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Qwen-Image-2.1

Qwen-Image-2.1 is rank 14 of 21 in the arena rating and rank 40 of 108 in our GraduallyBench test.

Arena ratingRank 14 of 21

1,227User voteshigher is better

GraduallyBenchRank 40 of 108

65our own rating0 to 100

Priceno price

n/aper imagelower is better

PopularityRank 641 of 875

3out of 100same as last month

Summary

Qwen-Image-2.1 combines text-to-image generation and editing in one local open-weight model with 7B parameters. Up to ten reference images, RGBA output with transparent layers, and local editing controls based on circles, painted annotations, and separate masks define its concrete focus.

The model supports native 2K resolution, and the project page says Diffusers and ComfyUI support it from release. The license is not unrestricted commercial software, though. The Qwen Research License allows non-commercial use, while commercial projects need a separate license. The documented entry point is local use of the released weights, for example through Diffusers or ComfyUI.

Image samples from our tests

These images come from documented single requests with an archived prompt. They complement measurements but do not replace a controlled laboratory test.

Character and detailOpen Character and detail at original size

Character and detail

This sample tests Anatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency.

Prompt and settings

Create a square cinematic full-body portrait of a fictional bicycle courier waiting under a transparent umbrella at a rainy tram stop in Hamburg at blue hour. She wears a mustard raincoat, navy trousers, red sneakers, a silver helmet, and carries a teal messenger bag. Keep both hands visible, render the bicycle correctly, use realistic wet-street reflections, and include no readable brand names.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were 1:1, requested and received 1024x1024, one request, first output, Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1 base, 40 steps, true CFG 1.0, prompt enhancement disabled, no negative prompt, no reference images, seed=1591420783, official Space commit 5694809f4c56a4e8c40787b5392cecac36493c5d.

Open source
InfographicOpen Infographic at original size

Infographic

This sample tests Numbers, labels, and visual organization.

Prompt and settings

Create a square German infographic titled SO FUNKTIONIERT PHOTOSYNTHESE. Show exactly four numbered steps in this order: 1 LICHT, 2 WASSER, 3 CO₂, 4 ZUCKER + SAUERSTOFF. Use a clean editorial science style with one plant cross-section, simple arrows, high contrast, legible labels, and no other text.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were 1:1, requested and received 1024x1024, one request, first output, Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1 base, 40 steps, true CFG 1.0, prompt enhancement disabled, no negative prompt, no reference images, seed=1283422012, official Space commit 5694809f4c56a4e8c40787b5392cecac36493c5d, prior anonymous attempt refused before inference (ZeroGPU quota), completed through authenticated browser.

Open source
Product photographyOpen Product photography at original size

Product photography

This sample tests Materials, reflections, and fine details.

Prompt and settings

Create a square premium product photograph of a brushed titanium wristwatch standing upright on dark green marble. The watch has a cream dial, thin black hands set to 10:10, twelve distinct hour markers, a realistic crown, and a dark brown leather strap. Soft window light from the left, controlled reflections, shallow depth of field, no text, no logo, no extra objects.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were 1:1, requested and received 1024x1024, one request, first output, Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1 base, 40 steps, true CFG 1.0, prompt enhancement disabled, no negative prompt, no reference images, seed=196359631, official Space commit 5694809f4c56a4e8c40787b5392cecac36493c5d.

Open source
Typography and layoutOpen Typography and layout at original size

Typography and layout

This sample tests Legible text, hierarchy, and composition.

Prompt and settings

Create a square editorial poster for an imaginary night train called MONDFALTER. Show the exact German headline MONDFALTER and the exact subline BERLIN NACH LISSABON. Use a restrained midnight-blue and warm-cream palette, one stylized moth, strong Swiss-grid typography, generous negative space, and no additional words or logos.

Generated through manual. Archived settings were 1:1, requested and received 1024x1024, one request, first output, Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1 base, 40 steps, true CFG 1.0, prompt enhancement disabled, no negative prompt, no reference images, seed=158818011, official Space commit 5694809f4c56a4e8c40787b5392cecac36493c5d.

