> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.openhands.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Image Input

> Send images to multimodal agents for vision-based tasks and analysis.

export const path_to_script_0 = "examples/01_standalone_sdk/17_image_input.py"

> A ready-to-run example is available [here](#ready-to-run-example)!

### Sending Images

<Warning>The LLM you use must support image inputs (`llm.vision_is_active()` need to be `True`).</Warning>

Pass images along with text in the message content:

```python focus={14} icon="python" wrap theme={null}
from openhands.sdk import ImageContent

IMAGE_URL = "https://github.com/OpenHands/OpenHands/raw/main/docs/static/img/logo.png"
conversation.send_message(
    Message(
        role="user",
        content=[
            TextContent(
                text=(
                    "Study this image and describe the key elements you see. "
                    "Summarize them in a short paragraph and suggest a catchy caption."
                )
            ),
            ImageContent(image_urls=[IMAGE_URL]),
        ],
    )
)
```

Works with multimodal LLMs like `GPT-4 Vision` and `Claude` with vision capabilities.

## Ready-to-run Example

<Note>
  This example is available on GitHub: [examples/01\_standalone\_sdk/17\_image\_input.py](https://github.com/OpenHands/software-agent-sdk/blob/main/examples/01_standalone_sdk/17_image_input.py)
</Note>

You can send images to multimodal LLMs for vision-based tasks like screenshot analysis, image processing, and visual QA:

```python icon="python" expandable examples/01_standalone_sdk/17_image_input.py theme={null}
"""OpenHands Agent SDK — Image Input Example.

This script mirrors the basic setup from ``examples/01_hello_world.py`` but adds
vision support by sending an image to the agent alongside text instructions.
"""

import os

from pydantic import SecretStr

from openhands.sdk import (
    LLM,
    Agent,
    Conversation,
    Event,
    ImageContent,
    LLMConvertibleEvent,
    Message,
    TextContent,
    get_logger,
)
from openhands.sdk.tool.spec import Tool
from openhands.tools.file_editor import FileEditorTool
from openhands.tools.task_tracker import TaskTrackerTool
from openhands.tools.terminal import TerminalTool


logger = get_logger(__name__)

# Configure LLM (vision-capable model)
api_key = os.getenv("LLM_API_KEY")
assert api_key is not None, "LLM_API_KEY environment variable is not set."
model = os.getenv("LLM_MODEL", "anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929")
base_url = os.getenv("LLM_BASE_URL")
llm = LLM(
    usage_id="vision-llm",
    model=model,
    base_url=base_url,
    api_key=SecretStr(api_key),
)
assert llm.vision_is_active(), "The selected LLM model does not support vision input."

cwd = os.getcwd()

agent = Agent(
    llm=llm,
    tools=[
        Tool(
            name=TerminalTool.name,
        ),
        Tool(name=FileEditorTool.name),
        Tool(name=TaskTrackerTool.name),
    ],
)

llm_messages = []  # collect raw LLM messages for inspection


def conversation_callback(event: Event) -> None:
    if isinstance(event, LLMConvertibleEvent):
        llm_messages.append(event.to_llm_message())


conversation = Conversation(
    agent=agent, callbacks=[conversation_callback], workspace=cwd
)

IMAGE_URL = "https://github.com/OpenHands/docs/raw/main/openhands/static/img/logo.png"

conversation.send_message(
    Message(
        role="user",
        content=[
            TextContent(
                text=(
                    "Study this image and describe the key elements you see. "
                    "Summarize them in a short paragraph and suggest a catchy caption."
                )
            ),
            ImageContent(image_urls=[IMAGE_URL]),
        ],
    )
)
conversation.run()

conversation.send_message(
    "Great! Please save your description and caption into image_report.md."
)
conversation.run()

print("=" * 100)
print("Conversation finished. Got the following LLM messages:")
for i, message in enumerate(llm_messages):
    print(f"Message {i}: {str(message)[:200]}")

# Report cost
cost = llm.metrics.accumulated_cost
print(f"EXAMPLE_COST: {cost}")
```

You can run the example code as-is.

<Note>
  The model name should follow the [LiteLLM convention](https://models.litellm.ai/): `provider/model_name` (e.g., `anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929`, `openai/gpt-4o`).
  The `LLM_API_KEY` should be the API key for your chosen provider.
</Note>

<CodeGroup>
  <CodeBlock language="bash" filename="Bring-your-own provider key" icon="terminal" wrap>
    {`export LLM_API_KEY="your-api-key"\nexport LLM_MODEL="anthropic/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"  # or openai/gpt-4o, etc.\ncd software-agent-sdk\nuv run python ${path_to_script_0}`}
  </CodeBlock>

  <CodeBlock language="bash" filename="OpenHands Cloud" icon="terminal" wrap>
    {`# https://app.all-hands.dev/settings/api-keys\nexport LLM_API_KEY="your-openhands-api-key"\nexport LLM_MODEL="openhands/claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929"\ncd software-agent-sdk\nuv run python ${path_to_script_0}`}
  </CodeBlock>
</CodeGroup>

<Tip>
  **ChatGPT Plus/Pro subscribers**: You can use `LLM.subscription_login()` to authenticate with your ChatGPT account and access Codex models without consuming API credits. See the [LLM Subscriptions guide](/sdk/guides/llm-subscriptions) for details.
</Tip>

## Next Steps

* **[Hello World](/sdk/guides/hello-world)** - Learn basic conversation patterns
* **[Async Operations](/sdk/guides/convo-async)** - Process multiple images concurrently