Qwen-Image
Alibaba (QwenLM)
Qwen-Image is an image generation model line from Alibaba (QwenLM). The latest release is Qwen-Image-2.0 (10 Feb 2026). This page tracks all 4 Qwen-Image releases since 4 Aug 2025, with specs, licensing, and how to access each one. Official site →
Qwen-Image-2.0
Next-generation model: smaller architecture with faster inference; 1k-token instruction support for infographics and posters; native 2K resolution; unified generation and editing in a single model
- License
- Proprietary
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Official API, Consumer app
No public checkpoint released as of launch - Qwen Chat and DashScope API only. Prior releases in this family (1.0, 2512, Edit) have open weights on HuggingFace.
Qwen-Image-2512
December upgrade: dramatically reduced AI look in human generation; finer natural textures (landscapes, fur, water); stronger text layout and text-image composition; #1 open-source on Alibaba AI Arena at launch
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Self-host, Community API
Named for its release month (December 2512 = 2025-12). Release date confirmed from README news entry.
Qwen-Image-Edit
Image editing model built on 20B Qwen-Image: text, semantic, and appearance editing; refreshes 2509 and 2511 followed
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Self-host, Community API
Qwen-Image
QwenLM team's dedicated image generation model (distinct from Qwen-VL); strong complex text rendering including Chinese; competitive with closed-source models on AI Arena at launch
- License
- Apache 2.0
- Commercial use
- Allowed
- Availability
- Self-host, Community API
- Parameters
- 20B
- Architecture
- MMDiT
Separate product from Qwen-VL (multimodal LLM) and Tongyi Wanxiang - different team and architecture. Release date confirmed from README news entry.
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