Perl

Multimodal Input: Image Data

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

use chilkat();

$success = 0;

#  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
#  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ai = chilkat::CkAi->new();

#  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->put_Provider("xai");

#  Use your provider's API key.
$ai->put_ApiKey("MY_API_KEY");

#  Choose a model.
$ai->put_Model("grok-4.5");

#  Add both text input, and image data
$ai->InputAddText("Describe what you see in the following image.");

$bd = chilkat::CkBinData->new();
#  We're passing a relative local file path here.. (relative the the app's current working directory)
$success = $bd->LoadFile("qa_data/jpg/starfish.jpg");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $bd->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

$ai->InputAddImageData($bd,"");

#  Ask the AI for text output.
$success = $ai->Ask("text");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $ai->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

#  Get the text response.
$sbResponse = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$ai->GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse);
print $sbResponse->getAsString() . "\r\n";

#  -------------------------------------------------------------
#  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.