Meet Qwen-Image-2.1, the most balanced and cost-effective image generation model in the…
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Meet Qwen-Image-2.1, the most balanced and cost-effective image generation model in the Qwen-Image series! Now open weights! 🎨 A unified model for both generation and editing, delivering top-tier quality in a lightweight package. Highlights: 👀 - Compact & exceptionally fast: A lightweight 7B architecture that outperforms most closed-source models, with drastically accelerated inference for multi-image inputs. - Native transparency: Natively generates and edits RGBA layers, enabling seamless compositing and text editing within transparent images. - Versatile, high-fidelity editing: Supports u
Posted by Alibaba Cloud (1.2M followers) 1 h ago · 10 likes · 2.1k views · view the original post on X. Kept by the Dev Radar as Other. Tools mentioned: qwen-image-2.1, Spark-X2.5, qwen-image-2.1.
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