Alibaba QwenImage modelOpen weightsNew
Qwen Image 2.1
Open-weights bilingual text rendering and precise edits at bargain prices.
Image Generation
#11
of 20
9.4 pts behind #1
0
races led
0
weeks at #1
81.9
score
- Released
- Oct 9, 2026
- 1 wk ago
- Context
- —
- n/a
- Price
- $0.02 / image
- list price
- Speed
- —
- median
- Modalities
- text · image
- outputs image
- Weights
- Open
- self-hostable
The 30-second version
Open-weights bilingual text rendering and precise edits at bargain prices.
Key takeaways
- 1Strong Chinese and English text rendering.
- 2Open weights.
- 3$0.02 per image.
- 4Precise instruction-based edits.
What you need to know
Purpose
Affordable open image generation and editing with strong text.
Unique strengths
- Bilingual typography.
- Edit precision.
Where it ranks
Current snapshot · illustrative scores · click any race to watch it
Qwen Image 2.1Best on each axis
Image Generation over time
#1 frontierQwen Image 2.1Grok ImagineFLUX.3 Klein
Best use cases
01
Bilingual marketing
Assets with Chinese and English copy.
When to choose it, and when not to
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