Qwen Image 2.1 Hands-On: Editing Beats All Open-Weight Rivals, T2I Lags
Hoje-Na-IA · reddit · 2026-09-24
The author tested the new Qwen Image 2.1 with real product photos: naturally placing a Rolex on a wrist while preserving pose and lighting, and swapping Coca-Cola cans while keeping them crushed and their reflective colors. Verdict: it's a mediocre text-to-image model, but its editing capabilities appear to exceed any other open-weights model. The post includes full prompts and a workflow combining VNCCS Pose Studio poses with Krea 2 turbo characters (realistic and Simpsons style via a custom LoRA).
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