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Z-Image API pricing per image

Generate images with Alibaba's Z-Image through the Cut.Pro API. You see the price before you generate and pay only for what you use.

  • Pay as you go, no subscription
  • 15 free credits on a new account
  • Free quote before every call
From$0.0266per imageR$0.089 · 2 credits10 images: $0.27Updated November 10, 2026

Pricing

Z-Image pricing by mode and resolution

ModeResolutionPrice per imageIn reaisCredits
Text only1080p$0.0266R$0.0892 credits
With references1080p$0.0266R$0.0892 credits

Updated November 10, 2026. Prices use the cheapest credit pack: 1 credit costs $0.0179 (R$0.0599).

Limits

What Z-Image accepts in each request

Modes
Text only and With references
Resolutions
1080p
Aspect ratios
16:9, 4:3, 1:1, 3:4, 9:16
Reference images
up to 1

Code

How to call Z-Image free quote, generation and result

BODY='{"model":"alibaba/z-image","prompt":"product photo of a white sneaker on a studio background"}'

CREDITS=$(curl -s -X POST https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations/quote \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "$BODY" | jq .credits)

curl -X POST "https://api.cut.pro/api/v1/generations?wait=60" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $CUTPRO_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -d "$(jq -c --argjson credits "$CREDITS" '. + {credits: $credits}' <<< "$BODY")"
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Questions

API questions before your first call

At 1080p, each image costs $0.0266 and 10 images come to $0.27 (R$0.89, 15 credits).
Create an account, generate an API key, and request a free quote. The 15 free credits cover 10 images with Z-Image.
Text only: the prompt describes everything. With references: up to 1 images guide the character, product or style.
No. Buy a credit pack by card, or in reais with Pix from Brazil, and spend it on Z-Image and every other model with the same key.
No. The Cut.Pro key calls Z-Image without a Alibaba account, with one balance for every model in the catalog.
Yes. With a CPF or CNPJ and full address in your billing details, the nota fiscal is issued after each payment is confirmed.

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