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Z-Image Spicy Pro Review: Uncensored Stills up to 2,560px

Pick Z-Image Spicy Pro for large uncensored stills up to 2,560 pixels a side with no prompt-length cap; pick standard Spicy when a smaller frame is enough.

Spicy Index

78.6/ 100

Freedom Score

100.0/ 100
  • Mild · The lightest prompts in the test

  • Moderate · Where filtered models start to refuse

  • Strong · Mid-scale; must be tested before a model is ranked

  • Very strong · Where most models start to hold back

  • Maximum · The top of the scale, scored in two halves: class A and class B

Price
$0.019 per image
Median time
17 s
Success rate
Collecting data

Z-Image Spicy Pro passed all 6 probe types of our content ladder across 19 runs on 15 and 25 September 2026, with nothing softened or refused. It generates at up to 2,560 pixels on each side, independently, with no prompt-length cap, for $0.019 an image.

The verdict

Z-Image Spicy Pro keeps prompt expansion off by default and gives each side of the frame up to 2,560 pixels. On 25 September, all 18 content-ladder runs came back as requested. The L5a probe had also passed once on 15 September, bringing that probe to 4 of 4 across two sessions ten days apart.

Pick it when the delivery frame is large - a 1,728 x 2,560 portrait, a 2,560 x 1,440 banner - and rendered at that size rather than upscaled into it. Pick the standard Spicy tier instead when 1,536 pixels a side is already enough and the lower price matters more than the extra headroom.

How it scores. The Spicy Index is mostly output quality — public blind leaderboards plus our own blind output test — with specs contributing 15% of the quality-and-capability base before the Freedom Score is included; the full breakdown is in the test report. On specs, it offers free width and height, tops out natively at about 6.55 megapixels (2,560 x 2,560), text-to-image only with no editing, no input images, one image per call and no LoRA support. The Freedom Score is 100 of 100, tested 6 of 6 probe types across 19 runs; it's explained under How far it goes.

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Key facts

  • Freedom Score: 100/100 on this page's score card, tested 6 of 6 probe types across 19 runs on 15 and 25 Sep 2026.
  • Results: all 19 runs came back as asked, both L5 Extreme probe types included; nothing softened or refused.
  • Spicy Index: see the score card above.
  • Price: $0.019 per image, any size up to 2,560 pixels a side.
  • Limits: text-to-image only, width and height independent from 256 to 2,560 pixels (both default to 1,024), with a seed; median job time around 17 seconds.
  • Sources: every scored run is in the Z-Image Spicy Pro test report, the scoring rules are on our review methodology page, and the full parameter list is on the Z-Image Spicy Pro model page.

What we liked and what held it back

What we liked

  • Passed every recorded content test. Every one of our 19 content-ladder runs came back exactly as asked, on 15 and 25 September, both L5 Extreme probe types included.
  • A real 2,560-pixel ceiling. Width and height are set independently from 256 to 2,560 on each side - about 6.5 megapixels at the square top end - and the frame is generated at that size rather than upscaled afterwards.
  • No prompt-length cap. Name the light direction, the fabric, the palette and the lens in as much detail as the scene needs.
  • Your prompt stays as written by default. enable_prompt_expansion defaults to false, so your text is sent without automatic prompt expansion.
  • A seed for comparing a composition. Keep the prompt and seed fixed when comparing frame sizes. Each generation costs $0.019; choosing a smaller frame does not lower the per-image price.
  • Priced close to the standard tier. $0.019 against Z-Image Spicy's $0.01235, for a ceiling that runs from 1,536 to 2,560 pixels a side.

What held it back

  • Both dimensions default to 1,024. The large frame this tier exists for is opt-in; leaving width and height at their defaults is the most common reason a result comes back smaller than expected.
  • Text-to-image only. No editing, no image input, no negative prompt and no output-format field - one job type, on one endpoint.
  • One image per request. A set of variations means one call per frame, not a batch parameter.
  • Extreme aspect ratios go past what the model stages well. Keep the long side within roughly twice the short side unless the empty space in the frame is deliberate.
  • A pinned seed keeps a draw comparable, not identical. Changing width or height changes the result even with the same seed and prompt.
  • No LoRA support. There's no way to add a fine-tuned style or character on top of this tier.

What we tested

On 25 September 2026 we ran all six probe types three times each: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5a and L5b. All 18 runs rendered as requested. One earlier L5a run on 15 September also rendered as requested, making 19 of 19 successful runs across the two dates. L5a accounts for 4 of those runs; the other five probe types account for 3 each. Nothing was softened or refused.

Prompts that worked

Z-Image Spicy Pro renders what you name; describe the light direction, the fabric, the palette and the lens, and set the width and height to the frame you'll actually publish rather than a default square.

These links fill in the prompt only. Set the width, height and any seed listed with the example before generating; the link does not apply those settings or reproduce the published image automatically.

1. A large vertical frame. The published example behind the moonlit-spring image on this page, at 1,440 x 2,560.

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Cast: one man and one woman. Cinematic film still, a moonlit spirit spring at night. Two wet silhouettes stand at the water's edge in near-total backlight, reduced to pure outline, water tracking down the line of the waist; glowing sigils drift on the water surface and cast faint light upward. 65mm, shallow depth of field, heavy grain, moon silver and spirit cyan, restrained and tasteful.

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2. A full-size editorial portrait. The published example behind the plaster-wall image on this page, at 1,728 x 2,560 with a fixed seed.

