AlibabaZ-Image Turbo AI
Z-Image Turbo from Alibaba's Tongyi Lab generates photorealistic images with strong Chinese and English text in 8 steps, for under 1.5 cents an image — below Alibaba's own price. Released November 2025. Try it online in the Studio or call it from code, up to 69% below the official price.
- Developer
- Alibaba
- Z-Image family
- Released
- November 2025
- Sizes
- up to 2K
- 2 sizes
- From
- $0.0048/image
- 1K
Try it
Try Z-Image Turbo AI now
Runs on your balance at the price on the button; failed runs are refunded. Results are saved to your account.
Made with Z-Image Turbo
Portrait of a tabby Maine Coon cat with green eyes against a clear blue sky, fur lit by soft daylight
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
Close-up of a Peking opera performer in full stage make-up and a jewelled phoenix headdress, embroidered red costume
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
Poster: a toy steam train runs through a split in the snow that reveals a spring meadow; title “造相「Z-IMAGE」”, subtitle “Winter Release. Spring for Generative Art. VOL 1.0”
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · cropped from the model card's text-rendering showcase
A young woman in a Tibetan robe with striped trim stands beside a brown horse on a dry highland meadow, mountains behind
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
A canal town at night: lantern-lit wooden houses, a moored boat, a candle on a café table by the water
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
Watercolour exhibition poster “苔痕 Moss Exhibition”: botanical moss and fern illustrations with Latin labels, dates “04.22 [Apr.] am. 09:00”
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · cropped from the model card's text-rendering showcase
Smiling elderly man in a black felt hat and dark robe against a weathered wooden wall, warm side light
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
A lone hiker in a dark parka stands on a glacier ridge under a blue sky with drifting clouds
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
A hand with dark nail polish holds up a peach-pink rose against a clear blue sky
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
Hands pour tea from a clay teapot into celadon cups on a dark wooden table
Image: Tongyi Lab (Alibaba) · Apache-2.0 · page from the Z-Image gallery, resized
What it is
What is Z-Image Turbo?
Small, fast, photoreal
Z-Image Turbo is a 6B open-weights model distilled to 8 steps: lifelike people and products, legible bilingual text, and near-instant results.
Capabilities
What Z-Image Turbo can do
Under 1.5¢
Per image, 1K or 2K
8 steps
Near-instant
Bilingual text
Chinese & English
Up to 4 MP
1K or 2K output
Use cases
What people use Z-Image Turbo for
- Images from a description
- Illustrations, product visuals and concepts, up to 2K.
- Any format
- 7 aspect ratios, from banners to vertical posts.
How it compares
Z-Image Turbo vs similar models
Z-Image Turbo vs Krea 2 Turbo
Z-Image Turbo
- Lower starting price: $0.0048/image vs $0.0076/image.
- Higher maximum resolution: 2K vs 1k 16:9.
Krea 2 Turbo
- More aspect ratios: 8 vs 7.
- Newer model (released June 22, 2026).
Where to use it
Three ways to use Z-Image Turbo
In the Studio
No code: write a prompt, pick the settings, generate. The price is shown before you run.
Through the API
One key and one request shape for every model; poll the generation or get a webhook.
FAQ
Z-Image Turbo AI questions
Z-Image Turbo is Alibaba's open-weights model. CheaperGen provides API access to the open weights, run on GPU inference for open-source models, and does not own the model. Trademarks belong to their respective owners.