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Z-Image TurboSub-Second Photorealistic Text-to-Image

Z-Image Turbo by Tongyi-MAI is a 6-billion-parameter AI image generator with only 8 inference steps. Photorealistic quality, bilingual text rendering (English & Chinese), and Apache 2.0 license. Free to use here—no sign-up.

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1024×1024

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Output Size
Output: 1024 × 1024px

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Z-Image Turbo Features

Fast, open-source text-to-image with S3-DiT architecture and Decoupled-DMD distillation.

Turbo Speed (8 Steps)

Only 8 NFEs (number of function evaluations)—sub-second on H800, 2–3 seconds on consumer GPUs like RTX 4070. Much faster than FLUX Dev or SDXL.

6B S3-DiT Architecture

Single-Stream Diffusion Transformer (S3-DiT) unifies text, visual, and VAE tokens for efficient, high-quality generation. Qwen3-4B text encoder for strong prompt understanding.

Photorealistic Quality

Excels at photorealistic image generation with strong instruction adherence. Decoupled-DMD distillation preserves quality at 8 steps.

Bilingual Text Rendering

Accurate text-in-image for English and Chinese. Ideal for posters, book covers, marketing materials, and e-commerce visuals.

1024×1024 Resolution

Default 1024×1024 output. Runs on 16GB VRAM consumer devices; quantized variants available for as low as 6GB VRAM.

Apache 2.0 License

Fully open-source. Use commercially and personally without restrictions. Hosted on Hugging Face for easy access.

How to Generate Images with Z-Image Turbo

Create AI images in three simple steps. No installation—run directly in your browser.

1

Enter Your Prompt

Describe the image you want in natural language. Add style, mood, or text to render. Choose aspect ratio (1:1, 3:4, 4:3, etc.).

2

Set Seed (Optional)

Use a fixed seed for reproducible results, or enable randomize for variety. One click to generate.

3

Download Your Image

Get your 1024×1024 image in seconds. Download without watermarks—free and unlimited on Red Panda AI.

What You Can Create with Z-Image Turbo

From marketing to social content, Z-Image Turbo's speed and text rendering make it ideal for many use cases.

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Concept Art & Illustrations

Quick iterations for character designs, concept art, and illustrations. Turbo speed means more ideas in less time.

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Marketing & Posters

Generate posters, ads, and marketing visuals with accurate bilingual text. Great for campaigns and e-commerce.

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Photography-Style Images

Photorealistic images for stock, mockups, and creative projects. Strong prompt adherence for precise results.

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Social Media Content

Create eye-catching visuals and memes with text. Fast generation helps you post consistently.

Technical Specifications

Under the Hood

Z-Image Turbo uses a Scalable Single-Stream Diffusion Transformer (S3-DiT) and Decoupled-DMD distillation to compress 50+ step quality into 8 steps. Designed for consumer GPUs.

  • S3-DiT Architecture

    Single stream processes text, visual semantic tokens, and VAE tokens together for better text-image alignment and parameter efficiency.

  • Decoupled-DMD Distillation

    Distribution Matching Distillation (DMD) with DMDR compresses multi-step diffusion into 8 steps while matching or exceeding leading models.

  • Qwen3-4B Text Encoder

    Powerful text understanding and bilingual (EN/CN) text rendering in generated images.

⚙️ Model Specifications

Parameters6B
Inference Steps8–9
Resolution1024×1024
ArchitectureS3-DiT
DeveloperTongyi-MAI
LicenseApache 2.0

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about Z-Image Turbo.

What is Z-Image Turbo?
Z-Image Turbo is a 6-billion-parameter text-to-image AI model by Tongyi-MAI. It uses a Single-Stream Diffusion Transformer (S3-DiT) and only 8 inference steps to generate photorealistic images with strong text rendering in English and Chinese. It is open-source under Apache 2.0 and runs on consumer GPUs with 16GB VRAM.
How fast is Z-Image Turbo?
Z-Image Turbo needs only 8 NFEs (number of function evaluations)—typically 8–9 steps in practice. On enterprise H800 GPUs it can achieve sub-second latency for 1024×1024 images; on consumer cards like RTX 4070, expect 2–3 seconds per image. This is much faster than FLUX Dev (20–50 steps) or SDXL (~50 steps).
What resolution does Z-Image Turbo support?
Z-Image Turbo outputs 1024×1024 images by default. You can choose aspect ratios (e.g. 1:1, 3:4, 4:3, 9:16, 16:9) on Red Panda AI. The model is optimized for 1024px and runs well on 16GB VRAM; quantized versions can run on as little as 6GB VRAM.
Is Z-Image Turbo free and open source?
Yes. Z-Image Turbo is released under the Apache 2.0 license, so you can use it for personal and commercial projects. On Red Panda AI you can generate images for free in your browser with no sign-up—we host a direct connection to the Hugging Face Space.
Can Z-Image Turbo render text in images?
Yes. Z-Image Turbo excels at bilingual text rendering in English and Chinese, thanks to its Qwen3-4B text encoder. It's well-suited for posters, book covers, marketing materials, and any visual that requires readable text.
How does Z-Image Turbo compare to FLUX or Stable Diffusion?
Z-Image Turbo is built for speed: 8 steps vs 20–50 for FLUX Dev or ~50 for SDXL, with comparable photorealistic quality. It uses a different architecture (S3-DiT) and Decoupled-DMD distillation. It has strong bilingual text rendering and runs on 16GB VRAM, making it a good choice for fast iteration and text-in-image tasks.

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