TechQwen-Image-2.1 launches with open weights for image generation and editing
Alibaba's Qwen team says the 7-billion-parameter model supports up to 10 reference images and can generate and edit transparent image layers.
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Alibaba's Qwen team announced open weights for Qwen-Image-2.1, which combines image generation and editing in one model. The team says it supports precise local editing and native RGBA layers, allowing compositing and text edits in images with transparency. It also claims the model outperforms most closed-source models and offers much faster processing of multiple image inputs.