Open source

All benchmark results

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Published benchmarks

Text to image

Text to Image Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

GPT Image 21,187.61 Elo
MAI-Image-2.61,168.32 Elo
Nano Banana 21,141.6 Elo
Muse Image1,127.86 Elo
GPT Image 1.51,123.86 Elo
MAI-Image-2.51,120.06 Elo
Nano Banana Pro1,118.67 Elo
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,109.07 Elo
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,101.17 Elo
Qwen-Image-2.11,045.48 Elo
Krea 2 Large1,035.45 Elo
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,031.23 Elo
FLUX.2 Flex1,027.68 Elo
FLUX.2 Max1,020.57 Elo
Ideogram 4.51,015.99 Elo
FLUX.2 Pro1,003.17 Elo
Ideogram 4.01,002.93 Elo
FLUX.2 Klein 9B932.08 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,227.25 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
elo-rating
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
30
Methodology and context
AA appearances: 5976. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 19. Upper rank: 25. Source model ID: dea37206-747e-49f3-8bed-6541ca505d03. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0
Source: Artificial Analysis

LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,412.39 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,381.8 points
GPT Image 21,365.33 points
MAI-Image-2.61,323.82 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,291.41 points
Reve 2.11,281.14 points
Nano Banana 21,255.68 points
MAI-Image-2.51,251.47 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,246.55 points
Muse Image1,238.45 points
Nano Banana Pro1,232.1 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,225.65 points
GPT Image 1.51,217.68 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,213.88 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,173.15 points
FLUX.2 Max1,160.58 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,145.47 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,120.68 points
Krea 2 Large1,115.65 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,078.61 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,412.39 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
1,463
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Agentic image generation

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,393.27 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,362.55 points
GPT Image 21,337.71 points
MAI-Image-2.61,316.28 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,287.47 points
Nano Banana 21,257.08 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,240.85 points
GPT Image 1.51,237.12 points
Nano Banana Pro1,236.88 points
Muse Image1,234.77 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,231.48 points
Krea 2 Large1,140.86 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,137.07 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,110.87 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,393.27 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
14
Sample
2,160
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Art

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,410.08 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,387.35 points
GPT Image 21,370.68 points
MAI-Image-2.61,337.7 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,328.25 points
Reve 2.11,290.77 points
MAI-Image-2.51,276.76 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,258.85 points
Muse Image1,258.79 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,255.8 points
Nano Banana 21,239.62 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,234.74 points
GPT Image 1.51,224.81 points
Nano Banana Pro1,224.23 points
FLUX.2 Max1,168.74 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,159.34 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,155.3 points
Krea 2 Large1,122.19 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,116.78 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,078.63 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,410.08 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
2,490
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,456.88 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,427.12 points
GPT Image 21,402.93 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,352.36 points
MAI-Image-2.61,348.71 points
Reve 2.11,309.78 points
Muse Image1,274.79 points
MAI-Image-2.51,268.65 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,263.52 points
Nano Banana 21,260.23 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,256.09 points
GPT Image 1.51,243.95 points
Nano Banana Pro1,243.91 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,234.48 points
FLUX.2 Max1,167.57 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,163.29 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,158.62 points
Krea 2 Large1,118.81 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,118.12 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,063.58 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,456.88 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
6,735
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,415.51 points
GPT Image 21,385.8 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,384.8 points
MAI-Image-2.61,332.9 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,324.96 points
Reve 2.11,315.65 points
Nano Banana 21,267.93 points
MAI-Image-2.51,259.36 points
Muse Image1,258.15 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,248.4 points
Nano Banana Pro1,245.44 points
GPT Image 1.51,237.88 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,237.36 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,236.31 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,172.44 points
FLUX.2 Max1,163.75 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,154.5 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,129.54 points
Krea 2 Large1,110.71 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,070.2 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,415.51 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
5,369
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Overall

