Qwen 2.1 T2I & edit test: Reddit calls it the open-source Nano Banana moment
LongjumpingGur7623 · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit user tests Qwen 2.1's text-to-image and image editing capabilities, calling it a "Nano Banana moment" for open-source image models. The post links to downloadable T2I and editing workflows on Civitai for easy reproduction.
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