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Image model comparison

Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2 Turbo

Alibaba's Z-Image Turbo and Krea's Krea 2 Turbo, side by side: price per image, image sizes, editing and aspect ratios — and when to choose which. Both run on one Cheaper Gen. API key.

Alibaba
Up to −89%

Z-ImageTurbo

Z-Image Turbo

Alibaba's 6B open model — photoreal images in 8 steps for a fraction of a cent

from

$0.0017/image

Krea
Up to −63%

Krea 2Turbo

Krea 2 Turbo

Krea's photographic image model in 8 steps — under a cent an image

from

$0.0055/image

Price

Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2 Turbo: price per image

The two models don't share a tier, so here are their full price ranges.

Z-Image Turbo and Krea 2 Turbo price ranges
ModelCheapest tierTop tier
Z-Image Turbo$0.0017/image 1K$0.0066/image 2K
Krea 2 Turbo$0.0055/image 1K square$0.0098/image 1K 16:9
Z-Image Turbo pricing →Cheap Z-Image Turbo API →Krea 2 Turbo pricing →Cheap Krea 2 Turbo API →

Specs

Side-by-side specifications

From each model's API parameters in our catalog.

Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2 Turbo specifications
SpecZ-Image TurboKrea 2 Turbo
DeveloperAlibabaKrea
ReleasedNov 27, 2025Jun 22, 2026
TasksText to imageText to image
Sizes1K · 2K1k square · 1k 16:9
Edit inputs——
Quality levels——
Aspect ratios7 (1:1, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 3:2…)8 (1:1, 4:5, 3:4, 2:3, 9:16, 4:3…)
Starting price$0.0017/image (1K)$0.0055/image (1K square)
Below official priceup to 89%up to 63%

Verdict

When to choose which

Each point below comes from the price and spec data above.

Choose Z-Image Turbo for

  • Lower starting price: $0.0017/image vs $0.0055/image.
  • Higher maximum resolution: 2K vs 1k 16:9.

Z-Image Turbo at a glance

  • ≈$0.001 / MP — Lowest price in the catalog
  • 8 steps — Near-instant
  • Bilingual text — Chinese & English
  • Up to 4 MP — 1K or 2K output

Choose Krea 2 Turbo for

  • More aspect ratios: 8 vs 7.
  • Newer model (released June 22, 2026).

Krea 2 Turbo at a glance

  • Under 1¢ — Per 1 MP image
  • 8 steps — About a second per image
  • Photographic — Natural skin and light
  • 8 ratios — 9:16 to 16:9

Try both with the same prompt

Same API key and balance; only the endpoint changes. Failed generations are refunded.

POST /api/v1/run/alibaba/z-image-turbo/text-to-image
POST /api/v1/run/krea/krea-2-turbo/text-to-image
Z-Image Turbo in Studio Krea 2 Turbo in Studio

FAQ

Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2 Turbo questions

Z-Image Turbo starts at $0.0017/image (1K) and Krea 2 Turbo at $0.0055/image (1K square). They don't share a resolution tier, so compare the tier you need on each pricing page.

Z-Image Turbo: up to 2K, text-to-image only. Krea 2 Turbo: up to 1k 16:9, text-to-image only.

Yes. Both run through the same Cheaper Gen. API and balance: POST /v1/run/{endpoint} with the model's endpoint id, then poll or receive a webhook. Switching models means changing the endpoint and its input fields — no new account or SDK.

Z-Image Turbo is developed by Alibaba; Krea 2 Turbo by Krea. Cheaper Gen. provides API access to both through official upstream endpoints and does not own either model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.