GLM-Image: AI Image Generator with Accurate Text Rendering

Transform text into stunning visuals with GLM-Image AI generation. Experience accurate text rendering in ~20 seconds with GLM-Image

GLM-Image Examples Gallery

Explore what's possible with GLM-Image AI-powered generation - from posters to infographics

GLM-Image AI generated showcase example demonstrating versatile image generation capabilities including posters, social media graphics, and commercial designs
Prompt Example "Professional poster design with clean typography, modern layout, and vibrant colors"
GLM-Image Showcase

Versatile Design Generation

From posters to social media graphics, delivers professional-quality visuals with accurate text rendering.

GLM-Image AI generated poster and infographic example showcasing text rendering capabilities for educational content and information-dense designs
Prompt Example "Educational infographic with clear text labels, organized layout, and scientific diagrams"
GLM-Image Poster

Knowledge-Dense Designs

Perfect for educational posters, infographics, and scientific diagrams with readable text and structured layouts.

GLM-Image AI generated portrait example demonstrating photorealistic human face generation with natural lighting and detailed features
Prompt Example "Professional portrait with natural lighting, detailed facial features, and realistic skin texture"
GLM-Image Portrait

Photorealistic Portraits

Generate stunning portraits with natural lighting, detailed features, and professional quality for any creative project.

GLM-Image AI generated commercial poster example showing marketing graphics with product images, pricing, and promotional text
Prompt Example "Commercial poster with product showcase, promotional pricing, and compelling visual hierarchy"
GLM-Image Commercial

Marketing & E-commerce

Create product promotional tiles, pricing banners, and marketing graphics with accurate text and professional design.

GLM-Image technical architecture diagram showing hybrid design with autoregressive planner and diffusion decoder for AI image generation
Prompt Example "Technical diagram with clear labels, structured layout, and professional visual hierarchy"
GLM-Image Architecture

Technical Excellence

Advanced hybrid architecture combining autoregressive planning with diffusion rendering for superior quality.

GLM-Image text rendering accuracy comparison chart showing superior performance in generating readable Chinese and English text in images
Prompt Example "Comparison chart demonstrating text accuracy with multilingual support and precise character rendering"
GLM-Image Text Accuracy

Superior Text Rendering

Specialized Glyph Encoder ensures accurate text rendering in multiple languages for professional-quality results.

What is GLM-Image?

GLM-Image is an AI text-to-image model optimized for text-heavy visuals, knowledge-dense designs, and commercial-ready graphics.

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Strong Instruction Following

GLM-Image excels at understanding what you want. GLM-Image combines sharp local details with global composition understanding, so you spend less time re-rolling prompts.

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Superior Text Rendering

GLM-Image includes a specialized Glyph Encoder module that dramatically improves text accuracy. Say goodbye to gibberish letters and hello to readable titles and labels with GLM-Image.

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Hybrid Architecture

GLM-Image's two-stage design features an autoregressive planner that "thinks" in visual tokens, plus a diffusion decoder that turns plans into high-detail pixels.

Top GLM-Image Use Cases

What users actually build with GLM-Image AI generator

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Posters, Flyers & Social Media

Perfect for: Event posters, promo banners, YouTube/Podcast covers, Instagram quote cards

GLM-Image handles text-heavy layouts better than most image models. GLM-Image helps generate complex layouts with multiple text elements while maintaining readability.

"A minimalist poster for a coffee shop with big title text, clean layout, and warm lighting"
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Slides & PPT Visuals

Perfect for: Title slides, cover images, diagram-like pages

GLM-Image generates structured slide-style visuals combining text, icons, and backgrounds. GLM-Image is ideal for title slides with accurate company names and taglines.

"Create a professional title slide for your business presentation with accurate company name and tagline"
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Educational Visuals & Explainers

Perfect for: Infographics, science diagrams, step-by-step illustrations, labeled concepts

GLM-Image excels at knowledge-dense + text rendering combinations. GLM-Image is perfect for explaining concepts visually with clear labels.

"Generate a science diagram explaining photosynthesis with clear labels and structured layout"
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E-commerce Creatives

Perfect for: Product promo tiles, price tag + benefit bullets, multi-panel marketplace ads

GLM-Image combines design aesthetics with persuasive text layout. GLM-Image handles product promotional images with pricing and benefit bullets exceptionally well.

