Z-Image Turbo
LMArena ID: z-image-turbo
AlibabaOpenApache 2.0
Z-Image Turbo is an AI image model from Alibaba. On LMArena’s Text-to-image leaderboard it ranks 59 of 82 with 1083±5 from 24,808 votes. It is not on LMArena’s Image editing leaderboard yet. License: Apache 2.0.
Key figures
- Developer
- Alibaba
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Released (per AA)
- Dec 2025
Not yet available: LMArena · Image editing
Who it is for (from the data)
- When quality is not the top priority: #59 of 82 on Text-to-image, in the bottom half; if quality matters most, check higher-ranked models first.
- Mainly text-to-image: no image-edit results yet.
- Self-hosting or on-premise use: LMArena lists its license as Apache 2.0.
- Existing Alibaba users: this vendor has 11 models on Text-to-image.
Neighbours on Text-to-image
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Wan 2.7 Image Alibaba | 1101 | 30,630 | – | Proprietary | +18 |
| 57 |  Recraft V4.1 Flash Recraft | 1099 | 3,516 | 949 | Proprietary | +16 |
| 58 |  MAI Image 1 Microsoft AI | 1093 | 98,410 | – | Proprietary | +10 |
| 59 | Z-Image Turbo Alibaba | 1083 | 24,808 | 936 | Apache 2.0 | |
| 60 |  Seedream 3 ByteDance | 1082 | 36,885 | – | Proprietary | -1 |
| 61 |  FLUX 1 Kontext Max Black Forest Labs | 1074 | 65,510 | – | Proprietary | -9 |
| 62 | FLUX 2 Klein 9B Black Forest Labs | 1070 | 150,782 | – | flux-non-commercial-license | -13 |
Alternatives · More from Alibaba
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Qwen Image 3.0 Pro Alibaba | 1255 | 11,440 | 1095 | Proprietary |
| 19 | Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 21 | Qwen Image 2.0 Pro 2026-06-22 Alibaba | 1192 | 13,096 | – | Proprietary |
| 41 | Wan 2.6 T2I Alibaba | 1137 | 233,292 | – | Proprietary |
| 44 | Qwen Image 2512 Alibaba | 1125 | 98,288 | – | Apache 2.0 |
Alternatives · Top open-weight models
| # | Model | Score | Votes | AA Elo | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Qwen Image 2.1 Alibaba | 1223 | 11,441 | 1042 | qwen-research |
| 20 |  Ideogram 4.0 Quality Ideogram | 1205 | 60,591 | – | Ideogram Open Model |
| 27 |  Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image (Agentic) NVIDIA | 1165 | 10,805 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 33 | Cosmos3-Super-Text2Image NVIDIA | 1152 | 18,485 | – | OpenMDW-1.1 |
| 35 |  Hunyuan Image 3.0 Tencent | 1150 | 180,518 | 989 | tencent-hunyuan-community |
How to read the scores
- LMArena score: people blind-pick the better of two anonymous images for the same prompt, and the votes are fitted into an Elo-style rating; "±" is the 95% confidence interval.
- Text-to-image and image edit are separate boards, so scores are not comparable across them; AA Elo comes from Artificial Analysis on a different scale.
- If the gap between two models is smaller than their combined intervals, the order is not statistically reliable; treat them as the same tier. More votes mean narrower intervals.
FAQ
Where does Z-Image Turbo rank among AI image models?
Text-to-image rank 59 (1083) (LMArena, data as of Oct 26, 2026).
Is Z-Image Turbo open-weight?
LMArena lists its license as Apache 2.0 (not proprietary); check the license text for commercial-use terms.
Can Z-Image Turbo edit images?
The LMArena image-edit board has no result for Z-Image Turbo yet, so we cannot confirm its editing ability from the data.
Who makes Z-Image Turbo?
According to LMArena, Z-Image Turbo is made by Alibaba.
How reliable is Z-Image Turbo's score?
The scores are based on 24,808 votes on Text-to-image (95% CI ±5). More votes and narrower intervals mean a more stable rank.
How far is Z-Image Turbo from #1 on Text-to-image?
#1 on Text-to-image is GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst (1425); Z-Image Turbo scores 1083, 342 points behind.
Sources
LMArena Text-to-image data published on Oct 7, 2026.
LMArena Image editing data published on Oct 20, 2026.
17NAS syncs the upstream leaderboards daily; this page's data was synced on Oct 26, 2026.
Price, resolution and speed have no reliable public data yet and are omitted; all values come from the snapshot, blanks show –.