Alibaba open-sources Qwen-Image-2.1: 7B image gen/edit model with RGBA and 10-image references
multimodalart · x · 2026-09-20
Alibaba's Qwen team open-sourced Qwen-Image-2.1, a unified text-to-image generation and editing model with a compact 7B visual component (32 Single-Stream DiT layers). Key upgrades: mixed-granularity attention with prefix KV cache reuse for efficiency; native RGBA transparent image generation and layer editing; versatile editing with up to 10 reference images plus circle/annotation/mask-based local edits with identity preservation; and improved typography, portrait lighting and textures. Available in Diffusers, supporting 2048×2048 output under a qwen-research license.
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