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Qwen-Image-Edit-2509

Alibaba · Qwen-Image line · image · open weights

Released September 22, 2025Replaced by Qwen-Image-Edit-2511

Qwen-Image-Edit-2509 was released by Alibaba on September 22, 2025, as an open-weights image model in the Qwen-Image line.

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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.

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Qwen-Image-2.1

Alibaba · Qwen-Image line · image · open weights
Just releasedreleased 14 days ago — usual gap is ~41

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.

Released Sep 20, 2026 · what changed →
Days since last release
Qwen-Image-2.1 · Sep 20, 2026
14
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 · this page
  6. Aug 18, 2025Qwen-Image-Edit
  7. Aug 4, 2025Qwen-Image