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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
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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

PhotorealIllustrationAnimeTypographyEditingAdherence

Qwen Image 2.1Best on each axis

Image Generation over time

#1 frontierQwen Image 2.1Grok ImagineFLUX.3 Klein
70.075.080.085.090.095.02025Apr ’25Jul ’25Oct ’252026Apr ’26Jul ’26Oct ’26

Best use cases

01

Bilingual marketing

Assets with Chinese and English copy.

When to choose it, and when not to

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