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z-image-turbo
Z-Image Turbo
Global: Generate realistic images
#59 Text to Image (Overall)
Per image: $0.0108
Specifications
Modalities
Input
text
Output
image
Data policy
- Prompt retention
- Unknown — we could not confirm
- Training
- Unknown — not declared
"Unknown" does not mean "safe". It means we could not confirm it.
Whether a provider trains on prompts is a declared value from our terms with them. Retention is determined from the upstream listing for every host this model can reach. Neither is guessed.
Code Examples
curl https://api.fastmetal.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "z-image-turbo",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Images generated by Z-Image Turbo
Generated on FastMetal from the prompts below — no retouching, no cherry-picking.


Frequently asked questions
- How much does the Z-Image Turbo API cost?
- On FastMetal, Z-Image Turbo is billed per generated image: $0.0108 per image on a US-dollar account, before tax — not per token. Usage is drawn from a prepaid balance; there is no subscription or monthly fee.
- Can I call Z-Image Turbo with the OpenAI SDK?
- Yes. Point base_url at https://api.fastmetal.ai/v1 and pass "z-image-turbo" as the model; existing OpenAI-style code works unchanged, including streaming, tool calls and structured output.
- How does Z-Image Turbo rank?
- #59 on the public arena's Overall board (ELO 1,083). Ranks move as the leaderboard is updated.
- What do I need to try Z-Image Turbo?
- Create an account and add credit; the model is then available both in the browser chat and over the API. There is no contract or minimum spend.
Try Z-Image Turbo right now
Z-Image Turbo is available on FastMetal through one API key. Start in the browser, or call it from the OpenAI SDK.
Leaderboard
Text to Image
OverallELO: 1,083
#59Rankings: LMArena leaderboard dataset (lmarena-ai/leaderboard-dataset), CC BY 4.0, snapshot 2026-10-07; category names mapped and ratings rounded by FastMetal.