Qwen open-sources Qwen-Image-2.1: 7B unified generation and editing with RGBA
linoy_tsaban · 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 stack (32 single-stream DiT layers). Key upgrades: mixed-granularity attention plus prefix KV cache reuse for efficiency; native RGBA transparency (generate transparent images, edit layers, extract subjects); editing with up to 10 reference images and circle/paint/mask local edits with identity preservation; improved typography, portrait lighting and textures. Weights, Space and blog are live on Hugging Face, with one-line Diffusers loading.
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