image → preview → Set as featured image or Insert into post.
Alt text defaults to the prompt. The model, job id and prompt are stored as attachment meta (_budgetpixel_model, _budgetpixel_job_id, _budgetpixel_prompt) so the origin of every image stays auditable.
Options: --post-type, --status, --limit, --model, --aspect, --dry-run, --yes. The command estimates the total first, checks your balance, and asks for confirmation unless --yes is passed.

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What the plugin sends

Only when you act (Generate, Test connection, loading the model list or balance, or running the CLI): your API key in the Authorization header, the prompt, model and aspect ratio, and BudgetPixel-WordPress/<version> (+<site url>) as the User-Agent. Generated images are downloaded into your Media Library. Nothing is added to your public site unless you enable the optional Made with BudgetPixel caption, which is off by default.

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Configuration

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Endpoints used

GET /v1/models?type=image · POST /v1/cost · POST /v1/images/{model} · GET /v1/images/{job_id} · GET /v1/account/credits

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Permissions

Any user who can upload media can generate images (Authors and above by default). Attaching an image to a post additionally requires permission to edit that post.