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,427.13 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,399.44 points
GPT Image 21,382.1 points
MAI-Image-2.61,330.58 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,317.31 points
Reve 2.11,300.4 points
Muse Image1,268.12 points
Nano Banana 21,257.49 points
MAI-Image-2.51,253 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,250.8 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,249.44 points
Nano Banana Pro1,246.31 points
GPT Image 1.51,236.39 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,226.55 points
FLUX.2 Max1,161.46 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,156.26 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,152.68 points
Krea 2 Large1,115.37 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,114.71 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,069.84 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,427.13 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
19,378
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism

GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,415.95 points
GPT Image 21,379.13 points
MAI-Image-2.61,330.88 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,312.19 points
Reve 2.11,302.1 points
Muse Image1,278.09 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,274.42 points
Nano Banana 21,261.31 points
Nano Banana Pro1,260.39 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,258.64 points
MAI-Image-2.51,250.67 points
GPT Image 1.51,246.79 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,229.66 points
FLUX.2 Max1,160.87 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,151.76 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,145.47 points
Krea 2 Large1,128.88 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,109.06 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,091.05 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,434.4 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
6,800
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Portraits

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,461.22 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,439.29 points
GPT Image 21,426.27 points
MAI-Image-2.61,341.91 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,332.04 points
Reve 2.11,316.59 points
Muse Image1,289.88 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,286.94 points
GPT Image 1.51,258.96 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,256.2 points
Nano Banana Pro1,255.64 points
Nano Banana 21,254.9 points
MAI-Image-2.51,254.78 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,244.1 points
FLUX.2 Max1,156.6 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,144.32 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,143.85 points
Krea 2 Large1,123.58 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,105.31 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,091.81 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,461.22 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
3,669
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,461.65 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,431.87 points
GPT Image 21,424.21 points
MAI-Image-2.61,365.86 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,349.22 points
Reve 2.11,339.46 points
Nano Banana 21,294.44 points
Muse Image1,293.25 points
MAI-Image-2.51,280.73 points
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,273.63 points
Nano Banana Pro1,270.33 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,254.93 points
GPT Image 1.51,251.47 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,250.12 points
FLUX.2 Flex1,171.57 points
FLUX.2 Max1,165.6 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,154.35 points
HiDream-O1-Image1,134.31 points
Krea 2 Large1,116.42 points
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,057.76 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,461.65 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
21
Sample
5,429
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source: LMArena

Image editing

Image Editing Arena

Elo ratings summarize pairwise comparisons within this leaderboard. They are not percentages. The scale does not express absolute quality or linear gaps between models.

MAI-Image-2.61,149.25 Elo
GPT Image 21,135.9 Elo
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,129.43 Elo
Muse Image1,128.02 Elo
Nano Banana 21,125.1 Elo
MAI-Image-2.51,124.35 Elo
GPT Image 1.51,116.41 Elo
Nano Banana Pro1,108.99 Elo
Qwen-Image-2.11,080.38 Elo
Ideogram 4.51,066.78 Elo
Qwen Image 2.0 Pro1,056.78 Elo
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,053.63 Elo
FLUX.2 Klein 9B1,012.79 Elo
FLUX.2 Pro1,011.07 Elo
FLUX.2 Max998.84 Elo
FLUX.2 Flex995.52 Elo

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 Elo - 1,199.46 Elo

Source: Artificial Analysis
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
elo-rating
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
24
Methodology and context
AA appearances: 6730. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 21. Upper rank: 28. Source model ID: dea37206-747e-49f3-8bed-6541ca505d03. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-image-editing-v2.1-2026-11-06-0a4f79bb0933. Source payload hash: 0a4f79bb0933c8ef52ce1327ef382eb3442dab864e254d37ecd3176d39727555
Source: Artificial Analysis

