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CogView

Zhipu AI

CogView is an image generation model line from Zhipu AI. The latest release is CogView4 (4 Mar 2025). This page tracks all 2 CogView releases since 29 Sept 2024, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →

CogView4

Open weightsFreeCommunity APISelf-host

First open T2I model to natively render Chinese characters

License
Apache 2.0
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Self-host, Community API
Parameters
6B

CogView3

Open weightsFreeCommunity APISelf-host

Relay-diffusion cascade (CogView3 + CogView-3Plus)

License
Apache 2.0
Commercial use
Allowed
Availability
Self-host, Community API
Parameters
3B

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