Qwen Image
Aug 2025
Qwen ImageCompare inon
Qwen Image measured on 3 of 9 Image Generation & Editing benchmarks3
BenchmarkByScoreRank
Multimodal2
Text rendering1
No benchmark matches
Rankingconfiguration unstated?
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69ERNIE Image90770Qwen Image90371P Image900Strong at
Alternatives?
ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
CheaperMuse Imageunstatedwins 78%-50%$0.01
BetterFLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 63%-75%$0.005Memory (4-bit): not verifiedOpenQwen Image 2.1unstatedwins 69%same$0.02CheaperQwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 67%-20%$0.016
CheaperKrea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 66%-25%$0.015Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Muse Imageunstatedwins 78%-50%$0.01Qwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 67%-20%$0.016Krea 2 Medium TurboOpenwins 66%-25%$0.015Memory (4-bit): not verifiedPP Image Ideogramhighwins 63%-50%$0.01FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 63%-75%$0.005Memory (4-bit): not verifiedModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
FLUX.2 [dev] FlashOpenwins 63%-75%$0.005Memory (4-bit): not verifiedZ-Image TurbounstatedOpenwins 55%-75%$0.005Memory (4-bit): not verified
Recraft V4.1 Flashunstatedwins 57%-65%$0.007
Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 61%-63%$0.007Muse Imageunstatedwins 78%-50%$0.01ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 69%same$0.02FLUX.2 [dev]unstatedOpenwins 64%+20%$0.024Memory (4-bit): 12 GB → 19 GB
Ming Image 0.1 DesignOpenwins 63%+50%$0.03Ideogram 4.0 FastOpenwins 61%-48%$0.011Ideogram 4.0 InstantOpenwins 61%-63%$0.007ModelScoreCostPriceWhat changes
Qwen Image 3.0 Prounstatedwins 75%+100%$0.04Qwen Image 3.0wins 72%+50%$0.03Qwen Image 2.1 Prowins 71%+76%$0.035Qwen Image 2.1unstatedOpenwins 69%same$0.02Qwen Image 2.0 Pro (2026-04-22)unstatedwins 68%+275%$0.075Qwen Image 2.1 Turbowins 67%-20%$0.016Wan 2.6 Imagewins 67%+50%$0.03Wan2.6 Text to Imagewins 65%+50%$0.03All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
estimateFits on✗ 8 GB (phone, laptop)✓ 16 GB · compressed✓ 24 GB GPU · 8-bit✓ 48 GB GPU · full quality✓ 80 GB GPU · full quality
LicenceApache-2.0free for commercial use
History
6 versionsBenchmarks
in Image Generation & EditingArena Text-to-Image · overall1,056.8#35
FAQ
How much does Qwen Image cost?›
$0.02 per image.
Is Qwen Image free to use?›
There is no free API; it costs $0.02 per image. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen Image, and what is it best at?›
#70 of 93 in Image Generation & Editing.
Is Qwen Image better than ERNIE Image?›
On AA Image Arena · text-to-image v2.1, Qwen Image scores 903 vs 907 — about the same. It is 37% cheaper.
When was Qwen Image released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2025-08-04. It is the current version in its line.
Is Qwen Image open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen Image locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
What is Qwen Image?›
Qwen Image is an open-weights image generation & editing model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Aug 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen Image?›
Muse Image (cheaper), FLUX.2 [dev] Flash (better), Qwen Image 2.1 (open weights).