
Z Image Turbo
by ModelsLabA distilled version of Z-Image that matches or exceeds leading competitors with only 8 NFEs (Number of Function Evaluations)
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About Z Image Turbo
A distilled version of Z-Image that matches or exceeds leading competitors with only 8 NFEs (Number of Function Evaluations)
Z Image Turbo facts
- Provider
- ModelsLab
- Price
- $0.0047 per image
- Added to ModelsLab
- November 27, 2025
- Model ID
- z-image-turbo
Quick Start
Integrate Z Image Turbo into your application with a single API call. Get your API key from the pricing page to get started.
import requestsimport jsonurl = "https://modelslab.com/api/v6/images/text2img"headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}data = {"model_id": "z-image-turbo","prompt": "A highly detailed, ultra-realistic scene inside a modern McDonald’s restaurant. At the counter stands a friendly anthropomorphic creature resembling a furry monster or gentle beast. The creature has thick golden-brown fur, expressive round eyes, a wide flat nose, and a soft, friendly facial expression. It is wearing an official McDonald’s uniform: a dark grey short-sleeve button-up shirt with a red-and-yellow McDonald’s logo patch on the chest, dark trousers, and a navy-blue McDonald’s cap with the iconic yellow ‘M’. The creature has large, clawed hands covered in brown fur, and is handing over a classic McDonald’s brown takeaway bag with the yellow ‘M’ printed on it.\nThe environment is a bright, clean fast-food interior with white tiled walls, digital menu screens in the background showing burgers, fries, and nuggets. Warm overhead lighting creates a soft, natural look. Include realistic reflections, textures on fur and clothing, stainless steel counters, beverage machines, and other small restaurant details. The overall mood is fun, friendly, and slightly whimsical, but rendered in crisp photographic quality, 8K realism.₹","key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}try:response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=data)response.raise_for_status() # Raises an HTTPError for bad responses (4XX or 5XX)result = response.json()print("API Response:")print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))except requests.exceptions.HTTPError as http_err:print(f"HTTP error occurred: {http_err} - {response.text}")except Exception as err:print(f"Other error occurred: {err}")
const endpointUrl = 'https://modelslab.com/api/v6/images/text2img';const requestBody = {"model_id": "z-image-turbo","prompt": "A highly detailed, ultra-realistic scene inside a modern McDonald’s restaurant. At the counter stands a friendly anthropomorphic creature resembling a furry monster or gentle beast. The creature has thick golden-brown fur, expressive round eyes, a wide flat nose, and a soft, friendly facial expression. It is wearing an official McDonald’s uniform: a dark grey short-sleeve button-up shirt with a red-and-yellow McDonald’s logo patch on the chest, dark trousers, and a navy-blue McDonald’s cap with the iconic yellow ‘M’. The creature has large, clawed hands covered in brown fur, and is handing over a classic McDonald’s brown takeaway bag with the yellow ‘M’ printed on it.\nThe environment is a bright, clean fast-food interior with white tiled walls, digital menu screens in the background showing burgers, fries, and nuggets. Warm overhead lighting creates a soft, natural look. Include realistic reflections, textures on fur and clothing, stainless steel counters, beverage machines, and other small restaurant details. The overall mood is fun, friendly, and slightly whimsical, but rendered in crisp photographic quality, 8K realism.₹","key": "YOUR_API_KEY"};async function makeApiRequest() {try {const response = await fetch(endpointUrl, {method: 'POST',headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json',},body: JSON.stringify(requestBody)});if (!response.ok) {let errorResult;try {errorResult = await response.json();} catch (e) {errorResult = { error: { message: await response.text() } };}throw new Error(`API Error (${response.status}): ${errorResult.error?.message || response.statusText || 'Unknown error'}`);}const result = await response.json();console.log('API Response:', result);return result;} catch (error) {console.error('Error making API request:', error.message);throw error;}}makeApiRequest();
curl -X POST "https://modelslab.com/api/v6/images/text2img" \-H "Content-Type: application/json" \-d '{"model_id": "z-image-turbo","prompt": "A highly detailed, ultra-realistic scene inside a modern McDonald’s restaurant. At the counter stands a friendly anthropomorphic creature resembling a furry monster or gentle beast. The creature has thick golden-brown fur, expressive round eyes, a wide flat nose, and a soft, friendly facial expression. It is wearing an official McDonald’s uniform: a dark grey short-sleeve button-up shirt with a red-and-yellow McDonald’s logo patch on the chest, dark trousers, and a navy-blue McDonald’s cap with the iconic yellow ‘M’. The creature has large, clawed hands covered in brown fur, and is handing over a classic McDonald’s brown takeaway bag with the yellow ‘M’ printed on it.\nThe environment is a bright, clean fast-food interior with white tiled walls, digital menu screens in the background showing burgers, fries, and nuggets. Warm overhead lighting creates a soft, natural look. Include realistic reflections, textures on fur and clothing, stainless steel counters, beverage machines, and other small restaurant details. The overall mood is fun, friendly, and slightly whimsical, but rendered in crisp photographic quality, 8K realism.₹","key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}'
<?php$url = 'https://modelslab.com/api/v6/images/text2img';$headers = ['Content-Type: application/json'];$data = ['model_id' => 'z-image-turbo','prompt' => 'A highly detailed, ultra-realistic scene inside a modern McDonald’s restaurant. At the counter stands a friendly anthropomorphic creature resembling a furry monster or gentle beast. The creature has thick golden-brown fur, expressive round eyes, a wide flat nose, and a soft, friendly facial expression. It is wearing an official McDonald’s uniform: a dark grey short-sleeve button-up shirt with a red-and-yellow McDonald’s logo patch on the chest, dark trousers, and a navy-blue McDonald’s cap with the iconic yellow ‘M’. The creature has large, clawed hands covered in brown fur, and is handing over a classic McDonald’s brown takeaway bag with the yellow ‘M’ printed on it.The environment is a bright, clean fast-food interior with white tiled walls, digital menu screens in the background showing burgers, fries, and nuggets. Warm overhead lighting creates a soft, natural look. Include realistic reflections, textures on fur and clothing, stainless steel counters, beverage machines, and other small restaurant details. The overall mood is fun, friendly, and slightly whimsical, but rendered in crisp photographic quality, 8K realism.₹','key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY',];$ch = curl_init();curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, $url);curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($data));curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 30);$response = curl_exec($ch);$httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);$curlError = curl_error($ch);if ($curlError) {echo 'Curl error: ' . $curlError;} else {echo "HTTP Status Code: " . $httpCode . "\n";$result = json_decode($response, true);if (json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE) {echo "Error decoding JSON: " . json_last_error_msg() . "\n";echo "Raw response: " . $response . "\n";} else {echo "API Response:\n";print_r($result);}}?>
Pricing
Z Image Turbo API costs $0.0047 per API call. Plans start at $21/month, and open-source models are unlimited on the $149/month plan. View pricing plans







