Z-Image Turbo is the new #1 open weights Text to Image model, surpassing FLUX.2 [dev], HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal), and Qwen-Image in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena. Z-Image Turbo is the first model released by the Alibaba Tongyi-MAI team (separate from the Alibaba Wan, and Qwen Show more
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Experience unlimited access to Z-Image Turbo with no daily limits. Alibaba Tongyi Lab's 6B parameter open-source model uses S3-DiT architecture with Decoupled-DMD distillation, achieving sub-second generation with only 8 inference steps. Ranks #1 among open-source image generators with excellent text rendering.
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A huge thank you to the community for the recognition. 🧡 Seeing Z-Image Turbo ranked as the top open-weights model by @ArtificialAnlys is a proud moment for the Alibaba Tongyi-MAI team. We designed this 6B model to be both powerful and affordable, and we are so glad it is Show more
Z-Image Turbo is the new #1 open weights Text to Image model, surpassing FLUX.2 [dev], HunyuanImage 3.0 (Fal), and Qwen-Image in the Artificial Analysis Image Arena. Z-Image Turbo is the first model released by the Alibaba Tongyi-MAI team (separate from the Alibaba Wan, and Qwen
Z Image Turbo is now available! This model from Alibaba\'s Tongyi-MAI delivers photorealistic images in <1s for <$0.01. It handles both English and Chinese and can render multilingual text directly in images - great for posters, product shots, and cross-market campaigns.
Introducing⚡️Z-Image ("造相") from Alibaba Tongyi Lab! Our highly-efficient 6B-parameter image generation model, built on a novel Single-Stream DiT architecture, is the best & fastest open image model with stunning quality. Explore more in our blog: tongyi-mai.github.io/Z-Image-blog/ 1/n
Stop juggling five different ControlNet files. Alibaba-PAI just dropped a Z-Image-Turbo ControlNet Union that handles Canny, Depth, Pose, HED, and MLSD in a single model. Trained on 1 million images at 1328px resolution, so it actually respects high-res details.
Z-Image: Alibaba’s efficient 6B model is nearly here. Photorealistic output, superior bilingual text rendering; precise instruction-based editing. ComfyUI 0-day support modelscope.cn/models/Tongyi-…
Z-Image Turbo Controlnet is here! A multi-condition ControlNet - Canny, HED, Depth, Pose, and MLSD; huggingface.co/alibaba-pai/Z-…
Z-IMAGE TURBO is a *serious* competitor to FLUX.2 A hyper-realistic, close-up portrait of a age 40 rugged warrior mixed heritage norwegian bearded axe warrior wearing a ragged cloak and cobbled armor, standing by a dragon . Natural Light. Shot on a Leica M6 with Kodak Portra Show more
Z-Image Turbo Text-to-Image Gallery
Experience ultra-fast image generation with Z-Image Turbo. Generate stunning images in under 3 seconds with exceptional quality across diverse styles - from cinematic film aesthetics to detailed product renders and artistic illustrations.





Cinematic Film Style
Capture the atmospheric mood of Wong Kar-wai films with moody lighting, urban settings, and nostalgic 1990s Hong Kong aesthetics.
“Wong Kar-wai film style, a lonely man smoking a cigarette in a narrow Hong Kong hallway, 1990s...”
What's Z-Image Turbo
Alibaba Tongyi Lab's 6B parameter open-source text-to-image model achieving sub-second generation
Z-Image Turbo uses S3-DiT architecture with Decoupled-DMD distillation, requiring only 8 inference steps for photorealistic images. Ranks #1 among open-source image generators with excellent Chinese and English text rendering.
What's Z-Image Turbo
Alibaba Tongyi Lab's 6B parameter open-source text-to-image model achieving sub-second generation
Z-Image Turbo uses S3-DiT architecture with Decoupled-DMD distillation, requiring only 8 inference steps for photorealistic images. Ranks #1 among open-source image generators with excellent Chinese and English text rendering.
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