LMArena Image Editing: Agentic image generation

GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst1,536.61 points
GPT Image 2.5 Flare1,491.71 points
GPT Image 21,459.51 points
Grok Imagine Image 2.01,426.01 points
MAI-Image-2.61,417.96 points
Seedream 5.0 Pro1,409.2 points
Nano Banana Pro1,404.88 points
Muse Image1,382.3 points
Nano Banana 21,376.8 points
Qwen-Image-2.11,362.02 points
GPT Image 1.51,360.14 points
Ideogram 4.51,298.95 points
FLUX.2 Pro1,212.35 points

higher is betterAs of November 6, 2026Scale: 0 points - 1,536.61 points

Source: LMArena
gradually.ai
Methodology and context
Metric
arena-score
Scale
No upper bound is documented. The chart spans the recorded values and zero.
Participants
13
Sample
2,091
Methodology and context
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-image_edit-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-4db53937a0d3. Source payload hash: 4db53937a0d39e716e49e4c3fb1b88c68578a094c4339bb7c714dbedfd0a85d0
Source: LMArena

Recorded measurement details

Text to Image Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1045.48
Score
1045.48
Metric
elo-rating
Unit
Elo
Benchmark version
v2.1
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
21
Confidence interval
12
Lower confidence bound
1033.48
Upper confidence bound
1057.48
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
AA appearances: 5976. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 19. Upper rank: 25. Source model ID: dea37206-747e-49f3-8bed-6541ca505d03. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-text-to-image-v2.1-2026-11-06-e430d57b5d0b. Source payload hash: e430d57b5d0bf260d6feb60bb7d8fa32da8d7961ec2bd9a9cae58fb015613cf0
Source Artificial Analysis
Image Editing Arena (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1080.38
Score
1080.38
Metric
elo-rating
Unit
Elo
Benchmark version
v2.1
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
24
Confidence interval
13
Lower confidence bound
1067.38
Upper confidence bound
1093.38
Source type
independent-evaluator
Evaluator
Artificial Analysis
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
AA appearances: 6730. This count does not establish an independent sample. Lower rank: 21. Upper rank: 28. Source model ID: dea37206-747e-49f3-8bed-6541ca505d03. Evidence capture ID: aa-image-image-editing-v2.1-2026-11-06-0a4f79bb0933. Source payload hash: 0a4f79bb0933c8ef52ce1327ef382eb3442dab864e254d37ecd3176d39727555
Source Artificial Analysis
LMArena Text to Image: 3D modeling (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1213.8758285007905
Score
1213.8758285007905
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
20
Sample
1463
Confidence interval
15.012912
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Agentic image generation (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1231.47818107177
Score
1231.47818107177
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
13
Sample
2160
Confidence interval
15.402544
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Art (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1234.735927630206
Score
1234.735927630206
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
18
Sample
2490
Confidence interval
11.776522
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Cartoon (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1234.483616883745
Score
1234.483616883745
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
21
Sample
6735
Confidence interval
8.467669
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Commercial design (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1237.361738746476
Score
1237.361738746476
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
19
Sample
5369
Confidence interval
8.637448
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Overall (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1226.5535857590548
Score
1226.5535857590548
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
21
Sample
19378
Confidence interval
6.035437
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Photorealism (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1229.6596089394568
Score
1229.6596089394568
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
21
Sample
6800
Confidence interval
8.399695
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Portraits (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1256.197670236864
Score
1256.197670236864
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
16
Sample
3669
Confidence interval
10.549872
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Text to Image: Text rendering (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1250.1232072097985
Score
1250.1232072097985
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
21
Sample
5429
Confidence interval
8.685957
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-text_to_image-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-43df833a690f. Source payload hash: 43df833a690f9454a344fb4d803c0c2ec845d592681e7f95e9ac50f1c0b25d4a
Source LMArena
LMArena Image Editing: Agentic image generation (Show measurement, test conditions, and source)
Source value
1362.015085909038
Score
1362.015085909038
Metric
arena-score
Unit
score
Direction
Higher is better
Source rank
13
Sample
2091
Confidence interval
15.825223
Source type
official-leaderboard
Evaluator
LMArena
Retrieved at
2026-11-06
Methodology
Evidence capture ID: lmarena-image_edit-5a7e6bb84a93f55df56b198be8e56e53755a216a-4db53937a0d3. Source payload hash: 4db53937a0d39e716e49e4c3fb1b88c68578a094c4339bb7c714dbedfd0a85d0
Source LMArena

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Popularity compared

How often the model is searched for, used and mentioned, compared with every model of its category.