"Create a product promotional tile with accurate pricing, benefit bullets, and compelling visual design"
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UI Mockups & App Graphics

Perfect for: Hero images, onboarding illustrations, feature tiles, icons

GLM-Image enables fast prototyping with consistent visual direction. GLM-Image is great for teams that need to quickly generate different visual directions.

"Generate multiple hero image variations for your app's landing page to test different visual directions"
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Creative Art & Photoreal Images

Perfect for: Portraits, pets, landscapes, product shots

Beyond text-heavy content, GLM-Image delivers high-quality generation from simple prompts for portraits, pets, landscapes, and product-style shots.

"Generate a photorealistic product shot for your marketing materials without hiring a photographer"

Why GLM-Image? Key Features

What makes GLM-Image stand out in AI image generation

Text-to-Image Generation

What it is

Type what you want, get a matching image

How it works

Designed to understand your description quickly and generate a matching image with strong global understanding and sharp local details.

User value: Spend less time re-rolling prompts to "get what I meant."

Information-Dense Design

What it is

Optimized for posters, slides, infographics with lots of content

How it works

Clear advantages in text-rendering and knowledge-intensive image generation. Maintains organization even with multiple text elements and labels.

User value: Create complex, information-rich visuals that remain clear and readable.

Accurate Text Rendering

What it is

Specialized module for precise text in images

How it works

Includes a Glyph Encoder module that improves the accuracy of rendered text. Titles, labels, and bullet points appear correctly spelled and formatted.

User value: Fewer "gibberish letters" failures. Get readable text every time.

Image Editing & Style Transfer

Beyond text-to-image

Edit existing images, transfer styles, preserve identity, maintain multi-subject consistency

How it works

Supports image editing, style transfer, identity-preserving generation, and multi-subject consistency across different scenes.

User value: Perfect for "same character across scenes" workflows or maintaining brand consistency.

Quality Modes

Speed vs Detail

HD Mode (default): ~20 seconds, best for final designs and professional use

Standard Mode: ~5-10 seconds, best for quick iterations and brainstorming

User value: Choose based on your priority—quality or speed.

Flexible Image Sizes

Recommended presets

1280×1280 (default), 1568×1056, 1728×960 - optimized for quality and performance

Custom sizes

1024-2048 pixels per side, divisible by 32, with maximum total pixel limit

User value: Get the right format for any platform or use case.

GLM-Image vs Z-Image

Both are strong AI image generators, but GLM-Image excels in different areas

GLM-Image

"I can generate a poster with readable text on the first few tries with GLM-Image."

  • GLM-Image superior text rendering with Glyph Encoder
  • GLM-Image better instruction following for complex prompts
  • GLM-Image great for knowledge-dense visuals
  • GLM-Image multi-subject consistency across scenes
  • GLM-Image handles posters, slides, infographics exceptionally well
Technology: GLM-Image hybrid architecture with autoregressive planner (9B) + diffusion decoder (7B DiT) + Glyph Encoder
"GLM-Image generates posters/slides/infographics with real text and structured information—fast, controllable, and commercial-ready."

Z-Image

"I can iterate ideas like brainstorming, not like waiting."

  • Speed you can feel - sub-second generation on high-end GPUs
  • Lightweight hardware requirements - Turbo fits within <16GB VRAM
  • Strong photorealism for realistic images
  • Open-source-friendly for local workflows
  • Optimized for rapid iteration
Technology: Single-Stream Diffusion Transformer (S3-DiT) with unified transformer stream. ~6B parameters
"Fast, efficient, and open-source-friendly image generation—great when you want quick iterations or local deployment."

GLM-Image Technical Excellence

GLM-Image is built for superior quality and performance

Hybrid Architecture

GLM-Image uses a sophisticated two-stage hybrid design:

  • Autoregressive Planner (9B): "Thinks" in visual tokens, outlining composition and layout
  • Diffusion Renderer (7B DiT): Turns plans into high-detail pixels with textures, lighting, and typography
  • Glyph Encoder: Specialized module for accurate text rendering in images

Decoupled Reinforcement Learning

Advanced post-training with specialized optimization:

  • Stream 1: Improves "meaning & alignment" - ensures output matches description
  • Stream 2: Enhances "details & text accuracy" - improves fine details and text rendering
  • Result: Better overall quality and instruction following

What This Means for Users

  • Readable text in images (titles, labels, bullet points)
  • Professional-quality text rendering
  • Better instruction following - faster path from idea to final image
  • Great for knowledge-dense visuals and structured layouts
  • Advanced features: image editing, style transfer, identity-preserving generation

How GLM-Image Works

Your step-by-step journey with GLM-Image AI generation

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Describe What You Want to Create

Open the GLM-Image generator and type a prompt in plain English. Be specific about subject + style + composition + lighting + text (if needed).

