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GLM-Image / CogView

BigModel's model overview lists GLM-Image for image generation, plus CogView-4 and CogView-3-Flash for image generation with multi-resolution support.

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Quick answers

At a glance

Overview
Z.ai's image-generation API family, covering GLM-Image and CogView models on BigModel.
Best fit
Developers evaluating Chinese image-generation APIs with text rendering and multimodal stack fit.
Trust
2/2 sources verified, recently checked · 2026-05-17
Coverage
100/100

Editorial verdict

Best for

Developers evaluating Chinese image-generation APIs with text rendering and multimodal stack fit.

Avoid if

Avoid assuming consumer web licensing; this profile is API-first.

Why it matters

Image generation is a separate BigModel capability and should be visible outside the generic GLM API profile.

Pricing

Usage-based image API pricing varies by model

Payment

Free model where available, Platform billing

Commercial use

Commercial use should follow the current product, API, model license and billing terms.

Privacy

Review prompt, file, media upload, retention and training-use terms before sensitive workloads.

Use-case fit

Image generation API

Strong

Use GLM-Image or CogView for text-to-image generation tests.

Global user checklist

RegistrationPartialAvailable through BigModel account flow; region should be tested.
English UIPartialEnglish site mentions GLM-Image, while detailed docs are Chinese.
API and docsConfirmedModel overview and API index list image-generation endpoints.
Commercial usePartialOutput rights and safety filters should be checked before campaign use.
Coverage · 100/100

Model names, quotas, release status, regional access and commercial terms can change quickly; recheck official sources before procurement or production use.

Pros

  • - Official image-generation API family
  • - GLM-Image and CogView are both tracked in model overview

Cons

  • - Detailed docs and billing are mainly Chinese

Decision paths

minimax-image

qwen

hailuo-ai

Sources

BigModel model overview

docs · zh · verified 2026-05-17

Lists GLM-Image, CogView-4 and CogView-3-Flash.

BigModel docs index

docs · zh · verified 2026-05-17

Lists image-generation API documentation entries.

Reviews