Tongyi-MAI (Alibaba) · Apache 2.0
Z-Image-Turbo
A 6B image model that makes a picture in 8 steps and fits a 16 GB card. Apache 2.0.
How much memory it needs
Memory to run each model, from its model card or the size of its files. Smaller versions trade some quality for less memory.
| Model | Version | Needs | Business use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z-Image-Turbo | 4-bit GGUF | 4.0 GB | Allowed |
| BF16 | 16.0 GB |
Which computers run it
The best model in this group for each machine.
| Computer | Best version | Fit |
|---|---|---|
| Laptop or PC, no graphics card, 32 GB | Z-Image-Turbo 4-bit GGUF | Needs a graphics card |
| RTX 4060 · 8 GB | Z-Image-Turbo 4-bit GGUF | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 · 12 GB | Z-Image-Turbo 4-bit GGUF | Runs great |
| RTX 5060 Ti · 16 GB | Z-Image-Turbo 4-bit GGUF | Runs great |
| RTX 4090 · 24 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| RTX 5090 · 32 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac with M4 · 16 GB | Z-Image-Turbo 4-bit GGUF | Runs great |
| Mac with M4 Pro · 48 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac with M5 Max · 128 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| Ryzen AI Max+ 395 · 128 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| DGX Spark · 128 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| RTX PRO 6000 · 96 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac Studio with M5 Ultra · 256 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
| Mac Studio with M3 Ultra · 512 GB | Z-Image-Turbo BF16 | Runs great |
What it is good and bad at
Good at
- Fast: 8 steps per image
- English and Chinese text in images
- Free for business
Not good at
- GPU only in practice
Start it
- Z-Image-Turbo: runs in ComfyUI (also diffusers, stable-diffusion.cpp (GGUF)). Model card