AI image model
Z-Image Turbo
Z-Image Turbo is Tongyi-MAI's official distilled model, delivering photorealistic results with ultra-fast inference in just 8 steps.
- Text to image
- 2 credits per image
- Image to image
- LoRAs

Z-Image Turbo — AI Image Generator
Z-Image Turbo is the official distilled model from Tongyi-MAI, featuring 6B parameters.
Highlights
- Ultra Fast: Sub-second inference, only 8 steps
- Photorealistic: Bilingual text rendering and precise instruction following
- Foundation Model: Base for many community fine-tunes
Recommended Settings
- Steps: 8 | CFG: 1.0 | Scheduler: Euler
Community showcase
Example prompts
Real prompts shared by the Gen-Image community, with the images they produced using Z-Image Turbo. Copy a prompt, or open it in the generator to remix it with your own ideas.
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FAQ
Z-Image Turbo FAQ
Z-Image Turbo is Tongyi-MAI's official distilled model, delivering photorealistic results with ultra-fast inference in just 8 steps. On Gen-Image you can use Z-Image Turbo directly in your browser to generate AI images.
Z-Image Turbo runs online on Gen-Image: no download, no GPU and no installation. Open the generator, select Z-Image Turbo, write your prompt and the image is generated on our servers in your browser.
Registered users get free credits that refill every day, so you can generate with Z-Image Turbo daily at no cost. Each image costs 2 credits. Paid plans only add more daily credits for heavier use.
Describe the subject, the style and the lighting in plain words, then refine from the result. Recommended settings: Steps: 8 | CFG: 1.0 | Scheduler: Euler.
Yes. Z-Image Turbo accepts a source image: pick one of your own generations or any image from the community gallery, describe the change you want and Z-Image Turbo re-creates it in its own style.
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