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Multimodal Input: Image Data

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

Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

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

$ai = New-Object Chilkat.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.Provider = "xai"

# Use your provider's API key.
$ai.ApiKey = "MY_API_KEY"

# Choose a model.
$ai.Model = "grok-4"

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

$bd = New-Object Chilkat.BinData
# 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 -eq $false) {
    $($bd.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$ai.InputAddImageData($bd,"")

# Ask the AI for text output.
$success = $ai.Ask("text")
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($ai.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Get the text response.
$sbResponse = New-Object Chilkat.StringBuilder
$ai.GetOutputTextSb($sbResponse)
$($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.