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Z-Image Turbo: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window
Z-Image Turbo is a image generation model from Alibaba, released in December 2025.
Tongyi-MAI Z-Image Turbo is a fast 6B-parameter text-to-image model optimized for low-latency generation while preserving strong visual quality.
Z-Image Turbo examples
Recent arena outputs from Z-Image Turbo, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.
Z-Image Turbo API
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": "z-image-turbo",
"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.
Z-Image Turbo pricing
Providers
Z-Image Turbo starts at $0.0050 per generated image via Fal.
| Provider | Price $/image | Latency s | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.0050 | — |
Z-Image Turbo benchmarks
Rankings
Performance by category and language
Where Z-Image Turbo is strongest across prompt themes and languages. Conservative TrueSkill score (μ − 3σ), only axes with 3+ votes.
Quality Tracker
Similar Models
How Z-Image Turbo compares to its closest neighbors on each image arena it competes in.
Z-Image Turbo license
Z-Image Turbo 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 Z-Image Turbo
Other image models ranked closest to Z-Image Turbo.
FAQ
Common questions about Z-Image Turbo.