# LongCat Image AI Generator

> Meituan’s compact bilingual foundation model for Chinese text, photorealism and efficient deployment.

Canonical URL: https://allimageai.com/models/longcat-image/

Website: All Image AI

Language: English

LongCat Image is Meituan LongCat Team’s 6B bilingual foundation model. It targets Chinese and English text rendering, photorealistic output and deployment efficiency while remaining substantially smaller than many current open generators.

## Model details

- Developer: Meituan LongCat
- Status on All Image AI: Active
- Last verified: 2026-08-25
- Maximum output: 2K
- Modes: Text to Image, Typography
- Reference images: not supported
- Resolutions: 1K, 2K
- Aspect ratios: 1:1, 16:9, 9:16, 4:3, 3:4, 3:2, 2:3

## Best for

- Chinese display text
- Bilingual posters
- Photorealistic scenes
- Open-model experimentation

## How to use

1. Write a Chinese, English or bilingual prompt.
2. Quote all required text.
3. Develop the composition at 1K.
4. Use 2K only for the final chosen seed.

## Settings explained

### Guidance

4.5 is the documented balance between literal adherence and visual naturalness.

### Steps

28 is the endpoint default; test a fixed seed before increasing it.

## Prompt examples

### Bilingual campaign

> 现代城市文化节海报，准确标题“城市漫游 URBAN WALK”，黑白街头摄影，亮红色网格元素，清晰中文排版

### Photoreal scene

> Rainy evening noodle shop in Chengdu, warm steam, wet pavement reflections, natural documentary photography, subtle film grain

## Limitations

- Text-to-image only on this endpoint
- The verified hosted route has a higher per-megapixel price
- Use 1K while iterating

## Pricing and credits

Credits for one image at default quality and mode. Resolution, quality, reference inputs, edit mode and output count can change the total. Check the Generate button before submitting.

| Resolution | Credits / image |
| --- | --- |
| 1K | 10 |
| 2K | 39 |

Failed generations cost 0 credits. Catalog availability does not guarantee runtime availability; the workspace reports whether the selected model can run.

[Credit plans](https://allimageai.com/pricing.md)

## Test results

Testing in progress. No verified benchmark scores have been published for this model.

## Commercial use and image handling

LongCat Image is released under Apache 2.0; generated use remains subject to applicable law and service terms.

Uploads are processed by the configured inference service. You can delete a generation from your history.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who developed LongCat Image?

The model and official open-source repository are published by Meituan LongCat Team.

### Why does it cost more credits?

The current hosted endpoint charges materially more per output megapixel than lightweight draft models.

## Release history and sources

December 5, 2025 — Open weights released

This date applies to the event shown. Later API access, weights and availability on All Image AI may have different dates.

- [github.com](https://github.com/meituan-longcat/LongCat-Image)

[Event evidence on the timeline](https://allimageai.com/timeline/#event-longcat-image)