Qwen 2.1 vs Klein 9B for image editing: community weighs the real comparison

nirurin · reddit · 2026-09-24

A Reddit thread questions the framing around the new Qwen 2.1 image model: most comparisons pit it against krea2, but the author argues the real editing rival is Klein 9B, since krea2's edit LoRA is unreliable. They ask whether Qwen 2.1's editing/feature-swapping finally replaces Klein or if Klein remains the better choice for edits.

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