ZAIReleased on Mar 4, 2025

CogView-4: Benchmarks, Pricing & Size

CogView-4 is a image generation model from ZAI, released in March 2025.

CogView-4 is a high-quality text-to-image generation model developed by ZAI. It generates images from text prompts with excellent fidelity and artistic quality.

Input
Text
Output
Image

CogView-4 examples

Recent arena outputs from CogView-4, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

CogView-4 API

POST/v1/generations

Set for image-to-image / editing models.

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

OpenAI-compatible endpoint through the LLM Stats gateway.

import requests

# Create the generation. wait="auto" long-polls (up to 60s) so most short
# jobs return as "completed" in a single round-trip.
res = requests.post(
    "https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={
        "model": "cogView-4-250304",
        "input": {"prompt": "A beautiful sunset over mountains"},
        "wait": "auto",
    },
)
job = res.json()

# If it didn't finish inside the wait window, poll the same resource.
while job["status"] in ("queued", "running"):
    res = requests.get(
        f"https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1/generations/{job['id']}",
        params={"wait": 60},
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"},
    )
    job = res.json()

if job["status"] == "completed":
    print("image:", job["output"]["media"][0]["url"])
else:
    print("Failed:", job["error"]["message"])

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

CogView-4 pricing

Providers

CogView-4 starts at $0.0300 per generated image via ZAI.

ProviderPrice $/imageLatency p95 sInputOutput
ZAI logoZAI
$0.0300

CogView-4 benchmarks

Rankings

Performance by category and language

Where CogView-4 is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.

Quality Tracker

Similar Models

How CogView-4 compares to its closest neighbors on each image arena it competes in.

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CogView-4 license

CogView-4 is released under the Apache 2.0 license, which permits commercial use.

License
Apache 2.0
Commercial use allowed

Apache License 2.0 - allows commercial use

Models like CogView-4

Other image models ranked closest to CogView-4.

FAQ

Common questions about CogView-4.

Who created CogView-4?

CogView-4 was created by ZAI.

What is the license for CogView-4?

CogView-4 is released under the Apache 2.0 license. This is an open-source / open-weight license that permits self-hosting.

Is CogView-4 multimodal?

Yes, CogView-4 is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where can I use CogView-4?

CogView-4 is available through 1 provider including ZAI.