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Qwen-Image-2.1

Downloadable, and no longer free to sell anything made with it.

currentAlibaba ↗Verified 2026-09-24

Research only

licence, down from Apache 2.0

Specifications

Arena EloNot rated yetsource · as of 2026-09-24 · medium confidence
Open weightsWeights onlysource · as of 2026-09-24
Max resolutionNot publishedsource · as of 2026-09-24 · medium confidence
EditingYessource · as of 2026-09-24

Official links

Qwen-Image-2.1 model pageAlibaba official site

What matters

  • 7B generator, generation and editing in one model
  • The licence flipped from Apache 2.0 to the Qwen Research Licence: no commercial use without a separate grant
  • Second on Hugging Face trending on 24 September, with 28,000 downloads and 2,000 likes

Best for research and evaluation.

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