Popularity index

The 100 most popular models of this category, 0 to 100, higher is more popular

20 of 100 models

As of November 2026 · Source: gradually.ai popularity index

Over time

Weekly values from October 18, 2026 to November 5, 2026

Qwen-Image-2.1FLUX 3 ImageIdeogram 4.5FLUX 3 Image KleinHy Image 3.5 Preview

Qwen-Image-2.1 compared

Compare with another model

The most popular comparisons

  1. 1Krea 2 Large vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  2. 2FLUX.2 Flex vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  3. 3Krea 2 Medium Turbo vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  4. 4FLUX.2 Klein 9B vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  5. 5Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  6. 6GPT Image 2 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  7. 7Qwen Image 2.0 Pro vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  8. 8Nano Banana Pro vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  9. 9FLUX.2 Max vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
Show all 108 comparisons
  1. 10Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. MAI-Image-2.6
  2. 11GPT Image 2.5 Flare vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  3. 12HunyuanImage 3.0 Instruct vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  4. 13Ideogram 4.0 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  5. 14Nano Banana 2 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  6. 15FLUX.2 Pro vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  7. 16Seedream 5.0 Pro vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  8. 17Grok Imagine Image Quality vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  9. 18Seedream 4.0 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  10. 19GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  11. 20Reve 2.1 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  12. 21Midjourney V8.2 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  13. 22GPT Image 1.5 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  14. 23MAI-Image-2.5 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  15. 24Nano Banana 2 Lite vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  16. 25MAI-Image-2.5 Flash vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  17. 26HiDream-O1-Image-1.5 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  18. 27Luma Uni-1.1 Max vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  19. 28Recraft V4.1 Utility vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  20. 29Wan 2.6 Text to Image vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  21. 30HiDream-O1-Image vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  22. 31Firefly Image Model 5 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  23. 32Midjourney V8.1 vs. Qwen-Image-2.1
  24. 33Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. MAI-Image-2.6 Flash
  25. 34Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Muse Image
  26. 35Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 2.0
  27. 36Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX 3 Image
  28. 37Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX 3 Image Klein
  29. 38Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Nano Banana 2.1
  30. 39Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Ideogram 4.5
  31. 40Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Hy Image 3.5 Preview
  32. 41Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Recraft V4.1
  33. 42Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Recraft V4.1 Flash
  34. 43Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Bria FIBO 2
  35. 44Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Krea 3
  36. 45Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Qwen Image 3.0 Pro
  37. 46Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Qwen Image 3.0
  38. 47Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Pro
  39. 48Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Qwen Image 2.1 Turbo
  40. 49Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Wan 2.7 Image Pro
  41. 50Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Wan 2.7 Image
  42. 51Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Seedream 5.0 Flash
  43. 52Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. SenseNova U1.5 Lite
  44. 53Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Kling Image 3.0
  45. 54Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Kling Image 3.0 Omni
  46. 55Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Vidu Q2 Image
  47. 56Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. GLM-Image
  48. 57Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. MiniMax Image-01
  49. 58Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Z-Image Turbo
  50. 59Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Luma Uni-1.1
  51. 60Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Runway Gen-4 Image
  52. 61Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Adobe Firefly Image 3
  53. 62Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4
  54. 63Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Adobe Firefly Image 4 Ultra
  55. 64Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Medium
  56. 65Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large Turbo
  57. 66Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Bria FIBO Lite
  58. 67Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Recraft V4.1 Utility Pro
  59. 68Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Seedream 4.5
  60. 69Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Seedream 5.0 Lite
  61. 70Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX.2 Klein 9B Preview
  62. 71Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. GPT Image 1 Mini
  63. 72Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. ChatGPT Image Latest (API-Alias)
  64. 73Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image)
  65. 74Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX.2 Klein 4B
  66. 75Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX.2 Dev
  67. 76Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX1.1 [pro]
  68. 77Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX1.1 [pro] Ultra
  69. 78Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX.1 [dev]
  70. 79Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [pro]
  71. 80Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. FLUX.1 Kontext [max]
  72. 81Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion XL 1.0
  73. 82Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion 3 Medium
  74. 83Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. SDXL Turbo
  75. 84Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Stable Diffusion Turbo
  76. 85Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Grok Imagine Image 1.0
  77. 86Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. MOSS-Image-Base
  78. 87Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. MOSS-Image-SFT
  79. 88Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. LLaDA-Image
  80. 89Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. LLaDA-Image-Turbo
  81. 90Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Nucleus-Image
  82. 91Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. LongCat-Image
  83. 92Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. BAGEL-7B-MoT
  84. 93Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. OmniGen2
  85. 94Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-SFT
  86. 95Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Kandinsky-5.0-T2I-Lite-Pretrain
  87. 96Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Base
  88. 97Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Boogu-Image-0.1-Turbo
  89. 98Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. SANA-1.5 1.6B 1024px
  90. 99Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. SANA-1.5 4.8B 1024px
  91. 100Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Sana-Sprint 0.6B 1024px
  92. 101Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Sana-Sprint 1.6B 1024px
  93. 102Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Chroma1-HD
  94. 103Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Chroma1-Flash
  95. 104Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. AuraFlow v0.3
  96. 105Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. PixArt-Sigma-XL-2-1024-MS
  97. 106Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Lumina-Image 2.0
  98. 107Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. HunyuanImage 3.0
  99. 108Qwen-Image-2.1 vs. Z-Image Base

