Z-Image Base image generation API pricing from Alibaba. Image Gen: N/A. $ / Image: $0.01.
vs Seedream 5.0 Lite
vs Grok Imagine Image 2.0
vs Qwen Image 3.0 Pro
vs P-Image-Ideogram (High)$ / Image
$0.01
Image Gen
N/A
Image Edit
N/A
License
Proprietary
| Image Gen score | N/A |
|---|---|
| Matches | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Win rate | N/A |
| Image Edit score | N/A |
| Image Edit win rate | N/A |
| Release date | 2026-01-27 |
| Throughput | N/A |
Z-Image Base Alibaba image API pricing is currently $0.01 ($ / Image) per generated image. That is the public list rate from the llm-stats / ZeroEval feed, not a private contract. Volume discounts, resolution, duration, and voice or seed settings can change the invoice even when the published $ / Image stays the same.
Z-Image Base scores N/A on Image Gen. Win rate is N/A across 0 Image Gen matches. Pair that arena score with Alibaba image API pricing when you pick a model: a slightly lower Magia or ELO can still win if generations are much cheaper.
No. Z-Image Base is proprietary (Proprietary) and available through Alibaba's API. There is no public weight download, so Alibaba image API pricing is the rate that matters for production.
Start with Seedream 5.0 Lite, Grok Imagine Image 2.0, Qwen Image 3.0 Pro. Open a comparison page from this model to see $ / Image and Image Gen side by side, then jump back to the image generation pricing table and sort by price. The cheapest image generation API is not always the one with the highest arena score.
Use the Compare picker on this page, the same control as LLM comparison. Search by model or provider, pick a second model, and AnotherWrapper opens a dedicated Z-Image Base vs page with $ / Image, Image Gen, Image Edit, license, and release date. Share that URL if you want a second opinion on the matchup.
This page normalizes public llm-stats and ZeroEval arena data for image generation models, then quotes Alibaba image API pricing as $ / Image. Prices and scores refresh daily. Private endpoints, promo credits, and committed-use contracts can differ from the public list rate, so treat this as the comparable public number, not your invoice.
Z-Image Base was released on 2026-01-27. Newer image generation models appear first on the image generation pricing table. Release date is useful when you are avoiding a deprecated checkpoint, not when you are picking the cheapest $ / Image.
Z-Image Base is a proprietary image generation model from Alibaba, priced at $0.01 ($ / Image) and released on 2026-01-27. Use the Compare picker to search every image generation model in this index, the same way LLM pages work.
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