Qwen Image Models by Alibaba
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Capabilities
About
Qwen Image is the Alibaba Qwen team's line of image generation and image editing models, which started with the 20B-parameter Qwen-Image diffusion transformer in August 2025. It now includes downloadable checkpoints such as Qwen-Image-2.1 and Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo alongside API-only tiers on Qwen Cloud and Alibaba Cloud Model Studio, including Qwen-Image-Max, Qwen-Image-2.0, Qwen-Image-2.0-Pro, Qwen-Image-3.0, Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro and Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro. From Qwen-Image-2.0 onward, generation and editing are handled by a single model, and the line puts particular weight on rendering text inside images.
Decision facts
- Best fit
- image generationimage editingvision and multimodal work
- Capability starting point
- Qwen-Image-2.1 with multimodal inputs
- Lowest tracked input
- Not tracked
- Closest related family
- Ovis Image
Current Variants
Use-when guidance is based on each model's tracked capabilities, context window, release date, and replacement status.
Use when the workload needs image generation, 7B parameters, and multimodal inputs.
Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image.
Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image.
Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image.
Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image.
Use when the workload needs image generation, 20B parameters, and multimodal inputs.
Use when the workload needs image editing and multimodal inputs.
| Model | Use when | Released | Signals | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | Use when the workload needs image generation, 7B parameters, and multimodal inputs. | 2026-10 | image generation7B parametersmultimodal inputs | Current |
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image. | 2026-10 | image generationmultimodal inputsimage | Current |
| Qwen-Image-2.1 | Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image. | 2026-09 | image generationmultimodal inputsimage | Current |
| Qwen-Image-3.0 | Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image. | 2026-08 | image generationmultimodal inputsimage | Current |
| Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | Use when the workload needs image generation, multimodal inputs, and image. | 2026-07 | image generationmultimodal inputsimage | Current |
| Qwen Image | Use when the workload needs image generation, 20B parameters, and multimodal inputs. | 2025-08 | image generation20B parametersmultimodal inputs | Current |
| Qwen Image Edit | Use when the workload needs image editing and multimodal inputs. | Unknown release | image editingmultimodal inputs | Current |
Release Timeline
8 release groupsReplaced By
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Qwen-Image-3.0 before new work.
Keep for legacy integrations; evaluate Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro before new work.
Specifications(10 models)
| Model | Released | Parameters | Vision | Multimodal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo | 2026-10 | 7B | Yes | Yes |
| Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro | 2026-10 | — | Yes | Yes |
| Qwen-Image-2.1 | 2026-09 | — | Yes | Yes |
| Qwen-Image-3.0 | 2026-08 | — | Yes | Yes |
| Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro | 2026-07 | — | Yes | Yes |
| Qwen Image | 2025-08 | 20B | No | Yes |
| Qwen Image Edit | — | — | Yes | Yes |
Available From(3 providers)
Related Model Families
Models(10)
Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo
Qwen-Image-2.1-Pro
Qwen-Image-2.1
Qwen-Image-3.0
Qwen-Image-3.0-Pro
Qwen Image
Qwen Image Edit