Image Editing
Edit instruction
“Give the person a full, thick head of natural hair with realistic texture, density, and a natural hairline. Preserve facial features and lighting.”
Tongyi-MAI's 6-billion parameter distilled text-to-image model optimized for speed, achieving high-quality generation in 8 steps or fewer with support for bilingual text rendering
Z-Image Turbo Benchmarks
Alibaba's Z-Image Turbo holds a top 10 position in global text-to-image rankings with a 1253 Elo rating. It remains competitive in high-speed workflows, maintaining a rank of 16 for complex image editing tasks with an Elo of 1021.
Lumenfall Arena
#20
Image Editing
1110
Elo
Image Editing Landscape
Elo vs Cost
1 model without pricing omitted
Elo vs Speed
6 models waiting for enough speed data
Competition Results
Image Editing
Edit instruction
“Change the scene to night: a deep, dark sky with subtle, glistening stars visible behind the mountain.”
3 attempts – showing best result
Image Editing
Edit instruction
“Give the person a full, thick head of natural hair with realistic texture, density, and a natural hairline. Preserve facial features and lighting.”
Top Matchups
See how Z-Image Turbo performs head-to-head against other AI models, ranked by community votes in blind comparisons.
vs Grok Imagine Image
Challenge: Modern Clean Menu
38% W · 50% L · 13% T
vs Nano Banana
Challenge: Bald man challenge
0% W · 75% L · 25% T
vs GPT Image 1.5
Challenge: Vintage Cafe Logo
0% W · 100% L
vs Seedream 4.5
Challenge: Isometric Miniature Diorama Scenes
0% W · 100% L
vs GPT Image 2
Challenge: Magic Burger Explosion: Fiery Photorealism Challenge
50% W · 50% L