Z-Image-Turbo vs Qwen-Image-2.1-Lightning
Specs, VRAM requirements and download trends — updated 24 October 2026.
Tongyi-MAI · A · Open weights
Params
6.2 B
Context
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30d
651 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Z-Image-Turbo | Qwen-Image-2.1-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 6.2 B | 7.1 B |
| Architecture | — | — |
| Context length | — | — |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | — |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Unknown |
| Languages | 1 | — |
| Downloads 30d | 651,338 | 190,575 |
| Downloads all time | 9.6 M | 191 K |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | SAFETENSORS |
| Gated | No | No |
| First seen on the Hub | 2025-11-25 | 2026-10-13 |
Download trend
Daily snapshots, last 89 days (28 Jul – 24 Oct)
1.2 M39 K
Z-Image-Turbo
Qwen-Image-2.1-Lightning
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Qwen-Image-2.1-Lightning · fp16
1.6 GB / 24 GB
Z-Image-Turbo · fp16
37.5 GB / 24 GB