Qwen Image 2.1 Disappoints at Photo Restoration: Contrast Shifts and Synthetic Grain
y3kdhmbdb2ch2fc6vpm2 · reddit · 2026-09-20
A tester found Qwen Image 2.1 unusable for photo restoration: it shifts contrast, alters small details even when explicitly told not to, and replaces original film grain with a synthetic dot pattern resembling older Qwen VAEs. Full-res comparisons provided; the author says Klein still holds the crown for restoration.
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