AI Engineering

Jan 28, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Tongyi Unveils Z-Image Non‑Distilled Base Model with Full CFG and Negative Prompt Support

Alibaba's Tongyi releases the Z-Image base model, a non‑distilled diffusion transformer that supports full classifier‑free guidance, negative prompts, higher diversity, and fine‑tuning, contrasting with the faster Turbo variant and providing detailed usage instructions and community resources.