Z-Image Turbo API

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Image generation by alibaba

Fast generation, photorealistic portraits, efficient.

Call Z-Image Turbo from Node.js, Python, or any HTTP client. No GPU provisioning, no cold starts, no Docker images — just an API key and a prompt.

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Pay per request. Powering 1M+ generations daily.

Z-Image Turbo sample output

Start in 60 seconds

Install the official SDK for Node.js or Python, drop in your API key, and generate your first image.

npm install getimg-ai
import GetimgAI from "getimg-ai";

const client = new GetimgAI();

const result = await client.images.generate({
    model: "z-image-turbo",
    prompt: "3D race car figure made out of tiny dust-like voxels, looking to the left, smoothly desintegrating into background, medium portrait shot, purple monochrome",
    aspect_ratio: "1:1",
    resolution: "1K",
    output_format: "jpeg"
  });
console.log(result.data[0].url);

How Z-Image Turbo API works

Send a prompt, get an image URL back — one synchronous call.

1

Get your API key

Create a key in the Developer Dashboard. Add credit and start calling — you are billed per request.

2

Send a request

POST to /v2/images/generations with your prompt and output format.

3

Get your image

The response includes the image URL plus a usage object with the exact cost.

What you can build with Z-Image Turbo

Every example uses the same authentication and works with the official getimg-ai and getimg SDKs, or plain HTTP.

Text to image

Generate an image using just a text prompt.

import GetimgAI from "getimg-ai";

const client = new GetimgAI();

const result = await client.images.generate({
    model: "z-image-turbo",
    prompt: "3D race car figure made out of tiny dust-like voxels, looking to the left, smoothly desintegrating into background, medium portrait shot, purple monochrome",
    aspect_ratio: "1:1",
    resolution: "1K",
    output_format: "jpeg"
  });
console.log(result.data[0].url);

Z-Image Turbo pricing

Pay per image. No subscriptions, no minimums, no idle GPU costs.

Z-Image Turbo

$0.015 /image

/v2/images/generations

Fast generation, photorealistic portraits, efficient.

ResolutionPriceImages for $10
1K$0.015 /image666

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Z-Image Turbo API — frequently asked questions

How do I use the Z-Image Turbo API?

Install the official Node.js (npm install getimg-ai) or Python (pip install getimg) SDK, or call the endpoint directly over HTTP from any client.

Make a POST request to /v2/images/generations with your API key and a JSON body containing the model ID (z-image-turbo) and a prompt. The response includes the generated image URL.

See the API documentation for the full parameter reference.

Which SDK should I use?

Use getimg-ai for Node.js and TypeScript projects, and getimg for Python. Both wrap the same REST API with typed inputs, retries, and built-in polling for video generations.

For other languages — Go, Rust, Java, Ruby, PHP — call the HTTP endpoints directly. Every example on this page includes a cURL snippet you can port to any HTTP client.

What resolutions does Z-Image Turbo support?

Z-Image Turbo supports the following resolutions: 1K across 8 aspect ratios (1:1, 2:3, 3:2, 4:3, 3:4, 16:9, 9:16, 21:9).

How much does Z-Image Turbo cost?

Z-Image Turbo uses pay-per-image pricing with no subscriptions or minimum commitments. Rates vary by resolution. See the pricing table above for exact rates per image.

Start building with Z-Image Turbo

Grab an API key, install the SDK, ship image generation today.

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