Z-Image Turbo is a high-performance text-to-image diffusion model, featuring 6 billion parameters and optimized for exceptional inference speed. Its standout strength lies in delivering fast, reliable image generation, ideal for real-time and production-grade applications.
Z-Image Turbo prioritizes speed without major quality trade-offs, generating images 10-12x faster than larger rivals on mid-range hardware. It consumes far less VRAM (12-16GB vs. 32B+ models) while matching photorealistic output in portraits and text tasks.
vs. FLUX.2 Dev: Outpaces FLUX.2 (14s vs. 172s generation) on consumer GPUs, using 6B vs. 32B parameters for better VRAM efficiency. Matches photorealism in portraits and text but trails in intricate scenes and hand details.
vs. FLUX.1 Schnell: Delivers higher fidelity in 8 steps versus Schnell's 4-step speed trades, retaining base model quality for commercial use. Superior bilingual text and prompt following, though Schnell edges raw speed on high-end hardware.
vs. DALL·E 3: DALL·E 3 excels in prompt understanding and compositional accuracy, especially with complex instructions. Z-Image Turbo provides lower-latency inference and ideal for high-volume applications.
Measured on the AI/ML API gateway across live traffic. Figures are medians unless stated. Last updated 2026-10-12.
import requests r = requests.post( "https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + AIMLAPI_KEY}, json={ "model": "z-image/turbo", "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello" }, ) print(r.json())
const r = await fetch("https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations", { method: "POST", headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.AIMLAPI_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "model": "z-image/turbo", "prompt": "A cat holding a sign that says hello" }), }); console.log(await r.json());
curl -X POST https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIMLAPI_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"model":"z-image/turbo","prompt":"A cat holding a sign that says hello"}'
OpenAI-compatible — swap the base URL and it works with your existing SDK.
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| Benchmark | Score | What it measures | Source | Retrieved |
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| Text-to-Image Arena | 940 | Human preference Elo from blind pairwise comparisons of generated images, measured independently by Artificial Analysis | Source | September 28, 2026 |
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Z-Image Turbo takes image, text as input and returns image.
Z-Image Turbo is priced at $0.0065 / MP (variable).
Z-Image Turbo is billed per generation — a fixed charge per output rather than by prompt length.
Yes, Z-Image Turbo accepts image input as well as a text prompt.
Z-Image Turbo was built by Alibaba Cloud.
Send a request to https://api.aimlapi.com/v1/images/generations with z-image/turbo as the model id.
Yes. Z-Image Turbo is served through AI/ML API, so the same key and endpoint format used for other models applies.
Z-Image Turbo renders both Chinese and English text in generated images.
