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Qwen-Image 2.1

Generate and edit images, including transparent images and edits guided by reference images.

Verified sourceRepository opened Sep 14, 2026Source checked 9/23/2026

LOCALRENTED GPUOPEN WEIGHTS

Freshness 81 out of 100. Repository age: 55 days old, Sep 14, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

Popularity 76 out of 100. 248,964 downloads in 30 days; 3,575 lifetime likes. Checked Nov 7, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.

Arena Open Source Image generation: rank 1 of 19. Ranked model: Qwen-Image-2.1. Export dated Nov 6, 2026. Source checked Nov 7, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.

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Image generation#1of 19 open models

Qwen-Image-2.1alibabaLicense: qwen-research

Export dated Nov 6, 2026Checked: Nov 7, 2026Overall board: #21

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Image editing#1of 10 open models

qwen-image-2.1alibabaLicense: qwen-research

Export dated Oct 6, 2026Checked: Oct 20, 2026Overall board: #18Refresh due

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Popularity · adoption

Downloads over the past 30 days carry 80% of the score; lifetime likes carry 20%. Both use a logarithmic scale, capped at 10 million downloads and 100,000 likes. If likes are unavailable, downloads carry all the weight. Missing download statistics stay unscored.

round(80 × min(1, log10(1 + downloads) / 7) + 20 × min(1, log10(1 + likes) / 5))

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Scores as of Nov 8, 2026. Statistics checked Nov 7, 2026. Statistics are marked for refresh after 72 hours.Full scoring method

WORKFLOWS FOR THIS MODEL 3

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Image generation

Create images locally with Qwen-Image-2.1

Create an image with the official Qwen Image 2.1 ComfyUI template, or choose the publisher Turbo pipeline for a faster eight-step route.

Freshness 81 out of 100. Repository age: 55 days old, Sep 14, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

Arena Open Source Image generation: rank 1 of 19. Ranked model: Qwen-Image-2.1. Original model ranking, not a benchmark of this package. Export dated Nov 6, 2026. Source checked Nov 7, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.+1

ComfyUIDiffusers

2 packagesmacOS / Windows / Linux

Open image guide

Image editing

Edit images locally with Qwen-Image-2.1

Edit your own image using the official Qwen Image 2.1 ComfyUI template, or choose the publisher Turbo pipeline. Select a package and follow its exact files and settings.

Freshness 81 out of 100. Repository age: 55 days old, Sep 14, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

ComfyUIDiffusers

2 packagesmacOS / Windows / Linux

Open image guide

Image generation

Create transparent images locally with Qwen-Image 2.1

Create a source-linked RGBA image with the official ComfyUI Qwen-Image 2.1 template, then verify the PNG really contains transparency.

Freshness 81 out of 100. Repository age: 55 days old, Sep 14, 2026. Measures age, not quality.

ComfyUI

1 packagemacOS / Windows / Linux

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At a glance

Parameters: 7B visual generator
License: Qwen Research License
Software: Diffusers

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Ways to run it

Diffusers · Linux

The publisher provides an exact QwenImage21Pipeline.from_pretrained example and installation requirements. The transformer, text encoder, and VAE all consume memory; use its full quick start.

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IMAGE GENERATIONIMAGE EDITINGTRANSPARENCY

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MODEL SIZE64B

LOCALRENTED GPU

Released May 31, 2026