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Users question Z-Image's status after year of silence

Users on Reddit are inquiring about the status of Z-Image, a text-to-image model developer. The community recalls Z-Image Turbo as a strong performer that was eventually surpassed by Krea 2, and notes that their subsequent release, Z-Image Base, was underwhelming. Since the release of Z-Image Base, there has been a year of silence from the company, leading to questions about its current operational status and future development. AI

RANK_REASON User discussion about a company's perceived inactivity, lacking concrete news or announcements.

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Users question Z-Image's status after year of silence

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  1. r/StableDiffusion TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/PixelLunarJelly ·

    What happened to Z-Image?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Their Z-Image Turbo was the community's best t2i model for a little while, before Krea 2 took over.<br /> Then Z-Image Base released and it was lackluster.<br /> Since then, it's been radio silence for past year.</p> <p>After they alive? Still wo…