Qwen Image 2.1 Hands-On: 25s per 1MP on RTX 5070/80, But Yellow GPT-Image-Like Look
cgs019283 · reddit · 2026-09-21
A detailed Reddit hands-on of Qwen Image 2.1: image quality is decent but results at common aspect ratios feel synthetic, with a characteristic yellowish tone and graininess suggesting heavy GPT Image training data — the more complex the prompt, the stronger that look. Speed is 25 seconds for 1MP at 25 steps on RTX 5070/80-class GPUs; the Edit model is slower and leans editing rather than reference-based generation, fine for expression/pose changes and background removal but weak at combining elements. IP/celebrity data appears deliberately excluded, T2I censorship is fairly loose while Edit is more restricted, and licensing seems stricter than before. Verdict: a good locally runnable mid-size image model.
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