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Choose Image Size

Select from recommended presets like 1280×1280, 1568×1056, 1728×960, or set custom dimensions within 1024-2048 pixels, divisible by 32.

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Configure Settings

Choose watermark settings. Watermark ON is the default policy-friendly option. Turning watermark off may require additional compliance.

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Generate Your Image

Your request is processed through the API. The autoregressive planner outlines the visual tokens, then the diffusion renderer creates high-detail pixels. Approximately 20 seconds in HD mode.

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Get Your Image

Receive a temporary URL valid for 30 days. Preview directly in the interface and download the image for permanent storage.

What Users Say About GLM-Image

"GLM-Image transformed our content creation workflow. We used to spend hours designing event posters and social media graphics. Now we generate professional-quality visuals with perfect text rendering in under 30 seconds using GLM-Image."
Sarah ChenDigital Marketing Lead at TechFlow
"The ability to create product promo tiles with accurate pricing and benefit bullets is game-changing. GLM-Image helped our design team's output increase 3x while maintaining brand consistency."
Michael TorresE-commerce Director at StyleHub
"I needed infographics and labeled diagrams for my science YouTube channel. Other AI models struggled with text accuracy, but GLM-Image nails it every time."
Dr. Emily WatsonScience Educator | 500K+ subscribers
"Fast prototyping with consistent visual direction? Yes. GLM-Image lets me generate hero images, onboarding illustrations, and feature tiles in minutes. The instruction following is impressive."
Alex KimSenior Product Designer at DesignStudio
"GLM-Image integrated seamlessly into our platform. Now our SaaS auto-generates custom report covers for clients with professional quality."
Jordan LeeFounder at DataViz Pro
"Multi-subject consistency across scenes is exactly what we needed for our training materials. GLM-Image ensures characters and branding stay uniform throughout entire course modules."
Patricia RodriguezLearning & Development Manager at Fortune 500

GLM-Image FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions About GLM-Image

How long does GLM-Image generation take?

GLM-Image's default HD mode typically takes about 20 seconds to generate your image. GLM-Image also offers a "standard" mode that takes approximately 5-10 seconds. The exact GLM-Image generation time depends on image size and current server load.

What do I get after generating with GLM-Image?

You'll get a temporary GLM-Image URL valid for 30 days. You can preview the GLM-Image directly in the interface and download the image from that link.

Does the GLM-Image link expire?

Yes. The GLM-Image URL is temporary and expires after 30 days. Download and save GLM-Image results if you want to keep them permanently. Don't rely on the temporary GLM-Image URL for long-term storage.

What image sizes does GLM-Image support?

GLM-Image supports recommended presets (1280×1280, 1568×1056, 1728×960, etc.) or custom sizes—typically 1024-2048 pixels per side and multiples of 32, with a maximum total pixel limit. GLM-Image optimizes quality for each size.

Why was my GLM-Image prompt rejected?

GLM-Image includes safety checks to ensure appropriate content. Rephrase your GLM-Image prompt to avoid sensitive content and comply with usage policies.

Will my GLM-Image include a watermark?

By default, GLM-Image watermarking is enabled to meet policy requirements. Turning GLM-Image watermark off may require extra compliance, such as signing a disclaimer, depending on the platform.

How do I get better results with GLM-Image?

For optimal GLM-Image results, be specific about subject + style + composition + lighting + text (if needed). Include "poster/slide layout" keywords for structured designs. Detailed, specific prompts lead to better GLM-Image outputs.

Is GLM-Image free to use?

GLM-Image offers free tier access for generating images. Check the GLM-Image platform for current pricing and usage limits for GLM-Image generation.

Why Choose GLM-Image

Technical Credibility

Built by Zhipu AI with proven expertise. Hybrid architecture research-backed with decoupled RL training for quality.

User Benefits

"Generate posters with readable text on first try" - Glyph Encoder ensures accuracy. "Make info-heavy visuals without them falling apart."

Reliability

Built-in safety filtering, clear 30-day URL validity, and HD quality as default. Professional-quality output optimized for commercial use.

Ready to Create with GLM-Image?

Transform the way you create visual content with GLM-Image. Generate posters, slides, infographics, and more with GLM-Image AI that understands text and delivers professional-quality results.

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