Introducing CogView-4Z.AIReleased March 12, 2025

CogView-4

High-quality diffusion image generation model producing rich detail, photographic textures, and artistic styling at $0.01 per image.

text-to-imageProprietary API$0.010 / imageContext: 4.096K (4,096 tokens)

Technical Specifications

Architecture Type
Diffusion Transformer (DiT)
Total Parameters
6B (estimated)
Context Window
4.096K (4,096 tokens)
Max Output Tokens
1.024K (1,024 tokens)
Knowledge Cutoff
December 2024
Supported Modalities
image-gen, text
License & Access
Z.AI Terms of Service

Benchmark Evaluations

Image Fidelity Score
89.4
Prompt Alignment Score
91.2

Deep Architectural Overview

CogView-4 is Z.AI’s fourth-generation text-to-image foundation model. Utilizing a modern Diffusion Transformer architecture, it renders complex lighting, realistic human anatomy, and precise stylistic prompt adherence at industry-low generation costs.

Strengths & Considerations

Core Strengths
  • Rich photographic detail and lighting realism
  • Ultra-low cost at $0.01 per image
  • Support for diverse aspect ratios and Chinese/English prompts
Known Limitations
  • Complex typography rendering improved in GLM-Image

Token & API Pricing

Input Tokens (1M)Contact
Output Tokens (1M)Contact
Pricing is verified directly against Z.AI's developer documentation and API rate sheets.

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