alt Hacker NewsOn fal, it takes less than a second many times.
https://fal.ai/models/fal-ai/z-image/turbo/api
Couple that with the LoRA, in about 3 seconds you can generate completely personalized images.
The speed alone is a big factor but if you put the model side by side with seedream and nanobanana and other models it's definitely in the top 5 and that's killer combo imho.
I don't know anything about paying for these services, and as a beginner, I worry about running up a huge bill. Do they let you set a limit on how much you pay? I see their pricing examples, but I've never tried one of these.
https://fal.ai/pricing