# GLM-Image

> GLM-Image is Z.ai's text-to-image model, designed for complex instructions, knowledge-intensive scenes and text rendering.

## Key facts

- Model author: Z.ai
- Price: $0.015 per image
- Input modalities: text
- Output modalities: image
- Released: 2026-01-14
- Model IDs: `z-ai/glm-image`
- Model page: https://www.realrelay.ai/model/z-ai/glm-image

## Overview

GLM-Image is an image generation model from Z.ai that turns text prompts into images. Z.ai positions it as a flagship image model that is stronger on complex instructions and knowledge-intensive scenarios, with a focus on rendering text inside images. It combines an autoregressive model with a diffusion decoder.

It accepts text input and returns image output. It returns images in multiple resolutions. It was released on January 14, 2026. Its weights are openly available.

## Capabilities

GLM-Image takes text as input and produces image as output. The model targets prompts that contain detailed instructions, knowledge-heavy subject matter and text that must appear in the picture.

## Pricing

GLM-Image is billed at $0.015 per image.

GLM-Image is available through RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API.

## Use cases

Use GLM-Image for graphics that must contain readable text, such as posters, banners and social cards, since text rendering is one of its documented strengths.

It also suits illustrations of knowledge-heavy topics, such as diagrams or educational visuals, where a detailed prompt describes many elements that the image has to get right.

## FAQ

### What is GLM-Image?

GLM-Image is Z.ai's text-to-image model, designed for complex instructions, knowledge-intensive scenes and text rendering.

### How much does GLM-Image cost?

GLM-Image is billed at $0.015 per image.

### What inputs and outputs does GLM-Image support?

GLM-Image accepts text input and returns image output.

### When was GLM-Image released?

GLM-Image was released on January 14, 2026.

### How do I call GLM-Image via the API?

Send requests to RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API and use the model ID z-ai/glm-image.