All specifications

Input and output

Maximum output
2K
Source: Maximum output
Reference images
Up to 10 reference images
Source: Reference images

Watermarking and provenance

AI watermarking refers to invisible signals embedded in the output. Visible marks and provenance metadata are listed separately. Unknown means there is insufficient evidence for that particular field.

AI watermarking
Unknown
no source
Watermarking technique
Not known
no source
Visible watermark
Alibaba Cloud Model Studio offers a visible watermark in the lower right via the watermark parameter. It is off by default in the API. The label can differ by model.
Source: Visible watermark
Labelling reviewed
Nov 5, 2026
Source: Labelling reviewed

Licence and access

Weights
Open weights
Source: Weights
Access
Local, Web
Source: Access
Lifecycle
Qwen Research License: non-commercial use only; commercial use requires a separate license
Source: Lifecycle

Further details

Image generation component
7B parameters
Source: Image generation component
Image capabilities
One unified model for text-to-image generation and image editing
Source: Image capabilities
Transparency
Generates and edits RGBA images with transparent layers
Source: Transparency
Local editing
Circles, painted annotations, separate masks, and identity preservation
Source: Local editing
Local tools
Diffusers and ComfyUI support the model from its release
Source: Local tools
Hosted access
Besides local use, selectable in Krea's image tool (as of 27 October 2026); no API statement
Source: Hosted access

Prices

No Alibaba subscription includes this model. Through other providers from ≈ €9.54 a month (Krea Basic, with limited credits). 5 plans in Germany.

Filter plans
PlanMonthly priceNote
Krea Basic≈ €9.54with limited credit
Krea Pro≈ €37.11with limited credit
Krea Max≈ €111.32with limited credit
Krea Business≈ €212.05with limited credit, for teams
Krea Enterprisen/afor enterprises

All plans in the AI subscription comparison

Frequently asked questions about Qwen-Image-2.1

How good is Qwen-Image-2.1?

Rank 14 of 21 in the arena rating. Rank 40 of 108 in our own test.

