Z-Image

What is Z-Image?

Z-Image is an open-source image generator that creates photorealistic images using a compact 6 billion parameter model. It’s built to run on common 16GB VRAM consumer GPUs so creators can work locally without expensive hardware. The model handles English and Chinese text well, offers a fast Turbo variant for quick results, and includes an Edit variant for instruction-based tweaks. Install from the GitHub repo, enter a prompt in English or Chinese, and refine images until they match your vision.

Key features

• Photorealistic images with detailed lighting and textures.
• Accurate English and Chinese text rendering inside images.
• Runs efficiently on standard 16GB VRAM consumer graphics cards.
• Fast generation using the Turbo variant with only eight steps.
• Instruction-based editing to tweak images with natural language.
• Fully open-source under Apache 2.0 for commercial and research use.