Z-Image Turbo API
$0.011/img on Varosity credits ($0.010/img with your own key).
no fal account needed · no subscription · failed renders never billed
Best for
- ultra-cheap (~$0.01)
- ~1s render
- open-weight
Trade-offs
- draft quality — not for hero shots
Call it from your code
One Varosity key works for every model.
curl -X POST https://varosity.ai/api/v1/images \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VAROSITY_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"prompt": "studio product shot of a matte black water bottle, soft rim light",
"modelId": "z-image-turbo",
"aspectRatio": "1:1"
}'Or ask your agent
Connect Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to https://varosity.ai/api/mcp with your key, then say:
"Use Varosity with z-image-turbo to generate an image of …"Agent setup guide
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