Arena rating from Nov 6, 2026 · GraduallyBench from Nov 3, 2026

Arena ratingfrom user votes · higher is better
Nano Banana 2 Lite1,249
Nano Banana Pro1,246
GPT Image 1.51,236
Qwen-Image-2.1Rank 14 of 211,227
FLUX.2 Max1,161
FLUX.2 Flex1,156
FLUX.2 Pro1,153
GraduallyBenchour own rating, 0 to 100 · higher is better
Recraft V4.165
HiDream-O1-Image-1.565
Krea 2 Medium Turbo65
Qwen-Image-2.1Rank 40 of 10865
Recraft V4.1 Utility65
FLUX.2 Pro65
MOSS-Image-SFT64

What is Qwen-Image-2.1 good at?

Best at Product photography (90 out of 100), weakest at Character and detail (34).

GraduallyBench, one image per task

  1. Qwen-Image-2.1: Typography and layoutTypography and layoutLegible text, hierarchy, and composition54out of 100Rank 50 of 108 in this task
  2. Qwen-Image-2.1: Product photographyProduct photographyMaterials, reflections, and fine details90out of 100Rank 3 of 108 in this task
  3. Qwen-Image-2.1: Character and detailCharacter and detailAnatomy, clothing, and spatial consistency34out of 100Rank 82 of 108 in this task
  4. Qwen-Image-2.1: InfographicInfographicNumbers, labels, and visual organization83out of 100Rank 12 of 108 in this task

Where can I use Qwen-Image-2.1?

Not in a Alibaba subscription. Including other providers that makes 5 plans in Germany.

Subscription comparison, prices in Germany incl. VAT

At Alibaba

No Alibaba subscription includes this model.

Through other providers

5 plans from 1 provider, from ≈ €9.54 a month (Krea Basic), with limited credits.

Sources and data date

Show all 33 sources

Benchmark sources at a glance

Which independent evaluators tested this model. This is coverage, not a quality ranking.

No active result from the reviewed external evaluators can currently be attributed to this model. Other source evidence remains available below.

Without vendor claims and historical or disputed results; those stay labelled in the single values.

TypeEvidence and data date
Research statusResearch date October 15, 2026. 20 source URLs checked. This documents the inspected sources, not an exhaustive inventory of every publication.
Additional sourceAlibaba (retrieved September 22, 2026) · Qwen-Image-2.1 project repository · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional sourceLifecycle data · Qwen-Image-2.1 license · Editorial description reviewed October 2, 2026
Additional sourceAlibaba (retrieved September 22, 2026)
Additional sourceArtificial Analysis (retrieved October 15, 2026; October 19, 2026; October 23, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional sourceArtificial Analysis (retrieved October 23, 2026; October 28, 2026; November 3, 2026; November 5, 2026; November 6, 2026)
Additional sourceLMArena (retrieved November 6, 2026)12
Additional sourceGradually-Bildtest (retrieved November 3, 2026)
Additional sourceWiro AI Image Models benchmark (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional sourceQwen Team, official Qwen blog (retrieved October 17, 2026) (unavailable on November 2, 2026) https://qwenlm.github.io/blog/qwen-image-2.1/
Additional sourceQwen-Image-2.1 on public benchmarks, independent evaluator (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 18, 2026)
Additional sourceQwen-Image-2.1 实测报告 (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional sourceGRADE authors (VisionXLab) (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional sourceImage Models benchmark by Wiro AI (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional sourceRapidata benchmark.ai General image benchmark (retrieved October 28, 2026)
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 15, 2026)
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 17, 2026; October 28, 2026)
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 17, 2026)12345
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 22, 2026)
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 23, 2026)12
Additional sourceModel metadata (retrieved October 28, 2026)
Additional sourceAlibaba Cloud image watermark parameter (retrieved November 5, 2026)
Additional sourceOpenRouter: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional sourceVercel AI Gateway: Popularity index (derived), CC BY 4.0
Additional sourceOllama: cumulative downloads for the popularity index
Additional sourceReplicate: cumulative runs for the popularity index
Additional sourceGoogle Trending Now: limited feed selection for Germany and the US
Additional sourceCreative Commons Attribution 4.0