What Is Qwen Image?
Qwen Image is the best option here for Chinese-language work, in two senses: Chinese characters inside the image are more likely to be correct, and its understanding of Chinese-context scenes — street food, festivals, everyday objects — is closer to reality rather than a Western imagining of them. Combined with a low cost per image, it suits high-volume localised content.
Qwen Image Model Versions
Qwen Image
Low cost · 1K
From 2 Credits
Qwen Image 3 Pro
The higher-fidelity Qwen Image 3 tier for polished text, editing and final assets.
- Resolutions: 1K / 2K
- Reference images: up to 3
- Modes: Text to Image, Image to Image, Edit Image, Multi-reference
- Speed: Balanced
Qwen Image 3
A fast, economical Qwen generation for ideation, localisation and everyday image work.
- Resolutions: 1K / 2K
- Reference images: up to 3
- Modes: Text to Image, Image to Image, Edit Image, Multi-reference
- Speed: Fast
Qwen Image Max
A high-fidelity Qwen tier for natural-looking scenes, bilingual prompts and controlled edits.
- Resolutions: 1K
- Reference images: up to 3
- Modes: Text to Image, Image to Image, Edit Image, Multi-reference
- Speed: Balanced
Qwen Image 2512
Alibaba’s upgraded Qwen Image checkpoint for more realistic people, richer texture and bilingual prompts.
- Resolutions: 1K / 2K
- Reference images: not supported
- Modes: Text to Image, Typography
- Speed: Balanced
Qwen Image
Open weights, low cost, and the best CJK typography available here.
- Resolutions: 1K
- Reference images: up to 1
- Modes: Text to Image, Image to Image, Edit Image
- Speed: Fast
What Is Qwen Image Best For?
- Posters and covers with Chinese headlines
- Chinese-context scenes, objects and festivals
- Prompting directly in Chinese
- Cost-sensitive batch generation
How to Use Qwen Image
- Select Qwen Image.
- Write the prompt in Chinese when the subject is Chinese.
- Put headline text in quotation marks.
- Upscale the result if you need a larger image.
Qwen Image Settings Explained
Resolution
Generate at 1K, then upscale if you need a larger image.
Reference Image
Upload one image and describe what you want to change.
The panel above shows only the parameters Qwen Image actually supports. Switch versions and unsupported controls disappear rather than sitting there doing nothing.
Qwen Image Prompt Examples
Chinese poster
Seasonal poster with a large two-character Chinese headline, ink-wash texture, generous white space, warm brown palette
Local scene
Early morning on an old southern Chinese street, wet flagstones, steam from a breakfast stall, natural light, documentary photography
Qwen Image Test Results
Testing in progress
Every model runs the same eight-category prompt set — portrait, product, poster text, anime character, interior, multi-reference, image editing and character consistency — recording generation time, success rate, text accuracy and identity retention. That run has not finished for Qwen Image, so this page shows no scores. We do not publish numbers we have not measured.
Qwen Image Limitations
- 1K output on this page; use Qwen Image 3 for higher resolution
- One reference image per edit
- Long English typography trails Ideogram 3
- Photoreal portraits trail FLUX.2
Qwen Image Pricing and Credits
Credits scale with resolution and image count. The Generate button always shows what this run costs.
1K
2 credits / image
Failed generations cost 0 credits.
Commercial Use and Image Rights
Open-weight model; commercial use is subject to its licence.
- Model used: Qwen Image
- Model developer: Alibaba
- The inference route is managed internally and may change without changing the selected model
- Uploads are sent only to the configured inference service needed to complete the generation
- You can delete any generation from your history at any time
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Chinese text always right?+
Short headlines are usually accurate; longer strings can still break. Overlay important copy in a design tool.
Can I use it commercially?+
It is an open-weight model — commercial use follows its licence, summarised in the model info table.
Release History and Sources
August 4, 2025 · Model announced · open weights
August 4 records the model release. Availability in Qwen Chat on August 5 is a separate event.
Explore this event on the image model timeline →
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Seedream 5 Lite
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Seedream 4.5
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High-fidelity multi-image editing with stronger typography than Seedream 4.
Seedream 4
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Native 4K, bilingual text, built for producing sets rather than single images.