Next AI Model
ArchiveLinesTimeline

Qwen-Image

Alibaba · Qwen-Image line · image · open weights

Released August 4, 2025Replaced by Qwen-Image-Edit

Qwen-Image was released by Alibaba on August 4, 2025, as an open-weights image model in the Qwen-Image line.

  • Release 1 of 7 in the Qwen-Image line.
  • The first release in this line.
  • Replaced by Qwen-Image-Edit on August 18, 2025, 14 days later.
  • These days the line ships a new model about every 41 days.

What changed

Alibaba's open image model (Apache 2.0), strong at rendering text inside images.

Sources: GitHub · Hugging Face

Get new AI models by email

Every Monday, only when something shipped: the AI models that came out, what each one changed, and which lines are due next.

We email you a link to confirm first · unsubscribe anytime · read past issues · about the newsletter · RSS for the Qwen-Image line

Where the Qwen-Image line stands

Qwen-Image-2.1 is the current model in this line. The card shows how long it has been since the last release against the line's usual gap and its recent ones — the rhythm, not a date.

Qwen-Image

Alibaba · image line · open weights

Latest: Qwen-Image-2.1 · Sep 20, 2026

Mid-cycle34 days since the last release · usual gap 41 days

A 7B open-weight model that unifies generation and editing, adds native transparent (RGBA) output and up to 10 reference images, under a research-only license.

What changed in Qwen-Image-2.1 →
Days since last release
34
days
Usual gap
41
days
Recent gaps
Qwen-Image-2.1 · Sep 2026
222
Qwen-Image 2.0 · Feb 2026
41
Qwen-Image-2512 · Dec 2025
8
Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 · Dec 2025
92

Every Qwen-Image release

Newest first. See the full line with every card →

  1. Sep 20, 2026Qwen-Image-2.1
  2. Feb 10, 2026Qwen-Image 2.0
  3. Dec 31, 2025Qwen-Image-2512
  4. Dec 23, 2025Qwen-Image-Edit-2511
  5. Sep 22, 2025Qwen-Image-Edit-2509
  6. Aug 18, 2025Qwen-Image-Edit
  7. Aug 4, 2025Qwen-Image · this page