Java Requires Chilkat v11.2.0+

Multimodal Input: Image Data

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Demonstrates sending a request that includes both text and image data for the AI to analyze. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Ai;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.BinData;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringBuilder;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Ai ai = new Ai();

        // The provider can be "openai", "google", "claude", "deepseek", "xai", or "perplexity".
        // Support for additional providers will be added in future versions of Chilkat.
        // xAI (Grok) will be used here..
        ai.setProvider("xai");

        // Use your provider's API key.
        ai.setApiKey("MY_API_KEY");

        // Choose a model.
        ai.setModel("grok-4.5");

        // Add both text input, and image data
        ai.inputAddText("Describe what you see in the following image.");

        BinData bd = new BinData();
        // We're passing a relative local file path here.. (relative the the app's current working directory)
        try {
            bd.loadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");

            ai.inputAddImageData(bd, "");

            // Ask the AI for text output.
            ai.ask("text");
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Get the text response.
        StringBuilder sbResponse = new StringBuilder();
        ai.getOutputTextSb(sbResponse);
        System.out.println(sbResponse.getAsString());

        // -------------------------------------------------------------
        // The response is in markdown format.
        // Also see Markdown to HTML Conversion Examples.
        // -------------------------------------------------------------

        // Sample output:

        // The image depicts a small, bright orange starfish (also known as a sea star) with five symmetrical arms radiating from a central disc.
        // It has a textured, bumpy surface that gives it a realistic, almost spiky appearance, and there's a small hole or indentation at the center,
        // which might represent the mouth or a natural feature. The starfish is shown against a plain white background, and it appears to be a simple,
        // illustrative or clipart-style graphic rather than a photograph.
    }
}