Qwen-Image-2.1
Highest-ranked open-weight image model in the arena.
Qwen-Image-2.1 is an open-weight image generation model from Alibaba’s Qwen team that can be downloaded and run locally (e.g. in ComfyUI).
- Provider
- Alibaba (Qwen)
- Type
- Image model
- Released
- Sep 20, 2026
- Price
- Open weights — self-host
- Input
- text, image
- Output
- image
- Open weights
- Yes
Best for
- Image generation
- Local & on-device
Strengths
- Open weights
- Run locally
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