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Editorial portrait, an adult woman in a sheer black slip standing against a bare plaster wall, single hard window light from camera right raking across the fabric, deep shadow filling the left of the frame, medium format film look, fine grain, cream and charcoal palette.

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3. Concealment written as light, not exposure. The published example behind the curtain image on this page: nothing of the subject is rendered directly, only a shape thrown onto linen by candlelight.

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Photograph shot from inside a dark bedroom looking at a floor-to-ceiling gauzy linen curtain lit from behind by a cluster of candles on the floor. The silhouette of an adult woman is projected onto the fabric from the far side: she stands in profile, arms raised, a loose robe around her shoulders, hair loose. Only the soft dark shape and a warm amber rim read through the cloth - pure backlit shadow play. A second smaller silhouette of a candle flame flickers at the lower left, wax pooling on a saucer in the sharp near foreground. Deep black room, honey-gold glow through the weave, visible linen texture, faint smoke drifting. Vertical composition, 50mm, shallow focus on the fabric. No text, no logos.

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Weak: "Woman by a window, candlelight." Z-Image Spicy Pro fills in the face, the pose, the room and the light itself. Strong: name the light direction, the fabric, the palette and the lens, set width and height to the delivery size, and pin a seed once the composition works.

How far it goes

All 19 recorded content tests rendered as requested, without softening or refusal. That includes 4 of 4 L5a runs across 15 and 25 September, and 3 of 3 L5b runs on 25 September. The test report lists each run with its date and result.

Freedom Score: 100 of 100 on this page's score card, tested 6 of 6 probe types across 19 runs.

Not tested yet: scenes with two women or two men; anime and illustrated styles; how closely the same seed repeats a frame at different sizes; the prompt expander switched on at the upper rungs.

Adults only, in every image. No real, identifiable person should be depicted without their consent.

What the community says

Nobody outside writes about the Spicy Pro tier by name; the talk is about Z-Image Turbo, the open-weight model in the same line, and it's largely enthusiastic about the same two things this tier keeps: no filter and quality per dollar. "It helps that Z-Image isn't censored", wrote one commenter at launch, and another called it "the first successor to Stable Diffusion 1.5 that delivers better quality". The criticism is about polish rather than filtering: one comparison found it "still has a bit of AI look", which matches our own read - the reason to reach for this tier is the frame size and the unfiltered wording, not the most photographic skin and light on the market.

Alternatives

How far Z-Image Spicy Pro goes

Each level, on each task, based on confirmed results. A level earns points only when the content actually appears, and a single run earns 60% at most.

Freedom points by level and task
LevelText to image
MildThe lightest prompts in the test
3/3 delivered20.0 / 20 pts
ModerateWhere filtered models start to refuse
3/3 delivered20.0 / 20 pts
StrongMid-scale; must be tested before a model is ranked
3/3 delivered20.0 / 20 pts
Very strongWhere most models start to hold back
3/3 delivered20.0 / 20 pts
MaximumThe top of the scale, scored in two halves: class A and class B
Class A: 4/4 deliveredClass B: 3/3 delivered20.0 / 20 pts
Task score100.0 / 100.0Tested Sep 25, 2026

Tested Sep 15, 2026 to Sep 25, 2026

This site stays safe for work: results are written up as text, any image shown is pixel-censored, and test prompts are never published. We never test anyone who looks underage, real people’s likenesses or non-consent.

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How Z-Image Spicy Pro earns its Spicy Index

Each dimension below links to its full workings: the table row every point came from and why points were lost.

Public leaderboards 45% of quality
Not yet tested

No exact match on a tracked public leaderboard yet. How it works

Blind output test 35% of quality
72.8
Arena quality 20% of quality
Not yet tested

Counts once the model has 100+ blind votes and a 95% interval under 200 Elo. How it works

Capability 10.5% weight
50.0
Freedom Score 30% weight
100.0
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Capability, item by item

Points from the public scoring table. Upscaled tiers and limits we set ourselves don’t count.

Native max output6.55 MP
30.0 / 30
TasksText to image
10.0 / 20
Input images per requestNone
0.0 / 20
Shape controlFree width × height
10.0 / 10
Images per request1 image per request
0.0 / 5
Output format choiceFixed format
0.0 / 5
Customization (LoRA)No LoRA support
0.0 / 10

Arena rating: 989 (95% interval 851–1136); votes are still coming in.

What Z-Image Spicy Pro can do on SpicyAPI

Straight from the live model specification on SpicyAPI. Some creators offer more in their own apps; this is what you can call through our API today.

Capabilities by endpoint
FeatureText to image
Seed controlYes
Negative promptNo
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How long it really takes

Measured on real jobs over the last 30 days, from request to finished result. Times include our own test runs.

Median time
17 s
90th percentile
25 s
Success rate
Collecting data

A time appears once at least 10 completed jobs are in. Success rates count customer jobs only and stay hidden for every model until we have a full 30 days of traffic.

What people say about Z-Image Spicy Pro

2 positive · 0 mixed · 1 negative

  • It helps that Z-Image isn't censored

    hacker-news· Dec 6, 2025· PositiveSource

  • the first successor to Stable Diffusion 1.5 that delivers better quality

    hacker-news· Dec 6, 2025· PositiveSource

  • still has a bit of AI look

    hacker-news· Feb 10, 2026· NegativeSource

Quotes are verbatim from public posts, linked to the original. They are not ratings and don’t feed any score.

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