Qwen-Image-2.1 Tops Open-Source Ranks in Both Image Arenas, 3 Pts From GPT-Image
Alibaba_Qwen · x · 2026-09-23
Alibaba's Qwen team announced Qwen-Image-2.1 is now the #1 open-source model in both LMArena's Image Edit and Text-to-Image Arenas. It scored 1367 pts in the Image Edit Arena, ranking #16 overall — just 3 points behind GPT-Image-1.5-high-fidelity at #15.
Related event: Qwen-Image-2.1 Tops Open-Source Arena, Closing In on GPT-Image(2 posts)→
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